Best Software today announced an update to the ACT! for Palm OS contact management application.

According to the company, the free update includes Palm OS 5 support, telephony features which allow users with Palm OS smartphones to dial directly from an ACT! contact record, and increased database performance.

Best Software said ACT! for Palm OS features up to 60 fields of contact details, calendar activities and to-do items, e-mail histories, sales opportunities and more at the contact level. For example, from the daily view, users can tap on a calendar appointment and go to the contact record to review recent notes, completed activities, and upcoming action items prior to a meeting.

ACT! for Palm OS ships with ACT! Express, a limited version of ACT! for Windows.