Third-party Press Release
"Postcode PA version 2.1" for FileMaker Pro 5, 6, 7 & 8
Have you ever needed to provide quick UK address data management in
your FileMaker solutions? No need to use 3rd party software any
more - now it can all be done in FileMaker Pro - and costs less
than any of the 3rd party options!
What is Postcode PA?
Postcode PA is a FileMaker database of the UK's 28 million
addresses / 1.78 million postcodes (with optional geographic
features). Postcode PA can be easily integrated into your own
FileMaker solutions and allows you to:
• Integrate postcode & address requirements
seamlessly into your FileMaker database
• Just ask customers their (house number and)
post code
• Reduce time taken to enter new customer
data
• Verify and correct addresses at the point of
entry
• Includes all 28 million addresses for the UK
and almost 2 million organisations
• No 3rd party software or plug-ins required - so
runs on Mac & Windows
• "Find my nearest..." function
• Calculate distance between two post codes
• Show driving directions between two
locations
• Find a full address from partial address
details or even from a company name
• Confirm the precise postcode for a specific
property or organisation
• Calculate journey times (e.g. for sales reps
between customer appointments)
• Validate sales reps mileage claims
• Calculate distance based delivery charges
• Clean & standardise address spellings upon
entry / eliminate spelling mistakes
• Verify and clean existing addresses in your
database
• Sample files included to help integration with
your own database
• Optionally, with FileMaker Pro licenses at an
amazingly competitive price
• Much more...
Postcode PA is available in four different versions: Basic,
Standard, Plus & Premium. Choose whichever is most appropriate
to the needs of your solution / your customer's solution.
What's new in Postcode PA version 2.1?
• Mac version is now AppleScript compliant. You
can now integrate it with other Mac applications, e.g. the Address
Book.
• Extra address data is now returned in the Basic
& Standard versions.
• Improved the "Find a Postcode" function in the
Basic & Standard versions.
• Improved the "Find a Postcode" function in the
Plus & Premium versions - search text is now highlighted in
results.
• Searching for a partial postcode was
added.
• Users with server & site licenses no longer
need to register individual computers. This solves some
registration problems for Citrix or Terminal Services
customers.
• The "Get Address" script for Basic &
Standard users is now also available to Plus & Premium users,
enabling use of the "Compare" existing database addresses
feature.
• Fix to distance calculations for Northern
Ireland ("BT" postcodes).
Chaim Bacon, Director, says:
Unlike all other postcode solutions, this is entirely in FileMaker
Pro and requires no 3rd party application. Therefore it works on
Macintosh as well as PC. We believe this is the first UK postcode
application for Macintosh. FileMaker users can now easily integrate
postcode & distance / geographical requirements directly into
their own database solutions (and other Mac applications using
AppleScript).
Wherever your company is based in the world, if you're taking
details of UK contacts in your FileMaker database, this is a must
have for accurate addressing.
Availability & Pricing
Postcode PA is available now for FileMaker 5,6,7 & 8 on Windows
& OSX. Pricing is from just £99 per user and there are
commissions to registered developers who include it in their custom
or off-the-shelf solutions.
Optionally, Postcode PA is also available bundled with a very cost
effective copy of FileMaker Pro (please call for prices)*.
A fully functional demonstration version of Postcode PA is
available from our website at:
http://www.productiveit.co.uk/Products_Services/Postcode_PA/postcode_pa.html
Please note that the demonstration version is supplied with a
limited set of UK postcodes.
About Productive IT (UK) Ltd
Productive IT is one of the UK's leading independent FileMaker
developers. We have a strong range of established products (for
credit card transactions, SMS text messaging, reprographic
companies, photographers and others) as well as providing a highly
regarded consultancy and custom development service.
For more details on Productive it, please visit:
www.productiveit.co.uk
* Copies of FileMaker Pro are supplied under our SBA agreements
with FileMaker International Limited and are only available when
purchased together with a Postcode PA licence.
Productive IT (UK) Ltd. is a fully licensed reseller of Royal Mail
PAF (Postcode Address File) data. The copyright in all PAF data is
owned by Royal Mail.
© Productive IT (UK) Ltd 2005