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FM::NEXUS AND BEEZWAX ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP

Beezwax Datatools to Provide Marketing and Support for the Inspector Database Analysis Tool and Future Products from FM::Nexus

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., January 9, 2006 – Macworld Conference and Expo, Booth #927 – FM::Nexus and beezwax datatools, inc. today announced a strategic partnership aimed at providing Inspector™ to FileMaker® developers interested in improving the quality of their solutions and reducing their time to deployment. Under the terms of the agreement beezwax datatools, inc. will provide online marketing, distribution and technical support for the Inspector database analysis tool as well as future tools developed by FM::Nexus.

“We're excited to partner with beezwax datatools to bring Inspector to FileMaker development professionals,” said Vincenzo Menanno, founder and president of FM::Nexus. “Inspector helps FileMaker developers build better solutions, and build them faster. beezwax datatools, inc. provides the FileMaker developer community with solutions, tools and components to aid in the development process. I can't think of a more natural fit for Inspector and for future FM::Nexus products than beezwax datatools, and the biggest winners are developers.”

“Inspector is the best database analysis tool we've ever seen for solutions based on FileMaker 7 and 8," explained Julian Nadel, president of beezwax datatools, inc. "beezwax datatools has a rich history of providing tools and components to the community of FileMaker development professionals. As developers ourselves we speak the language, and know the issues. Inspector provides the database analysis capabilities crucial to building rock solid solutions, which has us very excited to add it to our product offerings.”

The two companies decided to enter into a strategic partnership following a successful year-long marketing arrangement for Account Manager version 1.5, an administration utility developed by FM::Nexus and marketed and supported by beezwax datatools, inc.

"We gave beezwax datatools a test drive with our Account Manager product," explained Menanno. "The experience was so positive and fruitful, we decided to make it an ongoing arrangement. Now, I can focus strictly on creating tools that serve the FileMaker developers."

About beezwax datatools, inc.

beezwax datatools, inc., headquartered in Oakland, CA, markets and supports solutions, developer tools, and components that are easily integrated into FileMaker Pro database systems. Recognized by FileMaker Inc. as one of the leading firms in California, beezwax datatools designs custom solutions using FileMaker Pro, PHP/MySQL, and XML/XSLT. Working in dialog with clients of all sizes, beezwax datatools creates powerful, elegant solutions, often pushing the edge of data technology by connecting FileMaker to the Web, other applications, and peripheral devices. Additional information, including the online store for developer tools and components, can be found at <http://www.beezwax.net/>.

About FM::Nexus
FM::Nexus is a FileMaker Solutions Alliance Member company that develops FileMaker solutions that help businesses and organizations stay focused on what they do best. FM::Nexus also creates tools to help FileMaker developers build better solutions and provides consulting and training for FileMaker developers. Additional information can be found at <http://www.fmnexus.com/>.

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