FileMaker Press Release
FileMaker Offers New Optimizer Kit for Microsoft Office
Kit helps small businesses and corporate workgroups integrate FileMaker Pro database with Microsoft Office applications
SAN FRANCISCO, CA., January 8, 2007 (Macworld Expo and
Conference)-- FileMaker, Inc. announced today a downloadable kit to
help small businesses and corporate workgroups increase their
productivity by integrating FileMaker Pro 8.5, the award-winning
database software, with Microsoft Office applications, such as
Word, Excel, Outlook, Entourage and PowerPoint (download at
www.filemaker.com/officediy
).
The FileMaker Office Optimizer Kit is designed to help businesses
maximize the value of the information stored in Microsoft Office
applications and improve the productivity of their processes. No
prior database knowledge or programming experience is required to
integrate FileMaker Pro 8.5 with Microsoft Office
applications.
“Integrating FileMaker Pro with Office applications is a
winning combination for anyone—whether working within a
small business or corporate workgroup—to help increase
everyone’s overall productivity,” said Ryan
Rosenberg, vice president of marketing and services, FileMaker,
Inc. “Working with customers throughout the world,
we’ve found that the most successful businesses are those
that efficiently manage and share information to transform how they
serve their customers and run their business.”
FileMaker Office Optimizer Kit
Designed for both beginners and experienced FileMaker
Pro users, the FileMaker Office Optimizer Kit provides the tools
for easily creating FileMaker database solutions that integrate
with Microsoft Office application, including:
·
30-day trial of FileMaker Pro 8.5 for Windows or Macintosh OS.
·
FileMaker Business Productivity Kit, a set of ready-to-use
FileMaker applications to help businesses manage contacts, organize
products and inventory, process sales orders, track projects, and
more.
·
“"How To Integrate FileMaker Pro with
Microsoft® Office",” a 46-page
do-it-yourself guide with step-by-step instructions that show how
to maximize the integration of FileMaker Pro 8.5 with applications
from Microsoft Office, such as Word, Excel, Outlook and Powerpoint.
·
Email Marketing Guide, a 46-page guide that demonstrates how to
easily build an email marketing campaign solution, integrating
FileMaker Pro and Entourage and Outlook.
About FileMaker, Inc.
FileMaker Pro is used by millions of individuals and workgroups
around the world to be more productive and efficient. Business,
education and government customers rely on FileMaker to manage
people, projects, images, assets and other information. In addition
to being the number one-selling easy-to-use database software, the
award-winning FileMaker product line also includes low-cost
Applications that automate basic business tasks, ready-to-use
Starter Solutions, and tools to create and share solutions from the
desktop to the web. FileMaker, Inc. is a subsidiary of Apple
Computer, Inc.
Customer contact:
800-325-2747
http://www.filemaker.com
Media contact:
Kevin Mallon
408-987-7227
kevin_mallon@filemaker.com
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