Announcing FileMaker Pro 8

[Ocean West]

New FileMaker Pro 8 – The Easy Way to Manage and Share Information --

Available Now

Company also ships FileMaker Pro 8 Advanced with enhancements for advanced

users and unveils the new FileMaker 8 product line

Phoenix, AZ (FileMaker Developer Conference) - August 29, 2005 - FileMaker

today announced the immediate availability of FileMaker Pro 8, the newest

version of the most-awarded desktop database, featuring new ways to work

faster, share and manage information of all types, and be more productive

(full details at http://r.vresp.com/?FileMakerInc./5b39012686/389011/f5d1156b39/83f1240 ).

The new PDF Maker in FileMaker Pro 8, featuring the Adobe PDF Library

licensed via Datalogics allows users to convert attractive graphic-rich

reports of their data into PDFs, which can be quickly emailed for sharing

with non-FileMaker users. The new Excel Maker works the same effortless

way. FileMaker Pro 8 users can save data as a Microsoft Excel file, and

just as painlessly include it as an attachment ready to send via email.

FileMaker Pro 8 Advanced (previously FileMaker Developer), also available

today, boasts many powerful new features designed to allow advanced users

and developers to add greater customization to their databases than ever

before.

At the FileMaker Developer Conference, attended by more than 1,000

database and web developers, the company also unveiled the rest of the

FileMaker 8 product line: FileMaker Server 8; FileMaker Server 8 Advanced

and FileMaker Mobile 8, which are planned to ship this Fall.

Because FileMaker Pro is one of the most popular databases for small

businesses, FileMaker also announced the FileMaker Business Productivity

Kit as part of the FileMaker Pro 8 trial download (see related

announcement), featuring several ready-to-use solutions designed

specifically for small businesses; available now for download at

www.filemakertrial.com/bpkpr.

"With FileMaker Pro 8, it is now even easier to manage and share

information of all types even with non-FileMaker users," said Dominique

Goupil, president of FileMaker, Inc. "FileMaker 8 has set a new standard

for the database market by delivering the ultimate combination of power,

ease of use, and sharing. By making it easier to create, learn and use

shared information solutions, FileMaker 8 will bring even more new users

into the database category. Customers can now work faster and share data

with more people and office applications than any other desktop database."

New Time-saving Features For Easy Managing and Sharing

FileMaker Pro 8, for Windows and Mac OS X, is even easier to learn and

use, and features many new capabilities to make information-sharing more

prevalent.

Other new features include:

* Fast Match — Select information from the current field, and with one

mouse click, find all matching records – even refine your search or

broaden it – all without typing!

* Fast Send — E-mail the contents of virtually any field, including

images, documents, Excel files, and more - right from within FileMaker.

* Auto-Complete — Get faster and more accurate data entry by adding the

ability to fill-in field content automatically based on previous entries

or Value Lists.

* Calendar field format — Enter dates quickly and more accurately by

adding a simple point and click Calendar drop-down to any field.

* Email Merge – For fast, personalized emails to individuals or groups.

* Tab Panel Control — Build a layout with multiple tabs in a single step

rather than having multiple layouts – each with their own tabs.

* Visual Spell Checker — Check spelling of data entry with the new

visual spell checker that underlines misspelled words and allows you to

edit and correct on the fly.

* Mouse Wheel support – Scroll through records or fields faster and

easier using a mouse-wheel-including Apple’s new Mighty Mouse.

* Improved Table Import — Add a new table to a database by simply

importing the new data.

* Improved Relationship Graph — Easier ways to create and manage tables

and associated relationships

FileMaker Pro 8 comes with 30 ready-to-use Starter Solutions, including a

new Email Campaign Management solution that can quickly import data from

other formats, such as Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access or other software

formats.

Customers Praise FileMaker Pro 8

Early evaluator customers and developers praised the new capabilities of

FileMaker Pro 8:

"Moving to FileMaker Pro 8 was painless. Running on our FileMaker 7

Server, we were able to run FileMaker Pro 7 and 8 clients side by side

with no adverse effects," Andrew Struthers, IT Manager, True North Printed

Plastics Inc., Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

"Our database clients will also be thrilled with the ability to save to

Excel and print to PDF – these two features fill a huge gap in providing

extended reporting capabilities without relying on third-party solutions.

And FileMaker Pro 8's excellent rendition of the desktop solution to

Instant Web Publishing (IWP) makes the end user experience second to

none," Terry Billingsley, President, AT Experts, Embrun (Ottawa), Ontario,

Canada.

"Before, we’d print a proof sheet and save it as a PDF file and then we'd

email the PDF proof sheet and a PDF of the print job to the customer. With

FileMaker Pro 8, we wrote a script to create the PDF proof sheet and then

send an email to the customer, picking up the address information and

subject line from the job record. PDF Maker also picks up for the message

area the job information from the job record - all we have to do is attach

the PDF proof, and it's on the way!" says J. E. Sequera, President,

Business Printers of San Diego, San Diego, CA

"Tooltips, the tabbed interface, Fast Match and Sort speed improvement,

and my favorite, Development Tools, have all improved my results and

quickened my development times. For my users, Tooltips save hours of

training time, and the tabbed dialogs take my layouts to a new level of

professionalism," Brian Hightower, Lead Developer, Home Solution, Las

Vegas, NV.

"We couldn't even consider trying to develop our own database using

Access, SQL, or anything else. While our IT director is conversant in

several of those environments, we felt it was more important to choose a

system that could be designed, developed, and modified by our design

staff. FileMaker Pro 8 makes that easier than ever," Matthew Edmonds, Job

Captain, AR7 HooverDesmondArchitects, Denver, CO.

New FileMaker Pro 8 Advanced

To meet the needs of the growing number of professional developers and

advanced database creators, FileMaker Pro 8 Advanced includes all the

features of FileMaker Pro 8, plus breakthrough development and

customization tools. With the ability to customize menus and add custom

Tooltips, as well as robust troubleshooting and database analysis tools,

developers and advanced FileMaker users alike can efficiently build more

powerful, more customized databases. It is available now.

New features include:

Custom Menus – One of the most highly requested advanced user features,

Custom Menus provides maximum customization of FileMaker Pro solutions,

including the ability to execute scripts from menus; add, edit or delete

menus and menu items; and create custom scripts for toolbars, context

menus, window options and more.

Custom Tooltips (static and calculated) – For providing guided data entry

guidance, pertinent information related to a particular record, and

enhanced training tips for new users.

Data Viewer – For monitoring fields, variables, and expressions when

debugging scripts or general troubleshooting and testing calculation

formulas without modifying the database schema.

"We renamed FileMaker Developer to FileMaker Pro Advanced because we found

that growing numbers of our users were building advanced solutions but did

not consider themselves traditional developers,” said Ryan Rosenberg, vice

president, Marketing and Services for FileMaker. “With FileMaker Pro 8

Advanced we deliver the tools needed to customize and manage powerful

databases, while retaining the ease of use that has made FileMaker a

market leader."

FileMaker Server 8 and FileMaker Server 8 Advanced

FileMaker Server 8 offers high-performance, reliable file sharing for

teams of FileMaker users. FileMaker Server 8 Advanced provides all that

FileMaker Server 8 offers plus powerful web publishing and external

connectivity options. In FileMaker Server 8 Advanced, the extremely

popular Instant Web Publishing (IWP) has been updated to offer even more

functionality and security. Both Server products are scheduled to ship

this Fall, the company said. Users can find, add, edit, and delete

information faster using the newly optimized FileMaker Server 8 database

engine. All of the features offered within FileMaker Pro 8 are supported

by FileMaker Server 8.

FileMaker Mobile 8

FileMaker Mobile 8, also scheduled to ship this Fall, is a companion

version of FileMaker Pro 8 designed specifically for Palm OS and Pocket PC

handhelds (supports Palm OS 5 and Windows Mobile 2003) that lets users take

their information on the road. FileMaker Mobile 8 supports FileMaker

Pro-based runtime applications and can synchronize multiple devices to the

desktop database.

Pricing and Availability

FileMaker Pro 8 is available now at (www.store.filemaker.com/) $299/$179

upgrade (for both FileMaker Pro 7 and 6 licensed users) (U.S. Suggested

List Price). FileMaker Pro 8 Advanced is $499. Licensed users of FileMaker

Developer 6 and 7 may upgrade to FileMaker Pro 8 Advanced for $299 (U.S.

Suggested List Price) and licensed users of FileMaker Pro 6, 7, 8 may

upgrade to FileMaker Pro 8 Advanced through June 30, 2006 for $299. All

five FileMaker Applications, including FileMaker Tasks, FileMaker

Meetings, FileMaker Recruiter FileMaker Donations and FileMaker Work

Requests, are compatible with the FileMaker 8 product line. For system

requirements go to http://r.vresp.com/?FileMakerInc./a33a140fcb/389011/f5d1156b39/83f1240. Full purchase options, which include the Apple Store online, are at

www.filemaker.com/purchase/store/purchase_options

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. (NASDAQ: AAPL).

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Edited August 29, 2005 by Guest