FileMaker Upgrades Popular Business Productivity Kit
Adds Web integration and enhanced customization; available with free trial of FileMaker Pro 9
SANTA CLARA, CA – September 12, 2007 –
FileMaker, Inc. announced today the immediate availability of its
upgraded Business Productivity Kit (download it now at
www.filemaker.com/bpk20_pr
),
which is designed to help small businesses be instantly productive
and grows as the business grows. Improvements to the Business
Productivity Kit include several new capabilities including the
FileMaker Web Viewer for integration with live Web data and new
features for improved layout design and enhanced customization.
Small businesses can use the Business Productivity Kit
immediately for tracking customer and vendor contacts, sales,
product information, invoicing, shipping and other key business
data – all in an integrated database solution. The kit
also provides a “How to Build This Solution
Yourself” learning guide complete with sample graphics to
assist users in customizing their database.
Using FileMaker’s Business Productivity Kit, small
businesses can: The Business Productivity Kit is an integrated set of
business solutions (it manages contacts, e-mail, inventory,
projects and sales orders) with an easy-to-use Main Menu. Each of
the five solutions “talks effectively” to the
other. The kit eliminates the duplication of tables and fields
normally associated with having multiple files and is visually
enhanced and differentiated from the built-in FileMaker Pro 9
Starter Solutions.
About FileMaker, Inc. FileMaker is the leader in easy-to-use database software. Millions of people, from individuals to some of the world's largest companies, rely on FileMaker software to manage, analyze and share vital information. The company’s products are the FileMaker Pro line – versatile database software for teams and organizations, for Windows, Mac and the Web – and Bento, the personal database for Mac, iPhone and iPod touch. FileMaker, Inc. is a subsidiary of Apple. Copyright © 2009 FileMaker, Inc. All rights reserved. FileMaker and Bento are trademarks of FileMaker, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
“The FileMaker Business Productivity Kit provides a
fast-track for getting productive in just minutes using FileMaker
Pro 9 and has been tremendously popular with small business users
since its introduction in 2005,” said Ryan Rosenberg,
vice president marketing and service, FileMaker, Inc.
“With our upgraded kit, users can now deploy our latest
Web and customization tools to intelligently, quickly and easily
manage all the data essential to small business
success.”
Takes Advantage of New FileMaker Pro 9
The Business Productivity Kit incorporates groundbreaking Web and
ease-of-use features specific to FileMaker Pro 9 to help users
connect with live Web data, work faster and customize with ease.
With the FileMaker Web Viewer, users can now connect directly to a
contact’s Web site with a single click and view a map to
the customer’s location right on the contact record. The
new Conditional Formatting feature in the inventory module enables
users to receive a visual alert regarding important inventory
details. And using Auto Resizing, all forms will automatically
adjust as your window size changes.
FileMaker Pro 9 runs on both Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X
platforms and its support for nearly all major office applications,
such as spreadsheets, means that existing data can be easily
imported to the Business Productivity Kit. Less technically adept
users can also customize the solution further, for instance by
adding specific company information or custom navigation buttons.
Because it is based on FileMaker Pro 9, the Business Productivity
Kit can also be shared over the Web or over company networks.
How to download the Business Productivity Kit and the free 30-day
trial of FileMaker Pro 9
The kit requires the new FileMaker Pro 9 database software and is
available at no cost when you download a free 30-day trial of
FileMaker Pro 9 at
www.filemaker.com/bpk20_pr
.
800-325-2747
http://www.filemaker.com
Media contact:
Kevin Mallon
408-987-7227
kevin_mallon@filemaker.com