If you’re referring to “ACT!” (http://www.act.com/), you might want to look into CRM (Customer Relationship Management) solutions instead of “Contact Management”.

There are a few CRM solutions out there that compare favorably to ACT! SugarCRM (www.sugarcrm.com) is an open source solution, while salesforce.com is a well-respected commerical solution that is entirely web based. You might also try searching for “CRM software” or similar terms.

The software is called CRM Customer Relationship Management software.

You can buy cheap $20 at Officemax

A google search using keywords “free contact management program” should get you plenty of results.