FileMaker's CubeAwards09 – The Results

Winners of FileMaker's Annual Developers of Excellence Awards are Announced

LONDON, England – 20th November 2009 – FileMaker today held the awards ceremony for its annual CubeAwards. Designed to acknowledge the achievements of FileMaker software developers in the UK, the Cube Awards continue a long-standing tradition of rewarding innovation and recognising excellence for the use of FileMaker software by both commercial developers and in-house users.

This year's ceremony was held at The Royal College of Physicians, Regent's Park and was extremely well attended by developers from across the UK who gathered to see who would be crowned the winners of 2009.

The CubeAwards09 were split into two categories in order to make them accessible to organisations of all sizes from all sectors; the "Best Public Sector Solution" and "Best Private Sector Solution", with the best entry from these categories taking the "Winner of Winners" award.

Award entries were shortlisted by a judging panel made up of representatives from FileMaker, seasoned developers and independent IT experts. The shortlisted entrants were then asked to attend a judging day where they could demonstrate their solutions to the judging panel.

The winner from each category received an iPhone 3Gs along with their crystal Cube Award while the runners-up each received one of FileMaker's prestigious crystal Cube Awards. Today's ceremony saw the following winners crowned:

Best Public Sector Solution

Winner – Cancer Research UK, London Research Institute

Reducing unnecessary testing wastage through efficient management of complex data.

Best Private Sector Solution

Winner – Light Blue Software Limited

Photography management system that links to Google Calendar and helps to create and manage an e-commerce site.

Runners Up

Runner up – Christopher Jones, BCG & HIV TB Database

Data capture tool providing instant answers and a sophisticated reporting mechanism for the conduct of crucial medical research.

Runner up – Linear Blue Ltd

Incorporating multiple databases across multiple locations in a school, Offering students online access to tutorials and Staff to student, project and event management.

In addition, the Winner of Winners award went to Cancer Research UK, London Research Institue who picked up a further crystal Cube Award plus a £750 Alastair Sawday holiday voucher.

Special mentions were also made of Crescent Member Services, for their instant web publishing solution, Gal Consulting for their IT asset manager HSTracker as well as FileMaker Altruist for Radiology Trainee eLogbook.

Tony Speakman, FileMaker's Regional Manager in Northern Europe commented, "The standard of this year's entries was extremely high, as was the volume of entries. Competition was very tight and the judging panel found it extremely hard to select a clear winner for any of the categories."

"It's fantastic to see the huge range of activities where FileMaker is making a difference, including, music, creative agencies, scientific organisations, educational establishments, the legal profession and commerce; it's a real testament to just how versatile the software is."

About FileMaker, Inc.

FileMaker is the leader in easy-to-use database software. Millions of people, from individuals to some of the world's largest companies, rely on FileMaker software to manage, analyse and share important information. The company's products are the FileMaker line - versatile business software for iPad, iPhone, Windows, Mac and the web - and Bento, the personal database for Mac, iPhone and iPad. FileMaker, Inc. is a subsidiary of Apple.

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