We’ve released the update for Business Contact Manager for Outlook 2013 Database Tool as of February 21, 2013! You can now download the Database Tool: Business Contact Manager for Outlook 2013 Database Tool For more information on this...

We’re pleased to announce that the Business Contact Manager Database Tool, also known as the DB Admin Tool, will ship in the next few weeks. This tool allows administrators to host Business Contact Manager for Outlook databases on a computer...

We’ve released an update for Business Contact Manager as of January 2013! You can now download the Compatibility Pack for Business Contact Manager for Outlook: Update for Outlook 2010 users If you’re currently using Business Contact...

A new update for Business Contact Manager for Outlook will be released in the coming weeks. With Microsoft Office 2013 being released for commercial users recently and being made available to consumers soon, we are releasing a compatibility pack for Business...

Don't let our absence from this blog fool you, Microsoft has been busy working to evolve the features in Business Contact Manager (BCM) you've been using to track key business contacts and orchestrate campaigns. In fact Microsoft will be providing support...

Outlook with Business Contact Manager (BCM) was built to work hand-in-hand with Outlook to help businesses stay connected to their customers. From managing existing and prospective clients, to customizing business forms, to tracking marketing campaigns...

I'm pleased to report that the Business Contact Manager Database Tool, also known as the DB Admin Tool, is live: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=5f83d55e-1cc5-49dd-9b5f-06a7c08c00c2 Thanks all for your...

I'm very pleased to let you know that Outlook 2010 with Business Contact Manager is shipping with Office 2010, and that it has "release to manufacturing"! Business Contact Manager 2010 brings amazing new functionality in role-specific workspaces, customization...

Hi! I’m Vinit Jain, a tester in the Business Contact Manager group. Since we released the Beta, many customers have downloaded the product and asked about upgrading the older versions of BCM ( for instance BCM 2007) to the 2010 version. This post explains...

It's great to see so many of you downloading and installing Beta. We have been receiving lot of feedback on this blog. In order to address your feedback, I would like to request all of you to submit your feedback through Office Send-A-Smile/Send-A-Frown...

This morning Microsoft announced the public availability of Beta versions of Microsoft Office 2010. We are also releasing Beta version of Business Contact Manager for Outlook 2010. You can download Business Contact Manager Beta from following locations...

Hi, again! I’m Chris Heydemann, Senior Program Manager on Business Contact Manager, back with more information on BCM. One of the most important features in BCM 2010 is Customization. Being able to fit BCM to your specific business needs is a key to BCM...

The previous blog post demonstrated how the new user experience makes BCM more usable and flexible . In the upcoming series of posts we will discuss how BCM can enhance the effectiveness of managing your sales processes. This first post in the series...

Hi, all! My name is Chris Heydemann, a Senior Program Manager on Business Contact Manager. We’re very happy to be able to show off Business Contact Manager for Office 2010. In the coming weeks, look for posts that talk about Business Contact Manager’s...

You have probably seen Office 2010 Technical Preview announcements in the press. Microsoft released a preview of Office 2010 yesterday to a limited number of users. Technical Preview is invitation only program. Office 2010 also comes with a brand new...

If you haven't done so, please checkout the "Office2010 The Movie" trailer at http://www.office2010themovie.com/ . You can also sign-up for an Exclusive Ticket to Technical Preview by following the link at the bottom left corner. The 2010 version of Office...

We are pleased to announce that Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Business Contact Manager for Outlook 2007 is released. The scope of SP2 was limited to fixing product bugs reported by customers through various channels like this blog, newsgroup and watson. ...

Q: How can I search an item in Business Contact Manager? A: Business Contact Manager provides three different ways for you to search you business data a) Windows Desktop Search You can learn about Windows Desktop Search from: http://www.microsoft...

Creating Distribution list shows Business Contacts with Fax numbers, how do I avoid it? This behavior is due to a feature that Business Contact Manager inherits from Outlook. A Fax number is considered an electronic communication number and hence it...

Can I set up a BCM database on SQL 2005 64-bit edition? Database Tool is not supported on 64-bit SQL 2005. However you can try a manual workaround by following the instructions in the document given bleow. http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/innovateon...

I am switching from ACT 6.0 to BCM 2007. During the importing process I get the error message "Some errors occurred while your data was being imported. Wrong file version” Open the “ .bcm ” file converted from ACT File, change its header's version...

I have Business Contact Manager 2007 Integrated with MOA in a sharing scenario on Small business server with SQL 2005. One of the shared user changed windows password and now cannot access the database. SQL Database should be set to log on as local...

Where to find Business Contacts Application for Pocket PC(touch Screen device) and SmartPhone (Non-Touch Screen device)? There are two separate applications Pocket PC- http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=7BC78C14-7143-41D9-84A9...

Since we released Business Contact Manager in January 2007, we have constantly received requests from our customers to make BCM available with Outlook standalone. We are pleased to announce that now you can buy Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 with Business...

This post explains how one can change the polling interval in BCM. Please note that this is suggested only for advanced users and for the environment where BCM is used in shared mode. What is Polling Interval? When BCM is used in shared environment...