FileMaker Pro 8.5 Now Available in Simplified and Traditional Chinese The Chinese language version allows users to accept Chinese language input, use a Chinese language interface, and to find and sort Chinese language data. The new Chinese version also permits users to import and export data between FileMaker Pro 8.5 Chinese (Simplified and Traditional) and seven different language versions of FileMaker Pro 8.5 - including Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese and Spanish. For more information in Simplified Chinese go to: Managing Research Data for Vital Projects The Census aims to identify and provide vital statistics on the status of homeless school students across Australia. Over 2,000 State and Catholic schools assisted in the gathering of statistics. Each school was faxed a survey to complete which then needed to be registered in the Census' central system, with outstanding school surveys followed up by telephone in a Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) centre.
The Census researchers considered numerous specialist survey applications, but found they were too generic and did not meet the unique needs of the Census' overall objective. FileMaker developer Hi-Voltage was able to create a customised FileMaker based system in just six weeks that simplified the workflow for data collectors. The database provided Census data collectors with a fast, reliable and easy-to-use system to manage the distribution and collection of the surveys from schools Australia wide. The FileMaker survey solution allows the researchers to identify trends, report on statistics and generate statistical analysis reports. It also prompts data collectors to follow up schools that haven't submitted their surveys, ensuring a maximum participation rate. "Hi-Voltage provided a cost efficient purpose-designed software built on FileMaker Pro. Other commercial survey software, while well designed for market research surveys, did not provide for the collection of both quantitative and qualitative data for counting The Homeless 2006 project. FileMaker really is the database of choice for social researchers," said David Mackenzie, an Associate Professor at the Institute for Social Research, Swinburne University of Technology. Swinburne worked on the Census in partnership with RMIT and in close cooperation with the Australian Bureau of Statistics. For more information contact: FileMaker Workgroup Bundle Offer
Get your team working faster, sharing more and saving big with the new FileMaker Workgroup Bundle! It includes everything you need to get 10 people up and running on FileMaker Pro 8.5. Plus, you'll get 50% off one-year of Maintenance and FileMaker Server FREE so your databases run at peak performance! This offer is valid for purchases made between October 2, 2006 and March 30, 2007. For more information go to www.filemaker.com.au/promos FileMaker Pro 8.5 - The reviewer's verdict Here's what some of the media around the world have been saying about the newest version of the number #1 selling easy-to-use database software - bringing the power of the Internet to your database. "The last time I reviewed FileMaker Pro v8 I gave it an overall 9.5/10. Nobody has challenged that call to date. In fact, I don't recall ever hearing one piece of negative feedback about FileMaker since I started using it back in the days of v2. I fully recommend upgrading to this new version on the merits of the added features." "A very exciting feature of the new version of FileMaker Pro 8.5 is the Web Viewer Control. Now FileMaker databases can incorporate information or applications via the Web on demand including realtime content that is based on information in your database." "I'm no authority on database applications, but based on a couple of weeks of trying out this program, if you're thinking about investing in one, or upgrading from an earlier version of FileMaker (especially if you can make good use of the Web Viewer feature), either FileMaker Pro 8.5 or FileMaker Pro 8.5 Advanced will be well worth checking out." "All of the new features added to the product's improvements make FileMaker Pro 8.5 Advanced worth considering for both upgraders and new users alike." |
