Third-party Press Release
lynda.com Releases FileMaker Pro 8 Essential Training
More than Seven Hours of In-Depth Training in New Features
FileMaker has been around almost as long as personal computers.
Now in its mid-twenties, the application offers new and powerful
additions to its impressive and mature feature set. FileMaker Pro 8
Essential Training with Cris Ippolite teaches everything
that’s new in this version, and offers comprehensive
coverage of primary principles and functions. From understanding
the concept of a database and building and browsing records to
designing smart user interfaces for a variety of purposes, from
defining and validating fields to calculating and scripting
essentials, Ippolite demonstrates and clarifies both the big
picture and the finer points of database management with FileMaker
Pro 8. “Cris Ippolite is a seasoned FileMaker Pro developer
who knows the ins and outs of FileMaker. For those who need to
learn FileMaker Pro, or who already know it and want a brush up,
this is a great learning tool!,” said Lynda Weinman, CEO
of lynda.com. Anyone with an Internet connection can access FileMaker Pro 8
Essential Training by subscribing to lynda.com’s Online
Training Library™. A separate CD version of FileMaker Pro
8 Essential Training is scheduled for release in the coming
weeks.
Subscriptions to the lynda.com Online Training Library start at
$25 a month, and provide access to more than 14,000 movie tutorials
covering a wide range of technology career tools, software, and
techniques. Subscribers can access any of the computer-based
training titles at their convenience. Multi-user subscriptions are
also available for companies and institutions seeking to provide
education and training to groups.
Ojai, California, Aug. 14, 2006—lynda.com, the company
specializing in self-paced career and computer training in digital
media and design, today introduced FileMaker Pro 8 Essential
Training.
About lynda.com
Since 1997, lynda.com has provided education and technical
training solutions for designers, computer graphics specialists,
digital media users, and computer owners. lynda.com products
include Web-based training, instructional books, CD- and DVD-based
video training, self-paced online learning, and events for creative
designers, instructors, students, and hobbyists. lynda.com
specializes in teaching fundamental design and graphics principles
along with the latest computer software, digital media
technologies, and techniques.
About Cris Ippolite
Cris Ippolite is the president and founder of iSolutions, Inc., a
Santa Monica-based custom software and Web design firm. Cris is a
FileMaker 7 and FileMaker 8 Certified Developer as well as an
Authorized FileMaker Professional Trainer and one of 25
partner-level FileMaker Solution Alliance members in the world. He
is also a regular speaker at several technology conferences,
including Flashforward, FileMaker Developer Conference, and
MacWorld.