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SugarCRM 6.5- What’s new in SugarCRM

October 25th, 2012 by Mark Shaw

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SugarCRM 6.5 features and benefits

Sugar announced the general availability of version 6.5 for its customers. New customers will be able to immediately purchase Sugar 6.5. Existing Customers will need to wait a couple of weeks before they can upgrade to Sugar 6.5.

SugarCRM 6.5 provides the following features and improvements

Together with 6.4, this is the greatest addition of new features in quite some time. Users will turn into fans, and fans into fanatics.

A) Intuitive and streamlined user experience

Users will now be able to access information and perform actions more efficiently. There is an updated navigation bar to create and access data effortlessly. There is a new Full Text Search feature to find data much more quickly and easily.

B) Calendar Enhancements incl. iCal

Users will be empowered to connect with others through scheduled events. The most important feature is Recurring meetings and calls. The other huge feature is iCal integration to sync Sugar meetings, calls, tasks and project tasks to iCal and Google Calendar.

C) Administration enhancements

Users can now configure Sugar using Studio to fit and facilitate your company’s business processes. There is a new editor to create dependent dropdowns. There is also an enhanced formula builder to create calculated and dependent fields with increased ease.

SugarCRM Free Trial Account

It can be extremely useful to experience a free download of a software product before making your purchasing decision. Click here to access this free Trial of SugarCRM in the current version of SugarCRM:

==>http://bit.ly/SugarCRMfreeTrial<==

What readers should expect with this SugarCRM Free Trial Download?

SugarCRM Security Territory
Administrator Customizations
iPad Login for Sugar
Social Media Options (Linked In/Hoovers integration)
Test Data for readers to review SugarCRM Admin Dashboards
Automation options within the Sugar Administrator panel

Free SugarCRM Assessment Document

Click here to access our Free Sugar CRM Evaluation.

With this analysis, you will be able to grasp the major enhancements within Sugar CRM.

Details discussed:

Special Fields (e.g. Show-Hide)
Related Fields (related to other modules/entities)
CalculatedFields
Configuring Dependent Drop-Downs
ConfiguringFavorites
Understanding the Favorites Dashboard
Twitter/Social Media integration
Reporting Options (grouping, filtering)
User Interface enhancements
Sugar Mobile features

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About the author

Author: Mark Shaw, Director of Accent Gold Solutions, is certified in a number of CRM systems - including SAP CRM, SugarCRM and Sage ACT! Having studied Business at the University of Massachusetts, he went on to consult several large Energy Utilities in the US and Europe - including designing a Sales Database for the largest European provider of Natural Gas. Using his unique combination of sales and marketing experience, Mark has set up and led successful sales teams for several firms, including Xerox. Read more about Mark on our About Us page. Google

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