http://www.filemaker.com/ News, events, and information from FileMaker Inc. en-us Copyright 2006 FMI Database Productivity Santa Clara San Francisco Bay Area http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.filemaker.com/images/logos/filemaker_logo.png http://www.filemaker.com/ http://www.filemaker.com/news/rss_redirect?id=720Whether you’re new to FileMaker or have been developing advanced solutions for years, be sure to join us at DevCon 2008, July 13-17 in Phoenix, AZ. You’ll learn about new technologies, bridge the gaps in your solution development skill set and discover what’s on the horizon with future versions of FileMaker software. Choose from more than 80 sessions and workshops and network with over 1,000 other FileMaker developers. Save $200 when you register by May 16, 2008.http://www.filemaker.com/news/rss_redirect?id=910RealSimple.com is all about “Life made easier” and they found Bento a perfect fit for their philosophy: “Bento looks, feels and works like other Mac applications. Organizing your information into collections in Bento is much like organizing songs in iTunes. Bento is beautiful in design and you really don't need to understand database concepts or have any experience with databases to use it ... With Bento, I'm actually getting organized in a simple and stylish way. Sorry PC users. Just another reason to consider a Mac.”http://www.filemaker.com/news/rss_redirect?id=890MyMac Magazine’s Mark Sealey awards Bento 4 out of 5 stars, and says, “A balance has been struck: users with complex, evolving and intricately relational databases may still be best with FileMaker Pro. Those for whom the lure of an elegant user interface is important and/or who want a direct equivalent of Numbers, Pages and iPhoto/iTunes and/or seamless integration with iCal and Address Book should look seriously at Bento.”http://www.filemaker.com/news/rss_redirect?id=900Mike Jones, CreativeMac.com, discovers Bento is well-suited for developing and tracking creative projects. He concludes that “Bento isn’t bloated or overloaded with features you will never use. It is simple, functional, focused, very effective, inexpensive and highly adaptable. As a creative professional surrounded by highly complex digital tools, Bento may just be the saving grace that keeps the rest of your digital life together.”http://www.filemaker.com/news/rss_redirect?id=881Oscar-winning film editor Walter Murch, best known for his pioneering work on Apocalypse Now, Cold Mountain, Jarhead and The Talented Mr. Ripley, gives his first video interview describing how FileMaker Pro databases are “the nuclear heart of what I do” in the making of many of his landmark movies.http://www.filemaker.com/news/rss_redirect?id=880This updater provides compatibility for FileMaker Server 9 and FileMaker Server 9 Advanced with the newly-released Java SE 6 for Mac OS X Leopard.http://www.filemaker.com/news/rss_redirect?id=860Qualifying customers may upgrade to FileMaker Pro 9 for only $119 (a savings of $60). If you are using FileMaker Pro 7, 8 or 8.5, you can get three versions’ worth of new features for a special low price by upgrading now. This and other special upgrade prices expire Sept. 26, 2008.http://www.filemaker.com/news/rss_redirect?id=870As of September 26, 2008, technical support and replacement media will no longer be available for any FileMaker 7 products. Take advantage of the limited time upgrade offer to get three versions’ worth of new features for one low price.http://www.filemaker.com/news/rss_redirect?id=850Zoom-in.com, the popular blog for Creative Pros thinks that Bento may just change the way you think about databases.http://www.filemaker.com/news/rss_redirect?id=840Bento by FileMaker, the new personal database for Leopard, draws praise for its elegant simplicity. “The computer age was supposed to reduce complexity and organize our lives, but somehow that hasn't automatically happened. This program may be a small step in the right direction,” writes Mark Kellner of The Washington Times.http://www.filemaker.com/news/rss_redirect?id=820Get your entire team running on FileMaker 9! Bundle offer includes 10 FileMaker Pro 9 licenses (at $140 off regular price), 1 FileMaker Server 9 FREE (a $999 value), and one year of Maintenance for just $2850. Limited time offer so get yours today!http://www.filemaker.com/news/rss_redirect?id=700"Bento is one of those applications that's an enigma -- it's mysterious, puzzling and yet astoundingly simple at the same time. It's a personal database for regular people, not the kind of database used for big business. As you might expect from any Apple-related product, it's easy to use."http://www.filemaker.com/news/rss_redirect?id=1001Over 250,000 users have downloaded Bento, the new personal database for Mac OS X Leopard, FileMaker announced March 18. “Bento’s popularity is propelled by the need for easy-to-use organizational software tools such as Bento, and by the rapid adoption of Mac OS X Leopard,” said FileMaker president Dominique Goupil.http://www.filemaker.com/news/rss_redirect?id=670For custom database development, FileMaker Pro 9 Advanced “has managed to offer the very best of both worlds. It offers real power, scalability and robustness alongside approachability, a clean and usable interface,” according to MacNN.com, which awards 5 Stars to FileMaker Pro 9 Advanced.http://www.filemaker.com/news/rss_redirect?id=700FileMaker Pro 9 new features “... deftly pull the FileMaker products in line with what its users want and have requested. They make FileMaker Pro 9 not only the best version yet; but also one well suited to a wide range of circumstances in which any type of data can be worked with reliably and easily. Each new feature and enhancement has been carefully thought out and implemented.” writes Mark Sealey, MacNN.com.http://www.filemaker.com/news/rss_redirect?id=620“Bento,” reports Macworld’s Dan Moren, “FileMaker’s new consumer-level database, aims to do for the database what Numbers and Pages did for the spreadsheet and the page layout program, respectively: make them easy and accessible for the rest of us.” The new consumer-level database “provides an approachable interface that appeals to the general consumer and a feature set that’s suitable for a single user to manage data. Bento easily handles data that’s too cumbersome for a spreadsheet, yet doesn’t require the complexities of a professional-level database.”http://www.filemaker.com/news/rss_redirect?id=600Bento is “... a $50 database for the rest of us — at least those of us who use Macs. Bento takes the essence of FileMaker Pro, a database-management program aimed at small- and midsize businesses, and marries it to Mac's new Leopard operating system. The result is a powerful organizing tool anyone can use." -- Stephen Wildstrom, BUSINESS WEEKhttp://www.filemaker.com/news/rss_redirect?id=500Watch the spot.http://www.filemaker.com/news/rss_redirect?id=440"This whiz-bang application makes building databases drag-and-drop easy, includes a slew of sharp looking templates, and can even work with your iCal and Address Book data." Read the review.http://www.filemaker.com/news/rss_redirect?id=300"In its attempt to make data organization meaningful to non-techies, Bento dispenses with terms like “database” and “table” in favor of “library” and “collection.” In fact, the tutorial notes the similarities to building a playlist in iTunes. I, for one, never thought I’d see a database able to achieve that level of simplicity. Yet another reason to consider a Mac?"http://www.filemaker.com/news/rss_redirect?id=204FileMaker Server 9 and FileMaker Server 9 Advanced are completely redesigned and easier than ever to install, configure and manage.http://www.filemaker.com/news/rss_redirect?id=235"For new buyers, FileMaker Pro 9 is the most attractive version of the product ever," says William Porter, Macworld Magazine. Read the review, which awards 5 Mice to the new product.http://www.filemaker.com/news/rss_redirect?id=270FileMaker Pro 9 is a MacLife Editors' Choice. "We found FileMaker 9 to be the most compelling update in years. The new features are thoughtful additions and well executed. The ability to interact with SQL data sources is unprecedented. Best of all, the file format hasn’t changed since version 7, so you can dive in fearlessly."