We have recently been informed that an embedded third-party software component (Protexis license service for Act!) for legacy versions (listed below) of Act! that facilitates licensing services is being discontinued by the publisher (Arvato) on December 31st, 2018.
As of January 1, 2019, certain common actions Act! users may take that interact with the licensing component will cause Act! to fail and you will no longer be able to access your database.
Examples of these common actions include:
  • Attempting to install Act! on new hardware
  • Modifying existing hardware
  • Modifying your user count
  • For a complete list of actions, click here.

If you are on a legacy version of Act!, and you wish to continue using Act!, you will need to upgrade.

Versions that will require an upgrade:
  • v17
  • v16
  • 2013/v15
  • 2012/v14
  • 2011/v13
  • 2010/v12
  • 2009/v11
  • 2008/v10
  • 2007/v9
  • 2006/v8
  • 2005/v7
Versions that will have a patch issued between November 20th, 2018 and January 10th, 2019.