subject: Whats New In Sugar 6.5? [print this page] Yes, it is been a couple of days since Sugar6.5 is officially announced. So now that version 6.5 is out the door and ready for use, what is there to get excited about? Version 6.5 offers more than improved features and functionalities. It is basically based on the new approach and changes are designed to meet beyond what business people would demand more from CRM. The new version offers performance improvements to increase productivity and satisfaction for the end-user. In this article, we will highlighting several enhancements and performance improvements Sugar 6.5 brings to your business.
New Search and Navigation capabilities
SugarCRM 6.5 is more driven by search. In just a few keystrokes you will get top results. It is quick and incredibly useful for business professionals. This depicts one of the major changes that can be seen in CRM 6.5. Better search capabilities mean that the product works the way users work, providing you a new way to search for and find the critical customer information you need to run your business.
Brand New UI
The Brand New user interface enables you to find and work with your customer information easier than ever so you will spend less time navigating and dedicate more time working on performance and thus boost productivity and profitability. There is also a new collapsible footer that conveniently displays any integrated applications. The new interface has also been restructured to make it work seamlessly with any browser or any mobile device.
New calendar and scheduling capabilities
You cannot miss the improvements Sugar has made it to its calendar. There is a new calendar feature with a drag-and-drop UI, which among other things, offers support for recurring meetings. The calendar comes with integration to the iCal standard.
CRM 6.5 is incredibly faster
Sugar's more enjoyable to use and work gets done faster. This is just another example of Sugar's "user first design philosophy. This is one most powerful new features in 6.5 that will give you more privilege of using SugarCRM platform.
Other Enhancements
Version 6.5 brings additional integration with IBM Connections, and IBM SmartCloud for Social Business. SugarCRM 6.5 is also able to simply import LinkedIn contacts and there are improvements to its Microsoft Outlook integration as well. These incremental updates add up to a lot of enthusiasm for the product among SugarCRM's user base.
Some of the SugarCRM development changes are minute enough that might not register with all users, but they still add up to an awesome experience.
