List of five best contact management application:- 1. Gmail/Google Contacts 2. Plaxo 3. Microsoft Outlook 4. Address Book 5. Palm PDA.
Contact Management Application # 1. Gmail/Google Contacts (Web-Based):
Popular for its web-accessibility and the sheer fact that any contact management system built into arguably the best email client around has a lot going for it, Gmail Contacts have a strong following. Gmail’s contact management isn’t perfect—even those who love it have their complaints—but the fact is, anything backed by Google is likely to have a huge following, which also means tons of third-party applications built to support their infrastructure. Gmail Contacts lovers are still waiting, however, for the ultimate syncing tool, and perhaps a dedicated contacts tool separate from Gmail.
Contact Management Application #2. Plaxo (Web-Based):
Plaxo (original post) is another web-based contact management tool with a very specific focus on contacts (with a dash of questionably useful social networking). Like Gmail, the web interface means anywhere-accessibility as long as you’ve got an internet connection and a web browser. What’s completely unique about Plaxo is that it’s built to support syncing to tons of popular contact management apps, including Microsoft Outlook and Apple’s Address Book. In fact, most people who voted for Plaxo did so in conjunction with a desktop application.
Contact Management Application #3. Microsoft Outlook (Windows):
The de facto contact manager of almost everyone who works in an office (and even some who don’t), Microsoft Outlook is no slouch when it comes to your contacts. And much like Gmail, there are tons of excellent third-party add-ons to enhance its contact management chops, like the Plaxo syncing plug-in or previously mentioned Xobni. Add to that its status as a top five GTD app and Outlook’s no slouch for organizing contacts and getting things done.
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Contact Management Application #4. Address Book (Mac OS X):
Most folks who own a Mac look no further for a contact manager than Apple’s Address Book. That’s because Address Book is easy to use, it integrates seamlessly with practically every other application on the Mac, and it comes free with your computer. Windows users who wish they had a similar built-in contacts solution may want to try out Vista’s new Windows Contacts application, which has a similar feel and comes free with Vista.
Contact Management Application #5. Palm PDA (Mobile + Windows/Mac):
If you thought Palm software was completely out of style, think again. Several readers swear by the mobile Palm operating system’s contact management tools and the corresponding desktop software for syncing those contacts between the mobile Palm OS and their desktops.