Top FileMaker News Stories
Bento training now offered in the Apple One to One programme
Learn how to get the most out of Bento. Get step-by-step Bento training from Apple retail stores as part of their One to One programme.
FileMaker Delivers Alpine Access for British Ski School
Every year thousands of UK skiing enthusiasts book courses with the British Alpine Ski School (BASS) in resorts across the French and Swiss Alps. BASS needed a user-friendly system to capture client data entered into its website – skiing ability, specific requirements and session details – and deliver it to key staff wherever they are based during the season.
UK Developers Praised at FileMaker Developer Conference 2008
At the FileMaker Developer Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, UK FileMaker Business Alliance members Cordis Technologies, DataTherapy and Sohnar Software have all been recognised for their contribution and expertise.
Tell us your Bento story, get a chance to win an Apple iPhone 3G!
Our customers tell us that Bento, the stylish personal database for Mac, is fantastic for organising everything from their clients and business contacts to jazz collections and goat herd details! And we want to hear your Bento story. Tell us briefly how and why you use Bento and you'll get a chance to win an Apple iPhone 3G.
FileMaker Gets the Organic Seal of Approval
OrganicAssistant is one of the largest databases of organic suppliers in the UK with over 30,000 products listed. It connects the hundreds of businesses that create, distribute and sell organic produce, providing a central resource for consumers and the industry. To make the website a rich pool of information but easy to use and upload information too, OrganicAssistant required technology that would manage the complex web of information and have the flexibility to be updated, both internally and externally.
e-clinic Cuts Cost of Data Management for Private Clinics
Many clinics still manage basic patient information using paper-based or simple spreadsheet solutions. Implementing a more sophisticated database enables them to both improve clinical care and regulatory compliance, as well as reach out to new patients via targeted marketing campaigns.
FileMaker Enhances IMAS Knowledge Management
Specialising selling companies in the UK financial services sector, IMAS Corporate Advisors has acted for more unquoted businesses than any other adviser in the UK. With a business predicated on in-depth knowledge and analysis of the market, IMAS has a highly structured approach to the gathering and use of financial data. The company required an updated cost-effective, yet powerful database solution that would enable it to consolidate legacy databases while enabling flexible and rapid application development.
Database Developer Drives Smooth Workshop Operations
A typical garage will produce some 4,000 invoices every year, while individual invoices can comprise multiple line items (e.g. parts and labour). Their database systems need to be easy-to-use and implement without the need for spending weeks on training courses or referring to a user guide to perform the most common daily tasks.
Moving to Windows Vista? Upgrade to FileMaker 9!
Microsoft will discontinue sales of Windows XP on 30th June 2008. If you plan to move to Windows Vista, now is the time to upgrade to Vista-compatible FileMaker 9 and take advantage of our special upgrade offer with an instant rebate!
FileMaker Takes Croxteth Comprehensive in to the Digital Age
The demand to comply with new e-Government legislation and a growing need to analyse and evaluate student data in a meaningful way meant Croxtech Community Comprehensive needed an efficient, customisable and robust information management system. Its existing DOS database had proven to be unstable, required regular and costly upgrades and lacked the flexibility needed to support the school's move into the digital age. A new approach had to be found.
See how easy it is to organise virtually anything with Bento templates
Wondering what you can organise with Bento? How about virtually any type of information you deal with! We've collected 50 templates, ranging from Contacts to Event Planning to Wine Collection, and much more, to inspire you. Check out these 50 samples, download a free trial of Bento, and get started today.
FileMaker: The Natural Choice for The College of Naturopathic Medicine
As one of the UK's leading natural medicine training providers, The College of Naturopathic Medicine (CNM) manages 12 sites across the country, each running 12 or more courses at any given time, to over 1,500 students. The College required a database solution to streamline the complex information management task it had on its hands, while enabling it to market its courses more effectively to prospective students and graduates.
Bento wins top prize at Macworld Awards 2008
FileMaker has scooped two prestigious Macworld awards, including the top prize for best product of the night, for the personal organisation tool, Bento.
Dads and Grads will love Bento, says Mr. Gadget on KCRA-TV
KCRA-TV, Channel 3 in Sacramento, invited Steve Kruschen, better known as Mr. Gadget, to share gifts he says Dads and Grads will love. At the top of his list? Bento, the personal database that is as easy to use as your Mac! Click this headline to watch the video of Mr. Gadget and Bento.
Inc.com spotlights FileMaker Pro 9 SQL integration
Inc.com's Tech Talk column interviews the CIO of Crabby Bill's, a chain of Florida restaurants, on how FileMaker Pro 9 helps improve productivity and reduce expenses. "We were originally looking at developing something in Microsoft.net. But we needed something we could put together pretty quickly. We knew about FileMaker Pro for a while, but when they came out with version 9, with a SQL back end, we realized we could pretty quickly build a front end and combine our two databases … To do the initial front end took about a day."
Baltimore Sun recommends Bento as an 'easy-to-use database for regular folks'
"The dearth of personal database programs for the Mac has puzzled me for a long time," writes the Baltimore Sun's David Zeiler. "Enter Bento, a database app from the folks at FileMaker designed specifically for personal use … And it doesn't just look like an Apple application – Bento integrates with other Apple programs as much as any component of iLife or iWork … Case in point: On first launch Bento imports any data you have in iCal and Address Book. "Overall, I recommend Bento for Mac users who have need of a database application. FileMaker has created an exceptionally Mac-friendly, easy-to-use database program for regular folk, and just in the nick of time."
FileMaker Pro 9 wins 2008 SIIA Codie award for best database management solution
FileMaker Pro 9, the best-selling easy-to-use database software, has won one of the software industry's most prestigious awards. The 2008 Codie award for best database management solution was awarded 20th May to FileMaker by the Software & Information Industry Association. With this award, FileMaker Pro has won 49 awards, more than its next eight competitors combined, in the past five years in the U.S., and 130 awards worldwide during this time.
Mr. Gadget says Bento 'makes organizing your life as easy and fun as using your Mac'
Steve Kruschen, better known as Mr. Gadget on the web and TV, writes that he has always used FileMaker Pro as the engine behind MrGadget.com. He's reviewed Bento, and writes, "In your work, if you need to track hours worked on a project or payments due, Bento it! If you are used to the way you find things in iTunes, Bento works the same way. Create libraries for your music, media and movies. Store your files and photos related to projects and events and let Bento keep it all neat, tidy and manageable, plus, with Bento, you can find what you want when you want it. Try Bento and you'll love Bento, I'm sure. It's clever and cute, but, of greater importance, powerful and fun to use. Most of all, Bento is useful and can become easily indispensable if given the opportunity."
Building Business with FileMaker
For six years, i2i has worked closely with architects and other design professionals to implement database solutions based on FileMaker Pro. Stephen Pacey, the founder and managing director of i2i, has built a substantial client base and demand for his highly-flexible database solution is high.
Bento is beautiful, requires no experience, says RealSimple.com
RealSimple.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."
Bento deserves a serious look, says Mark Sealey, MyMac Magazine
MyMac 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."
