COMPANY: ACS Technologies

CONTACT: 800.736.7425; solutions@acstechnologies.com

LATEST VERSION: ACS 9.1.1.5 (Desktop) and 2008.3 (Web)

Q: Are upgrades free?

A: Yes, for clients enrolled in the Preferred Client Program, Premium Support Program and all On Demand offerings.

Q: Are they automatic?

A: Yes for Web; Yes – if they are scheduled – for desktop.

Q: Is your software Web-based?

A: Web-based software is available, yes.

Q: Is your software hosted remotely, or can churches choose to host on an in-house server?

A: Yes, we offer both.

Q: Does your management software: Include accounting, payroll and bookkeeping features?

A: Yes.

Q: Have a built-in content management system for churches to use to update/upload content to their Web sites?

A: Yes.

Q: Include resources for operating an Intranet or Web portal?

A: Yes.

Q: Organize mass e-mailings?

A: Yes.

Q: Track and manage attendance?

A: Yes.

Q: Allow uploads of images?

A: Yes.

Q: Include a general ledger?

A: Yes.

Q: Track individual giving?

A: Yes.

Q: Contain a calendar for the planning of events and use of facilities?

A: Yes.

Q: Do you offer 24/7 tech support? If not, what is the availability of your tech support?

A: Yes. Also, we provide start-up assistance.

Q: Do you provide help for installation and implementation beyond the manual?

A: Yes.

Q: How does your pricing structure work?

A: Pricing varies based on the scope of solutions used and the size of the deployment.

Q: What three things do you want churches to understand about your company and product?

A: 1.) Deep staff knowledge from 30 years’ experience in the industry. 2.) Software is tailored to churches’ needs. 3.) Software is just one component of the solution. We offer consulting, implementation and supplemental products.

COMPANY: PurposeWare

CONTACT: 208.947.1380; sales@purposeware.com

LATEST VERSION: PurposeWare 1.6

Q: Are upgrades free?

A: Yes.

Q: Are they automatic?

A: Yes.

Q: Is your software Web-based?

A: Yes.

Q: Is your software hosted remotely, or can churches choose to host on an in-house server?

A: Housed remotely.

Q: Does your management software: Include accounting, payroll and bookkeeping features?

A: No.

Q: Have a built-in content management system for churches to use to update/upload content to their Web sites?

A: Yes.

Q: Include resources for operating an Intranet or Web portal?

A: No.

Q: Organize mass e-mailings?

A: Yes.

Q: Track and manage attendance?

A: Yes.

Q: Allow uploads of images?

A: Yes.

Q: Include a general ledger?

A: No.

Q: Track individual giving?

A: Yes.

Q: Contain a calendar for the planning of events and use of facilities?

A: No.

Q: Do you offer 24/7 tech support? If not, what is the availability of your tech support?

A: Yes.

Q: Do you provide help for installation and implementation beyond the manual?

A: Yes, we offer full implementation, data migration and lifetime training.

Q: How does your pricing structure work?

A: It’s a monthly subscription based on the package selected.

Q: What three things do you want churches to understand about your company and product?

A: 1.) Our focus is on church health. Are people growing (not just congregation sizes)? 2.) We provide churches the ability to connect with, and remain accountable for, every guest. 3.) We’re committed to providing churches with value and excellence without having to sacrifice one for the other.