http://www.filemaker.com/ News, events, and information from FileMaker Inc. en-us Copyright 2010 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=3049Available now on the App Store, FileMaker Go delivers live access to hosted FileMaker Pro databases, and lets users copy desktop databases to iPhone or iPad http://www.filemaker.com/news/rss_redirect?id=3049FileMaker, Inc. today announced the immediate availability of Bento for iPad on the App Store for only AU$5.99. The app is based on Bento for iPhone with enhancements to make the most of the big, beautiful iPad screen, and with support for new iPad gestures. Bento for iPad lets users manage contacts, track projects, plan events and more, and can be used by itself or synchronized with Bento 3 for Mac. http://www.filemaker.com/news/rss_redirect?id=30Attendees registering for the annual FileMaker Developer Conference have until 21 May 2010, to save US$200 on their registration through the “Early Bird” pricing program. After 21 May the full conference fee of US$1,495 will apply. http://www.filemaker.com/news/rss_redirect?id=30FileMaker, Inc. today announced the latest FileMaker Business Productivity Kit, an easy way for businesses selling both goods and services to become more productive and tackle everyday business tasks. Optimized for FileMaker Pro 11, the new Business Productivity Kit offers ready-to-use templates for businesses that streamline a variety of operations, from managing contacts and suppliers to tracking projects to processing sales and service orders. Two versions are available: a Standard Edition for companies that sell physical goods and a Services Edition for companies that provide services to clients. http://www.filemaker.com/news/rss_redirect?id=3050 FileMaker, Inc. today announced the immediate availability of the FileMaker Training Series for FileMaker 11, a self-paced learning program to help intermediate to advanced database users and developers master the essentials of the new software. The FileMaker Training Series is a key resource to help prepare for the FileMaker 11 Certification examination, also available today.The FileMaker Training Series can help users hone their skills to get the most from the new features in the FileMaker 11 product line. The training can benefit anyone from consultants and in-house corporate developers to independent developers and professionals running their own business. http://www.filemaker.com/news/rss_redirect?id=3049FileMaker, Inc. today announced the immediate availability of Bento for iPad on the App Store for only US$4.99. The app is based on Bento for iPhone with enhancements to make the most of the big, beautiful iPad screen, and with support for new iPad gestures. Bento for iPad lets users manage contacts, track projects, plan events and more, and can be used by itself or synchronized with Bento 3 for Mac.http://www.filemaker.com/news/rss_redirect?id=3048PC MAG takes note of the new FileMaker 11 product line: "The most touted feature is the ability to graphically represent data in a series of colorful, dynamic charts. Quick Reports, gives users spreadsheet functionality by setting up data in a way which is similar to pivot tables in spreadsheets. File Maker Pro 11's other new features include Quick Find; an iTunes-like search tool that performs searches across all fields in a layout ... Database-creation novices should relish the improved Quick Start Screen; it aids in creating new databases, managing files and finding help resources."http://www.filemaker.com/news/rss_redirect?id=3047Five out of 5 Stars and an Editors’ Choice award is the verdict for the new FileMaker Pro 11, according to reviewer Dwayne Wright and Macworld UK. The new FileMaker Charts is described as a "blockbuster" and the review states: "FileMaker 11 has built in charting of data and this new feature is easy to master, flexible, elegant and even web compliant. You can choose to create bar, area, line and pie charts. Describing the process is almost as easy as performing it."http://www.filemaker.com/news/rss_redirect?id=3046The Washington Times' Mark Kellner reviews the new FileMaker Pro 11 and writes, "If you enjoy working with databases, FileMaker Pro will bring a smile to your face. If you grind your molars at the thought of such work, FileMaker Pro will unclench your jaw and give you an easy (and successful) way of making lighter work of a demanding task. It's a program I highly, and happily, recommend."http://www.filemaker.com/news/rss_redirect?id=3045The all-new FileMaker 11 product line is available, led by FileMaker Pro 11. Innovative new features include FileMaker Charts with new ways to create eye-catching reports, the new Quick Find and productivity tools to use your databases more easily, and features for more experienced developers to build better databases faster.http://www.filemaker.com/news/rss_redirect?id=3044The Entrepreneur's Journal looked at the trend of more and more entrepreneurs using the iPhone to help run their businesses. At the top of the list of Apps: Bento for iPhone: "Bento helps you perform tasks like keeping track of your contacts and calendar, monitoring your projects, setting up to-do lists and even cataloging inventory. You can also use it for personal things, such as to log the progress of your diet. In fact, Bento has a template exchange that allows you to download hundreds of tasks."http://www.filemaker.com/news/rss_redirect?id=3043Dinner on the USS Midway and a record number of more than 80 workshops and sessions highlight the newly announced schedule for the FileMaker Developer Conference, August 15 to 18, 2010, in San Diego. For a limited time, attendees can save $200 on their DevCon registration, and can take advantage of very inexpensive ($149 per night) rooms at the headquarters hotel, the Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina.http://www.filemaker.com/news/rss_redirect?id=3042The Ace Group is a full-service printing company and a leader in graphic arts solutions. Ace chose FileMaker Pro to help it stay ahead of its competitiors in delivering web-to-print and variable data publishing solutions to its clients. IT systems manager Paul Groppe is very pleased with FileMaker Pro: "Basically, FileMaker was able to learn how we work. Refreshingly, we did not have to retool the way we run our business around the requirements or restrictions of FileMaker Pro ... FileMaker brought us into the future. Plus, it was cross-platform, and easily customizable."http://www.filemaker.com/news/rss_redirect?id=3041INFORMATION WEEK's Jake Widman surveys top iPhone Apps and recommends Bento for iPhone as an "essential" one for small and medium business: "Bento is a lightweight database designed especially for the Mac, so what better choice for a database on the iPhone? Bento ($4.99) works as a standalone database on the phone, but it also syncs with Bento on the desktop so you can take your data with you. If you modify the data on your phone, including adding new records and fields, they'll be synced back to your home database. Bento comes with 25 iPhone templates (see image) for managing different types of data."http://www.filemaker.com/news/rss_redirect?id=3040Dennis Sellers, MacsimumNews, reports that "Dentist Bia Kunze had a simple idea: If you can’t make it to the dentist, the dentist will come to you. Kunze is a mobile dentist in Brazil ... To manage her practice on the go, she uses Bento for iPhone. 'I was told that things would be easier to manage with the Mac and Bento,' she says. 'I decided to give it a try and found that it’s much easier to use than any other system I’ve encountered. In an afternoon I created a custom database that had everything I needed to keep track of.' At first, Kunze carried her MacBook wherever she went. When Bento for iPhone was released, she left her notebook at home. 'I have a lot to carry, so having everything I need in the iPhone is fantastic,' she says."http://www.filemaker.com/news/rss_redirect?id=3039FileMaker, Inc. today announced that more than 200,000 templates have been downloaded from the Bento Template Exchange. The Bento Template Exchange now offers more than 400 templates for Bento, the personal database for Mac. The templates range from Customer Appointments to Medication Record to Lecture Materials to Power Projects to My Job Search and even to The Beer Hunter. The Bento templates, free to browse, download and use, show how Bento can organize virtually any information in business, education and home settings. http://www.filemaker.com/news/rss_redirect?id=3036Now available for download, Bento 3 Contact and Customer Manager is the fast, free, and easy way to get instant access to contact and customer details. View call history, notes from meetings and conversations, upcoming to-do items, related documents and files, important emails, sales opportunities, receipts, and more. This download includes a free trial of new Bento 3 for Mac.http://www.filemaker.com/news/rss_redirect?id=3019MacNN reviews Bento 3, finds much to praise, and awards it 4-1/2 out of 5 stars: "Bento really shows the power of a true personal database, with its well thought out interface. It is immediately useful, thanks to built-in templates and a straightforward design ... I have no reservations recommending this program for use in small business or for home projects."http://www.filemaker.com/news/rss_redirect?id=3018The Napa Valley Register surveyed wine industry experts for advice on the best approach to storing your wines and keeping track of what is in your cellar: "Rebecca Chapa, a professional taster and wine educator (www.rebeccachapa.com) said that even though a wine lover may not have ideal cellar conditions, it is more important to avoid drastic ups and downs in temperature than it is to keep a wine storage space at a strict 55 degrees. She also reported, ‘I recently found a cool new program to help you keep track of inventory, it’s called Bento for Filemaker and it has an application for iPhone so you can be sure you aren’t buying something you already have at home.’ "http://www.filemaker.com/news/rss_redirect?id=3000MacLife reviews the new Bento 3 and declares it "Great." Praising the new personal database’s ability to organize all kinds of data, interface with Address Book, iCal and iPhoto, and new sharing features, MacLife says, "All of these features make Bento 3 brilliant for personal and small-group scenarios ... The easy-to-use interface makes building databases (dare we say it?) enjoyable."http://www.filemaker.com/news/rss_redirect?id=3014Reviewing the new Bento 3, Macsimum News says, "Apple subsidiary FileMaker continues to bring database to the masses. Database is just a geek word for collection of stuff. Used to be, if you wanted a database, you had to hire someone to program it, or learn it yourself—not an easy task ... So FileMaker put together a program that makes it simple — Bento. And with the recent jump to v. 3, Bento takes another step toward making it easy for anyone to build and use a database ... Bento is worth every penny of the US$49 you pay for it. And a five-computer family license is $99. If you have a previous version, buying directly from the Bento website will save you $20 instantly."http://www.filemaker.com/news/rss_redirect?id=3016The new Bento 3 is available, and BUSINESS WEEK says, "The new key feature is that Bento 3 talks to iPhoto, and your iPhoto albums are viewable from within Bento. This makes it easy to store and edit detailed information about your photos, but also to link photos to entries in your Bento database, whether its for a list of small business contacts, or your collection of antique stoneware."