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3. Innovation Without the Hype
  
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5. FileMaker Pro Advanced 17
  
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Our picks
- FileMaker Workplace Innovation Platform Security Building Blocks
  
  Steven H. Blackwell posted a file in White Papers, February 26
  
  The FileMaker Workplace Innovation Platform has evolved over the past fifteen years since the release in 2004 of FileMaker® Pro 7 to encompass now a robust suite of security features to protect the Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability, and Resilience of organizational data. This same set of Security Building Blocks also helps to provide protection to organizations from a wide variety of risks including business continuity, regulatory sanctions, criminal and civil liability, and reputational damage.
  
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  Ocean West, February 26
- Announcing WidgetStudio – FileMaker WebViewer Widgets
  
  Todd Geist posted a blog entry in Geist Interactive, February 21
  
  WidgetStudio makes it easy to use, design and share powerful interface widgets, like calendars, gauges, charts, and timers. Pick from the constantly growing set of included widgets or build your own. Freely share them with your customers or friends.
  The post Announcing WidgetStudio – FileMaker WebViewer Widgets appeared first on Geist Interactive.
  
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  Ocean West, February 21
- 24U Software updates all plug-ins for FileMaker Pro
  
  HOnza posted a topic in Announcements of FileMaker Product, Services or Resources, January 31
  
  All 24U plug-ins are now code-signed for better security
  
  Prague, CZ — January 31, 2019 — 24U Software has released a new updates of all currently available 24U’s plug-ins for the FileMaker platform. The just released new versions of the following plug-ins are now code-signed for macOS, Windows, and iOS:
  
  - Gonector
  - 24U SimpleDialog Plug-In
  - 24U SimpleFile Plug-In
  - 24U Phone Companion Plug-In
  - 24U Phidgets Plug-In
  - 24U Simple Talk Plug-In
  - 24U Toolbox Plug-In
  - 24U SimpleSound Plug-In
  - 24U SimpleHASP Plug-In
  
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- 360Works Releases New Major Version, Zulu 3: Calendar Syncing Application - Integrate FileMaker with Apple, Google, and Exchange Calendar
  
  360Works posted a topic in Announcements of FileMaker Product, Services or Resources, January 23
  
  New Major Version, 360Works Zulu 3
  FileMaker Calendar Syncing Application
  
  Integrate FileMaker with Apple, Google, and Exchange Calendars. Now with Recurring Events Support, Improved Speed and Stability, Email Handler for Admin Sync Reports, and Exposed Google API key.
  
  360Works is pleased to announce the release of Zulu 3. Zulu is a calendar syncing application that lets Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, or Exchange Calendar see your FileMaker table(s) as an Apple, Google, or Exchange Calendar.
  
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- NEW: 360Works Now an AWS Consulting Partner
  
  360Works posted a topic in Announcements of FileMaker Product, Services or Resources, January 10
  
  360Works is Now an AWS Partner
  
  360Works, a leading FileMaker product developer and innovator, is now additionally an AWS (Amazon Web Services) Consulting Partner! The AWS Partner Network (APN) is comprised of technology experts that are focused on helping customers take full advantage of all the benefits in the AWS universe of services. As an APN Consulting Partner, 360Works will provide services that help customers design, architect, build, migrate, and manage their workloads and applications on AWS.
  
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