FileMaker Pro Customer Stories
Millions of customers worldwide organize projects, people, assets and more with FileMaker Pro
FileMaker 10
Steven Holl Architects (SHA)
Steven Holl Architects (SHA) is an international, award-winning architecture and urban design office working as one office from two locations; New York City and Beijing. SHA has designed museums, galleries and exhibitions, universities and educational facilities, and residences. They have also designed commercial space for retail, offices and public utilities.
Newport Venture Capital
A commercial mortgage broker and investment advisor uses FileMaker Pro to track property prices and manage rents.
South By Southwest (SXSW)
In its 22 years, the South by Southwest (SXSW) Music and Media Conference & Festival has grown from a tiny music festival in the Texas capital into a massive media extravaganza. The conference not only reflects, discusses and showcases trends in culture and media, but also often creates them. To pull off the annual event with flair and a heavy dose of efficiency, SXSW relies on FileMaker Pro database software.
Obakki Design
Developer builds all-in-one system from design and manufacture to sales and fulfillment for Obakki Design, a young fashion house in Canada.
Minturn Nut Company
Based in the heart of California's most fertile region, Minturn Nut Company and its contracted growers will produce over 50 million pounds of almonds this year. The company runs on FileMaker Pro software, and the new enhancements in FileMaker Pro 10 have Brent Simon, Minturn Nut's in-house developer, really stoked.
Coach Source
Based in California, CoachSource is a worldwide provider of executive coaching services to companies of all sizes.
Iowa Vascular Institute of the Iowa Heart Center
Iowa vascular surgeon creates unique medical data projects in FileMaker Pro.
FansUNITED
FansUNITED is a leading photo agency in the entertainment world. Founded 1989 in Koblenz, Germany, FansUNITED is now in 15 countries including the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan and Great Britain
DaBryan Coach Builders
DaBryan Coach Builders is a leading manufacturer of luxury limousine conversions from SUVs and vans sold worldwide. A typical conversion would be a Lincoln Town Car, Lincoln Navigator or a Cadillac DT.
Phoenix Systems & Service, Inc
Phoenix Systems & Service, Inc. is a full service, security systems integrator providing fully integrated, customized security systems tailored to each client's specific needs.
NewSouth Books
Alabama book publisher uses FileMaker Pro as company "backbone."
Dr. Beatrice Beaubien
The new features in FileMaker Pro 10 are bound to excite developers and users, says Dr, Beatrice Beaubien, a developer for 12 years of healthcare, business and legal applications built on FileMaker Pro. From the in depth recovery reporting, to the redesigned user interface, Dr. Beaubien says the new capabilities are powerful tools, with the script triggers at the top of the list.
3PL Advantage, Inc.
A one stop shop, Chris is able to wear many hats in his business because FileMaker Pro keeps him organized.
OSR Incorporated
Indiana-based company uses FileMaker Pro to manage all aspects of the business, manufacturing fasteners, the nuts and bolts, for the automotive industry.
South by Southwest
Who's coming and who's going? Who's going to perform, to speak, to display -- and who's coming to see them? For organizers of first-class festivals, exhibitions, and shows, those are the key questions. And for Texas-based event promoters South by Southwest, the answers lie in FileMaker Pro -- the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
IOWA VASCULAR INSTITUTE OF THE IOWA HEART CENTER
W. Michael Park is a vascular surgeon practicing in Iowa at the Iowa Vascular Institute of the Iowa Heart Center. Partnered with 70 physicians specializing in cardiovascular disease management, his medical specialty involves treating people with diseases of the blood vessels such as arteries, veins and lymphatics. Iowa Vascular Institute is the leading cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery and vascular surgery practice in the state of Iowa, seeing over 100,000 patients a year in 14 offices and many more clinics throughout the state. Dr. Park and four other colleagues comprise the Iowa Vascular Institute and the Vein Center.
OSR Incorporated
R. Scott Weber is the Production Manager at OSR Incorporated, a Japanese-owned automotive fastener company --they specialize in small fasteners, literally the nuts and bolts of the automotive industry.
Latest Customer Stories
Syracuse University, College of Arts and Sciences
Scholarship in action - that's the philosophy at Syracuse University. From its venerable Hall of Languages to the famous 50,000-seat Carrier Dome, the Syracuse University campus is home to students, faculty, and staff who share a commitment to academic excellence, one which stands ready to evolve with the demands of the times. This commitment extends to vital support functions as well. At the Syracuse University College of Arts and Sciences, you'll find the latest technologies ensuring smooth operations - technologies like the powerful data-management tools found in the new FileMaker Pro 8.
Adobe Systems
The more complex the software, the more complex the task of debugging it. Before any new product or upgrade goes on the market, the software needs to be as bug-free as possible. And at Adobe Systems, Inc., a vital bug-tracking tool is FileMaker Pro -- the award-winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc.
South By Southwest (SXSW)
In its 22 years, the South by Southwest (SXSW) Music and Media Conference & Festival has grown from a tiny music festival in the Texas capital into a massive media extravaganza. The conference not only reflects, discusses and showcases trends in culture and media, but also often creates them. To pull off the annual event with flair and a heavy dose of efficiency, SXSW relies on FileMaker Pro database software.
Practical Solutions for Educators
If you want something done right, some people believe you're better off doing it yourself. So when Ohio school psychologist Roy Gordon couldn't find an off-the-shelf solution for his paperwork problems, he made things happen for himself, with FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Newport Venture Capital
A commercial mortgage broker and investment advisor uses FileMaker Pro to track property prices and manage rents.
Walter Murch and Sean Cullen, Film Editors
The art of motion picture editing is an ever-evolving craft, from the old Moviolas of Hollywood's storied past to today's cutting-edge software applications that carry editing into an entirely digital realm. In the vanguard of these innovations, you will find three-time Academy Award¨ winner Walter Murch. He needs no introduction to either cineastes or techies. His work on such recent films as Cold Mountain , the first full-length feature to use the Final Cut Pro editing suite -- and Jarhead keeps him in the forefront of both creative accomplishment and technological innovation. Walter and his associate editor Sean Cullen depend on the latest tools to do their job, including FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software solution from FileMaker Inc.
The Gorilla Foundation
She's about five feet tall, weighs about 300 pounds, is covered with thick black fur, loves to play with kittens and watch TV, and she's got a lot on her mind. She's Koko, the world-famous lowland gorilla, who communicates using American Sign Language, and she's the living symbol of the Gorilla Foundation's ongoing efforts to preserve her species. Based in Redwood City, California, the Foundation's small but dedicated research team breaks new ground in interspecies communication, great ape linguistic study, and the place of the great apes in the global conservation picture. And storing the vast archive of data gathered through this research, youÕll find FileMaker Pro 8.5.
IOWA VASCULAR INSTITUTE OF THE IOWA HEART CENTER
W. Michael Park is a vascular surgeon practicing in Iowa at the Iowa Vascular Institute of the Iowa Heart Center. Partnered with 70 physicians specializing in cardiovascular disease management, his medical specialty involves treating people with diseases of the blood vessels such as arteries, veins and lymphatics. Iowa Vascular Institute is the leading cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery and vascular surgery practice in the state of Iowa, seeing over 100,000 patients a year in 14 offices and many more clinics throughout the state. Dr. Park and four other colleagues comprise the Iowa Vascular Institute and the Vein Center.
Dave Matthews Band
There's nothing quite like a live concert by a top band. There's an energy that flows directly from the stage and into the audience. You can listen to CDs, you can watch all the videos you want -- but nothing beats a live performance -- especially by a top concert act like the Dave Matthews Band. With their unique fusion of jazz and rock, and their accessible, grassroots style, Dave Matthews and his bandmates make magic every time they take the stage. But creating that magic isn't easy. It requires tight organization and careful planning. And that's why whenever the DMB performs, they're accompanied by FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Pro Server, the award-winning database software applications by FileMaKer Inc.
DaBryan Coach Builders
DaBryan Coach Builders is a leading manufacturer of luxury limousine conversions from SUVs and vans sold worldwide. A typical conversion would be a Lincoln Town Car, Lincoln Navigator or a Cadillac DT.
Oncology Services International
Now the worldÕs largest independent supplier and service network for refurbished radiation therapy equipment.
Obakki Design
Developer builds all-in-one system from design and manufacture to sales and fulfillment for Obakki Design, a young fashion house in Canada.
NewSouth Books
Alabama book publisher uses FileMaker Pro as company "backbone."
Prada
Milano, Italy March 2000, Filemaker, the worldwide leader in database solutions for workgroups and individuals, is the software solution chosen by Prada to manage www.prada-press.com their America's Cup press information web site. Thanks to Filemaker Pro, Prada's press office can manage a large number of media queries and meet the ever more pressing demands from media organizations around the world. The site, through which Prada has registered over 2600 journalists, is the official source of information for the press.
USA Today
Producing a daily newspaper is both difficult and complex -- all the elements from copy to pictures, from editorial material to classifieds have to come together on time, every time without fail. And it's even more crucial when your newspaper has a huge national circulation -- deadlines just don't wait. That's why at USA Today, "The Nation's Newspaper," key elements of the production process are tracked by an application built in FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Publisher's Clearing House
You probably know Publishers' Clearing House best from its famous sweepstakes promotions -- and you've probably daydreamed about opening your front door to find the Prize Patrol waiting outside, ready to hand you the giant check that will change your life forever. But what you may not know is the careful thought that goes into each PCH mailing. It's a well-planned, highly-organized process -- and helping to keep it on track you'll find FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Institute for Child Development, SUNY at Binghamton
Providing a wide range of clinical, educational, and diagnostic services to children with autism, learning disabilities, and related disorders, the Institute for Child Development at the Department of Psychology of the State University of New York at Binghamton is an important center for research and training for graduate and undergraduate students, and nursing and medical students. Programs and studies at the Institute help pave the way for new treatments and a greater understanding of the causes of such childhood disorders.
Crabby Bill's Seafood Restaurants
More than 30 years ago, Crabby Bill's founders, Bill and Dolores Loder, promised to serve customers with great food at great prices and with great service. Keeping track of the hundreds of thousands of meals served, the tons of fish and seafood cooked, the millions of dollars in sales, and the myriad happy customers, is FileMaker Pro 9, helping to ensure that Crabby Bill's delivers on that promise!
OSR Incorporated
Indiana-based company uses FileMaker Pro to manage all aspects of the business, manufacturing fasteners, the nuts and bolts, for the automotive industry.
UCSD Hamilton Glaucoma Center
Research into the causes and treatment of glaucoma is the continuing mission of the Hamilton Glaucoma Center, a facility at the University of California at San Diego with a global reputation for cutting-edge science. Tracking the vast amount of information processed through the center requires the latest in database technologyÑFileMaker Pro 7, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc.
Medical College of Ohio
Easy access to patient records is a vital tool when providing complete and comprehensive medical care. And at the Medical College of Ohio, CARE¨ patient records are organized by means of a vast, flexible database -- built around FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Holt, Rinehart and Winston
The education of America's children is being shaped in part by FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database solution from FileMaker Inc. Textbook publisher Holt, Rinehart and Winston runs its entire business operations on FileMaker Pro. Some 400 staffers on both Macs and PCs use FileMaker Pro to run the editorial, production, sales, and marketing functions at five locations across the United States.
Industrial Light & Magic
Movie magic doesn't just happen, it requires a lot of work from a lot of creative people to bring spectacular special effects to the screen. It's a complicated job that must be tracked every step of the way to ensure that every shot is completed on time, every time. And that's why key administrative personnel at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) track ongoing projects with FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software solution from FileMaker, Inc.
Secure Data Technology, SSL Encryption, Data Security Management (Cornell University)
One of the most prestigious institutions of higher learning in the United States, Cornell University in Ithaca, NY prides itself on the diversity of both its student body and the educational experience it offers. Incorporating 11 undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools, Cornell is world-renowned for its specialized programs in hotel administration, industrial and labor relations, and veterinary medicine. A dedicated faculty and support staff are essential to carrying forward Cornell's mission, and FileMaker Pro 7 is a valued tool for the university's administrators.
Hensel Phelps Construction Company
From coast to coast, Hensel Phelps Construction Co. is dynamically bringing large scale construction projects to life. And the key information for these projects -- used by the firm's marketing department as a vital tool in bringing the company's message to potential clients -- is kept well organized by FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc. Heavy duty projects for heavy duty use. That's Hensel Phelps' specialty, with a special focus on projects for the U. S. Government. If you visit key U. S. Army bases like Fort Bliss, Fort Hood or Fort Carson, if you tour the NASA launch facilities at Cape Canaveral, Florida, or if you examine the ongoing renovation work at the Pentagon complex in Arlington, VA, you'll see Hensel Phelps in action. "We're a $1.5 billion-a-year company employing up to 2500 people in locations around the United States," comments data administrator Elaine Owenby.
Krispy Kreme (L&L Enterprises)
Bringing the famous flavor of fresh, hot Krispy Kreme doughnuts to eager retail consumers in Nevada, Utah, Idaho, and Montana, and to wholesale customers in Wyoming, L & L Enterprises opened its first shop in Las Vegas in 1998, and now oversees a network of stores already grown to a bakersÕ dozen. At L & L headquarters, FileMaker Pro 7 databases aid in the support functions necessary to keep the business running and the doughnuts cooking.
Ben & Jerry's
Ice cream is the very definition of cool -- but you'd be surprised how hot things can get around an ice cream company's office when essential information gets misplaced. That's how it used to be in the Marketing and Design Department at Ben & Jerry's -- but things have cooled down considerably thanks to the organizing power of FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc. If you're an ice cream fan -- and who isn't? -- you know Ben & Jerry's. The Vermont-based manufacturer of ice cream, frozen yogurt and sorbet is widely known for its array of imaginatively-named, imaginatively-conceived flavors as well as for its support of positive social action through philanthropy. And chances are you'll also recognize Ben & Jerry's for its fun, distinctive packaging and graphic design.
Scarsdale Public Schools
Serving approximately 4600 students in suburban Scarsdale, New York, the Scarsdale Public School District operates a total of five elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school, all working to provide an environment of intellectual challenge and achievement in the liberal arts tradition. Scarsdale students routinely rank high on standardized tests and state examinations, and emerge from the district well prepared for the challenges of college and adult life. FileMaker Pro databases are an essential tool for managing information and providing essential services to teachers, administrators, and students throughout the district.
The Fest for Beatles Fans
All You Need is Love Ñ and a great idea Ñ and back in 1974 Mark Lapidos had both. His passion, The Beatles, his idea, an annual Beatles Fans Celebration; a two-or-three-day convention of Beatles fans, a place where they could enjoy, listen, meet other Beatles fans, and of course buy memorabilia, albums, t-shirts, and so on. ÒAfter a few months of deliberating,Ó Mark recalls on The Fest website, ÒI decided to take my personal savings and book the New York Commodore Hotel for the weekend of September 7-8, 1974.Ó
Harvard University Press
Harvard University Press is one of the world's leading publishers of scholarly books, specializing in volumes for the well-educated general reader on subjects ranging from history and politics, to education and science, to art and philosophy. With up to 250 new titles issued each year, the task of keeping track of essential production and marketing procedures falls to FileMaker Pro.
The Salk Institute
The Salk Institute is a private, non-profit, research organization located in La Jolla, California. Scientists here are dedicated to fundamental research in biology and its relation to health, studying such challenging problems as the organization and operation of the brain, the control of gene activity, and the molecular origins of cancer, AIDS and other diseases.
Polly Klaas Foundation
"Making America Safe For All Children." That's the slogan of the Polly Klaas Foundation, working for more than a decade to help locate missing and endangered kids and to help their families coordinate efforts with law enforcement agencies nationwide. Named in memory of Polly Klaas, a northern California girl abducted and killed in 1993, Foundation staff and volunteers work ceaselessly to help children and families in trouble and to ensure the safety of future generations of youngsters. At the Foundation's headquarters in Petaluma, California, a powerful FileMaker Pro database system maintains essential case files.
The Sherwin-Williams Company
For nearly 140 years, the Sherwin-Williams Company has been known throughout North America for its vast range of paints and architectural coatings, which are distributed exclusively through the companyÕs own stores. Behind the scenes, the Sherwin-Williams Color Marketing and Design Department provides valuable assistance to professional customers in planning distinctive, individualized color design applications for residential and design applications. FileMaker Pro databases fill important support functions within this department.
Whirlpool Corporation
Whirlpool Corporation manufactures a full line of home appliances, under such brand names as Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Brastemp, Bauknecht, and Consul. Based in Benton Harbor, MI, Whirlpool Corporation maintains manufacturing and distribution facilities worldwide, employing more than 68,000 people in the design, manufacture, and distribution of its products. Members of the design team depend on FileMaker Pro 7 to organize an essential element of their work.
UCLA
Digging through forgotten ruins, piecing together precious fragments of lost civilizations -- archaeology is truly a fascinating discipline. But what happens when the dig is over? When it's time to put away the trowels and brushes -- and begin the job of documenting and classifying the relics for future study. In Los Angeles, at the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA, the science of preserving the past has taken a digital turn -- thanks to FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.!
Yale-New Haven Hospital
Finding a medical professional who's right for you needn't be a case of trial and error, not when you start your search with the Yale-New Haven Hospital Physician Referral Online Service. It's a one-stop resource, built with FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Aerospace/Defense
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
You can't face the future with the technology of the past. What worked twenty years ago isn't likely to meet today's challenges -- let alone tomorrow's and at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, one of the leaders in the high-tech world of aerospace, this is especially true.
Pratt & Whitney
Few industries maintain more stringent standards than those involved in the manufacture of aircraft engines. Every part, every component, every design is subject to layer after layer of rigorous inspection. That's an enormous amount of data to collect, collate, sort, and organized, and for a key facility of Pratt & Whitney, there's plenty of call for the data management power of FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc.
United Airlines
Safe, fast, and reliable. Those of us who fly take aircraft maintenance for granted -- but for those behind the scenes keeping planes in the air and on time is a never-ending, incredibly complex job. And there's no room for guesswork. At United Airlines, one of the tools the engineering staff uses to ensure every step of their work is completely documented is FileMaker Pro -- the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Architecture/Real Estate
Steven Holl Architects (SHA)
Steven Holl Architects (SHA) is an international, award-winning architecture and urban design office working as one office from two locations; New York City and Beijing. SHA has designed museums, galleries and exhibitions, universities and educational facilities, and residences. They have also designed commercial space for retail, offices and public utilities.
ADD Inc.
When 3Com Corporation consolidated its East Coast operations to the Greater Boston area, it enlisted ADD Inc to transform a bland box-like office building into dynamic space that would nurture high-tech creativity. The result was so impressive that ADD Inc was later commissioned to plan and design 3Com's 1.3 million-square-foot East Coast campus. Such victories are a regular occurrence for this architecture and design services firm. With a growing roster of high-profile clients, the company needs to keep its 150 employees working together, especially since they're located throughout the United States, with offices in Cambridge, San Francisco, and Miami. To accomplish this, ADD Inc relies on a database running on FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database solution from FileMaker, Inc.
AR7 HooverDesmondArchitects
With over 25 years of design experience, the award-winning Denver architectural firm of AR7 HooverDesmondArchitects specializes in the creation of building designs with a focus on people, schools, colleges, and similar public buildings that require a combination of attractive appearance and thoughtful ergonomics. The company's internal document-tracking system is just as carefully designed, on a solid FileMaker Pro foundation.
Arquitectonica
If you build it, they will come. But before you can build it, you need to get the contract. And that's where marketing comes in. Consider the case of Arquitectonica -- an upmarket architectural design firm that's given its marketing a boost with help from FileMaker Pro -- the award-winning database application software from FileMaker Inc.
Emailrealty.com
Alaska real estate broker Greg Erkins believes in taking full advantage of the latest technology in managing his ever-growing business. His company, Flash Realty LLC, and its Emailrealty.com division, emphasizes a full range of up-to-date tools in serving its clients, from email distribution of listings to slickly-produced custom DVDs containing extensive, illustrated portfolios of information on specific properties. Behind all this innovation, FileMaker Pro 8 plays a vital role, and not just for Greg. Now these innovations are being made available to other brokers as well.
Humberts
The real estate business in England has traditionally been dominated by small companies, each focused on its immediate geographic area. Humberts, while based in London, set out to change that by consolidating many smaller offices into a national firm and bringing in modern systems.
McGinley Hart & Associates
McGinley Hart & Associates LLP is an 15-person architectural and preservation planning firm specializing in historic building preservation and renovation. One of the firm's major undertakings is tracking the effects of the Central Artery/Third Harbor Tunnel Project on Boston's historic building
NextHome.com
A different approach to real estateÑone that combines the advantages of for sale-by-owner with the efficiencies of a full-service realtor. ThatÕs the concept behind NextHomeÑan innovative Ohio-based real estate brokerage offering the savings of ÒFor Sale By OwnerÓ and fast, responsive, comprehensive realtor services matched by a dynamic online presence. The NextHome website provides home sellers a powerful marketing tool and homebuyers the ability to search more than 25,000 homesÑin short, to do everything you can do with a traditional brokerage, saving time and money. NextHome offers a dynamic, responsive system powered by FileMaker Pro 7 and FileMaker Server 7 Advanced.
Northern Virginia Association of Realtors
When the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors (NVAR) needed an easy way to provide up-to-date information to its 7,000 members, they turned to FileMaker Pro. FileMaker Pro's instant Web Publishing feature lets NVAR easily keep its members informed via their dynamic Web site.
Software by Design
After Microsoft Access proved too difficult for end-users to customize, developer SOFTWARE by design, in Pasadena, California, chose to build its hospitality design application, INTERIORS by design, using FileMaker Pro for Windows and the Mac OS, the award- winning database from FileMaker, Inc.
Automotive/Transpotation
DaBryan Coach Builders
DaBryan Coach Builders is a leading manufacturer of luxury limousine conversions from SUVs and vans sold worldwide. A typical conversion would be a Lincoln Town Car, Lincoln Navigator or a Cadillac DT.
OSR Incorporated
Indiana-based company uses FileMaker Pro to manage all aspects of the business, manufacturing fasteners, the nuts and bolts, for the automotive industry.
Mickey Thompson Performance Tires and Wheels
The External SQL Data Connectivity capabilities built into FileMaker Pro 9 are a great boon to the employees of this small business, since the company uses Microsoft SQL. "Now we can import the data right into FileMaker Pro 9 and create beautiful reports that can be sent out as .pdf files for our sales and marketing team."
American Fast Freight
Keep On Truckin'! By road, by rail, by air, land or sea -- getting freight to its destination is demanding. Goods need to arrive on time -- every time. No excuses -- just do it! It's a challenge even under the best of conditions. But when the destination's off the beaten track, the job becomes even more imposing -- unless you have tools you can count on. Like FileMaker Pro -- the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.!
Artex Fine Art Services
Transporting precious cargo demands careful attention, and no ordinary movers will do. For fine art treasures, museums and institutions all over the United States turn to Artex Fine Art Services. Based in Landover, Maryland, with offices in Washington, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and Fort Lauderdale, Artex's staff of trained professionals handle many of the world's most recognizable works of art as they're shipped for special exhibitions, stored, or conserved. And every step of every journey is thoroughly documented by FileMaker Pro.
Automotive Products USA
Automotive Products USA is a worldwide leader in developing hydraulic clutch systems. They produce over 1.2 million systems annually at their 122,000-sq. ft. manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills Michigan. Every domestic automobile manufacturer in North America uses their products, as do auto producers in South America, Europe, and the Middle and Far East.
Bill Curie Ford
With annual revenues of almost $26 million, Bill Currie Ford is the largest combined Parts, Service and Body Shop operation in Ford's Orlando Region, which includes the entire state of Florida. How does the Parts, Service and Body Shop at Currie Ford keep on top of its operations? By tracking every single customer's maintenance needs and generating highly targeted direct mailings with FileMaker Pro 4.0 for Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows NT, Windows 3.1, and Mac OS, the award-winning database solution from FileMaker Inc.
DotTax
A small business with impressive goals for expansion, DotTax of Phoenix, AZ provides an innovative service to the motor transportation industry. Helping truckers and commercial motor carriers navigate a maze of federal and state licensing requirements, DotTax streamlines an often-onerous process with efficient one-stop service. While the firm currently employs from three to five fulltime staffers, there are plans to expand the concept nationwide as a franchise opportunity.
Eagle Warranty Corporation
When you buy a used car from one of more than 4000 reputable dealers covering ten states, Eagle Warranty stands behind the sale, providing extended service contracts on pre-owned vehicles. It's the same dedication to customers you get when you buy FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Empire Air Lines
An essential link in the global transportation network that rushes FedEx shipments to their destinations, Empire Airlines provides freight service throughout the western half of the United States. Based in Hayden, Idaho, Empire Airlines also provides a full range of aircraft repair and maintenance services, but the bulk of its business focuses on the high-pressure, high-demand FedEx account.
Volvo Action Services
When the sale is made -- that's when good customer service really begins. That's the watchword for an increasing number of forward-thinking businesses who recognize that the valued relationship with their customers is still only beginning when the check is signed. Sophisticated customer-service systems have become a vital element in ongoing business plans -- and that's where communications support providers like Volvo Action Service fill a crucial need. And helping to keep those lines of communication open between company and customer, you'll find FileMaker Pro -- the award-winning database software solution from FileMaker Inc.!
OSR Incorporated
R. Scott Weber is the Production Manager at OSR Incorporated, a Japanese-owned automotive fastener company --they specialize in small fasteners, literally the nuts and bolts of the automotive industry.
Creative Services
Obakki Design
Developer builds all-in-one system from design and manufacture to sales and fulfillment for Obakki Design, a young fashion house in Canada.
Black Cat Studios
From studio photography to advanced digital imaging to artist-edition digital prints, Black Cat Studios of San Rafael, California is a firm believer in the organizational power of FileMaker Pro and has been using it for the past 20 years to manage their entire production process.
Bulldog Marketing
"We've just bought some new Intel Macs, and the performance just screams," she enthuses. "We do a lot of data manipulation, and FileMaker Pro 8.5 improves performance in one data load from 45 minutes to 4 minutes."
Abalone Designs, Inc
Abalone Designs Inc. optimizes websites to make them search engine-friendly. That means in the search for relevant keywords, the optimized sites appear very high on the list of the results on the major search engines such as Google, MSN and Yahoo!. Search engine optimization (SEO) is done in several ways. One is site optimization; cleaning up a website's HTML code to make it more search engine-friendly. Another is by heightening the user-friendliness and usefulness of the site through the implementation of information services, visitor interaction and overall likeability of the website. And third, there are ways to develop a website's link popularity by enticing other related web sites to link to it. Like all programming companies, Abalone Designs needed to keep track of its clients, the time spent on each website and, above all, billing.
AccuWeather, Inc.
Don't know why there's no sun up in the sky? Then you're not paying attention, accurate, localized weather forecasts from AccuWeather, Inc. are within everyone's reach, on the air, in print or online. But with weather information so easy to access, it's easy to overlook the fact that the science, and business, of forecasting weather demands efficient, flexible information management. That's why AccuWeather manages vital data with the help of FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software from FileMaker Inc.
Affordable Image
Affordable Image.com has found an extraordinary niche in a market where companies like Kinkos and AlphaGraphics dominate. The Phoenix, Arizona-based company does much more than print business cards. They like to call themselves a complete off-site marketing department, providing everything from design, to printing to binding, working closely with their clients to ensure their customersÕ success.
Alastair Sawday Publishing
Alastair Sawday Publishing (ASP) is the company behind the well-known and highly respected 'Special Places to Stay' travel series. The books are a collection of travel guidebooks covering over 5,000 B&Bs, hotels and self-catering places in Britain, France, India, Italy, Ireland, Morocco, Croatia, Spain and Portugal, plus an expanding collection of Green Places to Stay. The creation and maintenance of these guides and their accompanying website, www.sawdays.co.uk, is administration-intensive. Information on each place is gathered from ASP's inspectors, editors, readers and from the owners themselves and compiled into a database that has to remain aware of the content crossover between the guides too; for example, an owner of a B&B may also rent out self-catering accommodation, perhaps in another country. It's a complex picture to paint in one system.
Antenna Audio
Standing in front of a great work of art at The Louvre, Paris or The Royal Academy, London -- it's sometimes hard to know what makes it so special. Many museums now have audio interpretation guides designed to enhance the experience of looking at paintings and artifacts, and their innovative use of interactive multimedia technology often gives the attractions an added dimension. And one of the leading providers of this technology builds its system around FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc
B Productions
Glittery, glitzy -- all that and more. That's the world of high fashion, and if you've ever seen those videos on TV you know what we mean. And if you HAVE seen those videos, there's a good chance you've been watching footage shot by B Productions of New York, a production house specializing in work for the fashion and beauty industries, and a company that keeps stylishly well-organized with FileMaker Pro, the award winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.!
Brains Design
Brains Design is one of Australia's premier advertising and creative design agencies specialising in the information technology and telecommunications industry. Clients include Cisco Systems, Intel, Fujitsu, Logicalis, Linksys Netforce, Novell, PalmOne, SGI and Blackspot's Road Angel. Brains' creative services incorporate writing and design across all aspects of print, online, radio, television and outdoor media to produce carefully measured and integrated advertising campaigns.
Canadian Tradex
Behind every successful trade show, behind every well-thumbed industrial directory, there's a hard-working promotional company that's labored to put it all together. Canadian Tradex of Timmins, Ontario does that job for the Canadian forest industry, organizing two major trade expositions each year, along with a series of quarterly directories for the forestry and mining industries and FileMaker Pro is the indispensable behind-the-scenes tool that makes it all happen.
Comedy Central
Comedy Central's wildly successful animated television show South Park may have raised a few eyebrows with its irreverent style of humor. But behind the scenes, the production department takes its job very seriously. To stay on top of rigid production deadlines the upcoming feature-length film, "South Park: Bigger, Longer & UncutÓ to be released by Summer 1999 from Paramount Pictures and Warner Brothers, the production team tracked every single shot in the movie, from layout to final animation, in FileMaker Pro for Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows NT, Windows 3.1, and Mac OS, the award-winning database solution from FileMaker Inc.
Dave Matthews Band
There's nothing quite like a live concert by a top band. There's an energy that flows directly from the stage and into the audience. You can listen to CDs, you can watch all the videos you want -- but nothing beats a live performance -- especially by a top concert act like the Dave Matthews Band. With their unique fusion of jazz and rock, and their accessible, grassroots style, Dave Matthews and his bandmates make magic every time they take the stage. But creating that magic isn't easy. It requires tight organization and careful planning. And that's why whenever the DMB performs, they're accompanied by FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Pro Server, the award-winning database software applications by FileMaKer Inc.
Dewar's
A Wee dram o' Whisky and a good shot of technology have resulted in a revolutionary slant for visitors to Dewar's 'World of Whisky' Distillery (take an internet-based tour of 'World of Whisky' at http://www.dewars.com/worldofwhisky/default.asp). Dewar's has teamed up with FileMaker the information management solutions company, FileMaker's alliance partner, Majikam, and graphic designers, Motivo, to create a real time e-postcard system, available via kiosks to all the visiting public at Dewar's, Aberfeldy, Scotland.
Eaton Hall Exhibitions
Behind the exhibits, behind the displays at every trade show there's a team of professionals who bring it all together. At Eaton Hall Exhibitions, the focus is on service to clients, whether they're world-class companies like General Electric, Honeywell, or Siemens, or small entrepreneurs looking to make a splash in a crowded marketplace. Eaton Hall's best known presentation is the annual School Building Expo, the largest and best-attended school design and construction show in the United States, but whatever the show, FileMaker Pro databases organize the essential contact information.
eMotion Studios
These days, image is everything. But image management is even more. Today's full-service communications agency doesn't just design advertising. It builds distinctive identities for its clients. And for eMotion studios, a cutting-edge California agency, modern media tools bring these identities to life. Keeping those projects on track, you'll find FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc.
Gemini Music Productions
Music is art. But music is also business -- and for those who earn their living making music, it's essential to keep to a strict beat. That's why many top musical artists depend on Gemini Music Productions to keep their paperwork together -- and that's why Gemini Music Productions depends on FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
GM Voices
You've heard them everywhere -- on courtesy phones and in information booths, on voice mail systems and over the web. They're those crisp, professional voices telling you to choose from the following menu, to enter your access code, to click on the icon to proceed. And they always remember to say 'thank you.' Who are they? Where do they come from? For many companies, the answer is GM Voices -- a firm specializing in the production of professional-quality voice tracks for commercial and industrial use. And GM Voices keeps track of these tracks with help from FileMaker Pro -- the award winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Graffiteria, Inc.
When high-powered organizations like the Christie's auction house, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and several New York investment banking / financial services firms needed comprehensive, custom-built database solutions, they knew FileMaker Pro developer Karen Stella of Graffiteria Inc. could build those applications. A consultant to a wide range of creative-services firms since 1996, Karen provides both MacOS systems support and full-scale FileMaker Pro development services for a growing, demanding clientele.
Hearts of Space
Hearts of Space grew out of producer Stephen Hill's fascination with space-creating, contemplative music. Beginning in the early 1970s, Hill hosted a weekly late-night radio program in the San Francisco Bay area. What began purely as a labor of love eventually became the most popular contemporary music program on American public radio. Over the intervening quarter century, Hearts of Space has evolved into a multifaceted production and marketing organization encompassing radio, records, CD mastering, and music publishin
Henry O'Donnell-Boatman Music
Every day, millions of viewers follow the comings and goings, the doings and done-to's in the small New England town of Harmony -- the setting for 'Passions,' a popular new daytime serial from NBC-TV. And every day, behind the scenes, a dedicated crew works to pull together each of the elements that goes into a successful soap opera -- elements as subtle as the distinctive music that underscores the drama. That music is the responsibility of Henry-O'Donnell-Boatman Music of Los Angeles -- a firm specializing in the creation of unique music for television. And helping Henry-O'Donnell-Boatman Music keep up with the fast-paced production schedule, you'll find FileMaker Pro -- the award-winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc.
High-Frequency Music Marketing
When record labels such as Capitol, Arista and Virgin need marketing expertise for their leading-edge acts, they turn to Hi Frequency Marketing. The Carrboro, NC company is the marketing genius behind such hot acts as LimpBizkit and new sensation Buckcherry. To stay at the forefront of the pop music scene, High Frequency relies on FileMaker Pro, award winning database software from FileMaker, Inc. Hi Frequency uses FileMaker Pro as a productivity application for project management, invoicing, client tracking, inventory management, and myriad other tasks. In addition, the company uses its FileMaker Pro driven Web site to assist its 100 field representatives with coordinating multiple nationwide projects such as college and retail store marketing events.
ImageTracker
For professional photographers, the job isn't over when the shutter clicks. Taking the picture is only the beginning. There's more than enough to keep organized -- from the names and places, dates and camera settings that document the details of each picture to the many complex details that go into the day to day operation of a working business. It's a lot of work. But what if keeping all that information organized was as easy as a few clicks of the mouse? That's the idea behind ImageTracker Pro, a new software tool built around FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Industrial Light & Magic
Movie magic doesn't just happen, it requires a lot of work from a lot of creative people to bring spectacular special effects to the screen. It's a complicated job that must be tracked every step of the way to ensure that every shot is completed on time, every time. And that's why key administrative personnel at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) track ongoing projects with FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software solution from FileMaker, Inc.
Ink Projects
Not just Museums with a capital "MÓ, those imposing piles of marble where you file silently along behind the velvet ropes, gazing at Official Cultural Treasures. Lynne's real love is the little museums you find in the small towns and along the back highways of America, museums that honor the essential spirit of our nation, the offbeat and the peculiar, the poignant and the surreal. And she's put together a definitive guide to these unforgettable attractions with the help of FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Jhane Barnes Tailored Clothing
Elegant, impressive, fashion-forward Ñ the Jhane Barnes line of high-end tailored menswear offers clothing for the man who wants to make a statement. Operating for nearly thirty years as the first woman to build a major menswear business in the United States, Jhane Barnes maintains a focus on quality and distinctiveness thatÕs earned her some of the fashion industryÕs most prestigious awards, as well as a loyal customer following around the world. And now, FileMaker Pro fills a vital role in the behind-the-scenes production process.
Jim Jordan Photography
Striking, glamorous images that capture the eyes of the world, Jim Jordan Photography makes them happen. This full-service celebrity fashion photography studio maintains a fully staffed production company, turning out magazine and catalog shoots, TV commercials, even music videos at its facilities in New York and Los Angeles. From the glossy pages of American Vogue, Vanity Fair, and the J. Crew catalogue, to the upscale, memorable ad campaigns of BMW, American Express, and Mercedes Benz, Jim Jordan Photography travels the globe to capture images that endure, and the power of FileMaker Pro helps keep those images organized.
Knitting Factory
FileMaker Pro is showing up in the hippest places. When Czech Republic president Vaclav Havel and U.S. Secretary of State Madeline Albright wanted to hang out with rocker Lou Reed and performance artist Lori Anderson, they went to the Knitting Factory. The Knitting Factory is both a nightclub, presenting live jazz music seven nights a week, and a record label that releases compact discs by many of the artists who perform there. Naturally, when the Knitting Factory wanted to manage their web site, they turned to FileMaker Pro. FileMaker Pro is a relational database application designed to help manage and share information in the real world. It's a fast and easy software system for creating databases that are completely cross-platform on Macintosh, Windows 95, Windows NT, or Windows 3.1.
Liberman/Patton Agency
As the largest independent casting company in the country, the Liberman/Patton Agency is under constant pressure to provide the right actors for the right roles. With a roster that reads like a who's-who of Hollywood, the agency clearly is a success. It has cast such shows as Seinfeld, Party of Five, and 3rd Rock from the Sun, the X-Files Movie, and HBO's From the Earth to the Moon, executive produced by Tom Hanks. How does the agency do it? Every actor that comes through the doors of the agency is logged, tracked, and screened for future roles using FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database solution from FileMaker, Inc.
Major TV News Organization
A major TV news operation uses FileMaker to support much of its infrastructure. Functions supported include ticketing, purchase requests and program management. Approximately 60 FileMaker databases support a variety of applications for more than 200 users. Because of competitive advantage concerns, the customer prefers to not be named.
Moonchasers
For Gail Ward and James Rigler, the full moon is more than just a transient pleasure to be enjoyed once a month. Its a full time job, as they travel the globe gathering striking photographic images. And keeping track of those Images, and of their ever-growing business is a full-time job for FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc.
Palm Springs Photo Festival
Palm Springs is synonymous with wealth, seclusion, golf and tennis. It was the favorite home of some of the biggest stars of yesteryear, Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Dinah Shore, all called Palm Springs home, a refuge from the prying eyes of photographers and autograph seekers. So itÕs no small irony that the Palm Springs Photo Festival takes place there, bringing several hundred aspiring ÒsnappersÓ to learn the craft from some of the best in the business.
Prada
Milano, Italy March 2000, Filemaker, the worldwide leader in database solutions for workgroups and individuals, is the software solution chosen by Prada to manage www.prada-press.com their America's Cup press information web site. Thanks to Filemaker Pro, Prada's press office can manage a large number of media queries and meet the ever more pressing demands from media organizations around the world. The site, through which Prada has registered over 2600 journalists, is the official source of information for the press.
Progressive Solutions
Information in motion is the business of Progressive Solutions, a growing printing-mail service-fulfillment company serving the corporate marketplace for the past decade and a half. Keeping that information in motion puts big demands on the Progressive Solutions database system, but those challenges are easily met by FileMaker Pro 7, the latest version of the award-winning database software solution from FileMaker, Inc.
Pro Sound
Your clients require a commitment to service -- both before and after a sale is made. This is especially true in the field of professional audio -- where clients judge the quality of a company's work with trained, sensitive ears. There's no margin for error, no "just good enough" in this business -- and no room for sloppy follow-up with these demanding, exacting clients. For the team at Pro Sound in San Diego, the secret of first-class service every time is their own expertise, a reputation for quality work -- and FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software solution from FileMaker Inc.
Publisher's Clearing House
You probably know Publishers' Clearing House best from its famous sweepstakes promotions -- and you've probably daydreamed about opening your front door to find the Prize Patrol waiting outside, ready to hand you the giant check that will change your life forever. But what you may not know is the careful thought that goes into each PCH mailing. It's a well-planned, highly-organized process -- and helping to keep it on track you'll find FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Rainbow Network Communications
There's nothing like a curling up in front of the television for a great movie. But did you ever stop to think about where those movies come from? Well, if you're watching such cable channels as American Movie Classics or Bravo, those movies are coming to you not from glamorous, magical Hollywood -- but from a bustling complex of buildings in Floral Park, New York -- where movie magic comes to life with a little help from FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.!
Reno Typographers
Reno Typographers first opened its doors in Reno, Nev. in 1981 and offered traditional typesetting. As it grew it embraced the rapid technological changes in the pre-press industry, and added scanning, color separation and digital printing to its services.
Rhino Records
What do Ray Charles, Burt Bacharach, the Teenage Devil Dolls, and Merle Haggard have in common? Their recordings Ñ and some 32,000 others Ñ are stored in FileMaker Pro for Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows NT, Windows 3.1, and Mac OS, the award-winning database solution from FileMaker Inc.
Scharff Weisberg
On the stage or in the exhibition hall -- when you're putting on a show, the last thing you want to worry about are the technical details. And you won't -- not if you've placed them in the hands of the audio-video professionals of New York's Scharff Weisberg, Inc. They're experts in AV technology, from special effects to sound systems, and they ensure that top-level service to their clients with FileMaker Pro -- the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Scitex Digital Video
Scitex Digital Video manufactures ImMIX¨ digital nonlinear video editing products. Videotaped footage is digitized onto a hard drive, from which video professionals, including editors of documentaries, commercials and training videos, call up images as needed, cutting and pasting the images into their final order and adding special effects.
Sells Printing
You've seen the catalogues in your mailbox or in your office. Slick, substantial, easy to use. Glistening, attractive presentations of office supplies or hardware or any other sort of merchandise you might need. But did you ever stop to think about where that catalogue came from? For many of America's top catalogues, the trail leads back to New Berlin, Wisconsin -- and the Sells Printing Company, specialists in high-quality catalogue production. And behind the scenes at Sells you'll find FileMaker Pro -- the award-winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc!
Showtime Networks
The next time you see an advertisement for one of Showtime Networks' programs, you'll know FileMaker Pro is hard at work. FileMaker Pro is the award-winning database management system (DBMS) from FileMaker, Inc. Red Group, Showtime's in-house advertising agency, uses FileMaker Pro to archive and project manage all Showtime advertisements for print, TV and radio.
Software by Design
After Microsoft Access proved too difficult for end-users to customize, developer SOFTWARE by design, in Pasadena, California, chose to build its hospitality design application, INTERIORS by design, using FileMaker Pro for Windows and the Mac OS, the award- winning database from FileMaker, Inc.
The Larry Little Company
All it takes is one sour note to ruin the harmony. Every musician knows that. But the same goes for business -- when you've got a system that works, there's no need to tamper with success. Especially when that system is as reliable as FileMaker Pro -- the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Wagner Worldwide
Over the years, technology has played an increasing role in video production and post production. Technology has done an exceptional job in meeting viewer demand for thrilling action, state-of-the-art graphics and visually stimulating scenes. However, some of the filmmaking techniques still being used are quite archaic. One of those antiquated techniques is the way scenes and sound bytes are catalogued. Wagner Worldwide is an independent consulting company that offers post production services to television and movie companies. Their Footage File solutions are used by production companies to find the 'perfect' video footage and sound bytes for a given production. Footage File's success is dependent upon immediate access to every scene and sound byte available for each project.
Walter Murch and Sean Cullen, Film Editors
The art of motion picture editing is an ever-evolving craft, from the old Moviolas of Hollywood's storied past to today's cutting-edge software applications that carry editing into an entirely digital realm. In the vanguard of these innovations, you will find three-time Academy Award¨ winner Walter Murch. He needs no introduction to either cineastes or techies. His work on such recent films as Cold Mountain , the first full-length feature to use the Final Cut Pro editing suite -- and Jarhead keeps him in the forefront of both creative accomplishment and technological innovation. Walter and his associate editor Sean Cullen depend on the latest tools to do their job, including FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software solution from FileMaker Inc.
WGBH Boston
Enlightening, educational, and entertaining. But like its commercial sister, public television doesn't just happen. At WGBH in Boston, production of some of public TV's favorite programs requires talent, energy, commitment -- and money. And helping to keep key elements in that equation organized, you'll find FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Entertainment
South By Southwest (SXSW)
In its 22 years, the South by Southwest (SXSW) Music and Media Conference & Festival has grown from a tiny music festival in the Texas capital into a massive media extravaganza. The conference not only reflects, discusses and showcases trends in culture and media, but also often creates them. To pull off the annual event with flair and a heavy dose of efficiency, SXSW relies on FileMaker Pro database software.
FansUNITED
FansUNITED is a leading photo agency in the entertainment world. Founded 1989 in Koblenz, Germany, FansUNITED is now in 15 countries including the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan and Great Britain
AccuWeather, Inc.
Don't know why there's no sun up in the sky? Then you're not paying attention, accurate, localized weather forecasts from AccuWeather, Inc. are within everyone's reach, on the air, in print or online. But with weather information so easy to access, it's easy to overlook the fact that the science, and business, of forecasting weather demands efficient, flexible information management. That's why AccuWeather manages vital data with the help of FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software from FileMaker Inc.
Aggressive Skaters Association
They aren't just in-line skaters -- they're Aggressive Skaters. Skaters who compete for points and prestige on a professional scale. Stunts and spills, thrills and chills -- and above all, speed. Intense, glorious speed. And keeping track of these breathtaking athletes requires a database program that's just as fast, just as flexible -- FileMaker Pro, the award winning database software from FileMaker, Inc.
America's Cup Louis Vuitton Media Centre
Paris-based luxury goods house, Louis Vuitton, has had a long standing relationship with the America's Cup and back in 1983 they decided to formalise the relationship by presenting a trophy, the Louis Vuitton Cup, to the winner of the Challenger Selection Series. Since then, it's become well known that "to win the America's Cup, one must first win the Louis Vuitton Cup."
Associated Press
Information is their business -- supplying news, fact, and figures to newspapers and broadcasting outlets all across America. That's the mission of the Associated Press. And now subscribing outlets can access a mother lode of information directly from AP over the web, with FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software from FileMaker Inc.
B Productions
Glittery, glitzy -- all that and more. That's the world of high fashion, and if you've ever seen those videos on TV you know what we mean. And if you HAVE seen those videos, there's a good chance you've been watching footage shot by B Productions of New York, a production house specializing in work for the fashion and beauty industries, and a company that keeps stylishly well-organized with FileMaker Pro, the award winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.!
Comedy Central
Comedy Central's wildly successful animated television show South Park may have raised a few eyebrows with its irreverent style of humor. But behind the scenes, the production department takes its job very seriously. To stay on top of rigid production deadlines the upcoming feature-length film, "South Park: Bigger, Longer & UncutÓ to be released by Summer 1999 from Paramount Pictures and Warner Brothers, the production team tracked every single shot in the movie, from layout to final animation, in FileMaker Pro for Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows NT, Windows 3.1, and Mac OS, the award-winning database solution from FileMaker Inc.
Dave Matthews Band
There's nothing quite like a live concert by a top band. There's an energy that flows directly from the stage and into the audience. You can listen to CDs, you can watch all the videos you want -- but nothing beats a live performance -- especially by a top concert act like the Dave Matthews Band. With their unique fusion of jazz and rock, and their accessible, grassroots style, Dave Matthews and his bandmates make magic every time they take the stage. But creating that magic isn't easy. It requires tight organization and careful planning. And that's why whenever the DMB performs, they're accompanied by FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Pro Server, the award-winning database software applications by FileMaKer Inc.
E! Entertainment
Hustle, bustle -- and sometimes, muscle. That's show biz. Scripts to be written, gear to be hauled, stars to be prodded and preened. And at E! Entertainment, the latest tool for bringing it all together is FileMaker Pro -- the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.!
Gemini Music Productions
Music is art. But music is also business -- and for those who earn their living making music, it's essential to keep to a strict beat. That's why many top musical artists depend on Gemini Music Productions to keep their paperwork together -- and that's why Gemini Music Productions depends on FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Hearts of Space
Hearts of Space grew out of producer Stephen Hill's fascination with space-creating, contemplative music. Beginning in the early 1970s, Hill hosted a weekly late-night radio program in the San Francisco Bay area. What began purely as a labor of love eventually became the most popular contemporary music program on American public radio. Over the intervening quarter century, Hearts of Space has evolved into a multifaceted production and marketing organization encompassing radio, records, CD mastering, and music publishin
Henry O'Donnell-Boatman Music
Every day, millions of viewers follow the comings and goings, the doings and done-to's in the small New England town of Harmony -- the setting for 'Passions,' a popular new daytime serial from NBC-TV. And every day, behind the scenes, a dedicated crew works to pull together each of the elements that goes into a successful soap opera -- elements as subtle as the distinctive music that underscores the drama. That music is the responsibility of Henry-O'Donnell-Boatman Music of Los Angeles -- a firm specializing in the creation of unique music for television. And helping Henry-O'Donnell-Boatman Music keep up with the fast-paced production schedule, you'll find FileMaker Pro -- the award-winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc.
High-Frequency Music Marketing
When record labels such as Capitol, Arista and Virgin need marketing expertise for their leading-edge acts, they turn to Hi Frequency Marketing. The Carrboro, NC company is the marketing genius behind such hot acts as LimpBizkit and new sensation Buckcherry. To stay at the forefront of the pop music scene, High Frequency relies on FileMaker Pro, award winning database software from FileMaker, Inc. Hi Frequency uses FileMaker Pro as a productivity application for project management, invoicing, client tracking, inventory management, and myriad other tasks. In addition, the company uses its FileMaker Pro driven Web site to assist its 100 field representatives with coordinating multiple nationwide projects such as college and retail store marketing events.
Industrial Light & Magic
Movie magic doesn't just happen, it requires a lot of work from a lot of creative people to bring spectacular special effects to the screen. It's a complicated job that must be tracked every step of the way to ensure that every shot is completed on time, every time. And that's why key administrative personnel at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) track ongoing projects with FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software solution from FileMaker, Inc.
Knitting Factory
FileMaker Pro is showing up in the hippest places. When Czech Republic president Vaclav Havel and U.S. Secretary of State Madeline Albright wanted to hang out with rocker Lou Reed and performance artist Lori Anderson, they went to the Knitting Factory. The Knitting Factory is both a nightclub, presenting live jazz music seven nights a week, and a record label that releases compact discs by many of the artists who perform there. Naturally, when the Knitting Factory wanted to manage their web site, they turned to FileMaker Pro. FileMaker Pro is a relational database application designed to help manage and share information in the real world. It's a fast and easy software system for creating databases that are completely cross-platform on Macintosh, Windows 95, Windows NT, or Windows 3.1.
Liberman/Patton Agency
As the largest independent casting company in the country, the Liberman/Patton Agency is under constant pressure to provide the right actors for the right roles. With a roster that reads like a who's-who of Hollywood, the agency clearly is a success. It has cast such shows as Seinfeld, Party of Five, and 3rd Rock from the Sun, the X-Files Movie, and HBO's From the Earth to the Moon, executive produced by Tom Hanks. How does the agency do it? Every actor that comes through the doors of the agency is logged, tracked, and screened for future roles using FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database solution from FileMaker, Inc.
Major TV News Organization
A major TV news operation uses FileMaker to support much of its infrastructure. Functions supported include ticketing, purchase requests and program management. Approximately 60 FileMaker databases support a variety of applications for more than 200 users. Because of competitive advantage concerns, the customer prefers to not be named.
Pro Sound
Your clients require a commitment to service -- both before and after a sale is made. This is especially true in the field of professional audio -- where clients judge the quality of a company's work with trained, sensitive ears. There's no margin for error, no "just good enough" in this business -- and no room for sloppy follow-up with these demanding, exacting clients. For the team at Pro Sound in San Diego, the secret of first-class service every time is their own expertise, a reputation for quality work -- and FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software solution from FileMaker Inc.
Rainbow Network Communications
There's nothing like a curling up in front of the television for a great movie. But did you ever stop to think about where those movies come from? Well, if you're watching such cable channels as American Movie Classics or Bravo, those movies are coming to you not from glamorous, magical Hollywood -- but from a bustling complex of buildings in Floral Park, New York -- where movie magic comes to life with a little help from FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.!
Rhino Records
What do Ray Charles, Burt Bacharach, the Teenage Devil Dolls, and Merle Haggard have in common? Their recordings Ñ and some 32,000 others Ñ are stored in FileMaker Pro for Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows NT, Windows 3.1, and Mac OS, the award-winning database solution from FileMaker Inc.
Showtime Networks
The next time you see an advertisement for one of Showtime Networks' programs, you'll know FileMaker Pro is hard at work. FileMaker Pro is the award-winning database management system (DBMS) from FileMaker, Inc. Red Group, Showtime's in-house advertising agency, uses FileMaker Pro to archive and project manage all Showtime advertisements for print, TV and radio.
The Fest for Beatles Fans
All You Need is Love Ñ and a great idea Ñ and back in 1974 Mark Lapidos had both. His passion, The Beatles, his idea, an annual Beatles Fans Celebration; a two-or-three-day convention of Beatles fans, a place where they could enjoy, listen, meet other Beatles fans, and of course buy memorabilia, albums, t-shirts, and so on. ÒAfter a few months of deliberating,Ó Mark recalls on The Fest website, ÒI decided to take my personal savings and book the New York Commodore Hotel for the weekend of September 7-8, 1974.Ó
The Larry Little Company
All it takes is one sour note to ruin the harmony. Every musician knows that. But the same goes for business -- when you've got a system that works, there's no need to tamper with success. Especially when that system is as reliable as FileMaker Pro -- the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
TV Guide
As manager of affiliate marketing, Cara Hathaway and her staff act as a liaison between affiliate marketing sales representatives and cable operator clients such as TCI, Cox Communications and others that offer their respective cable customers programming such as Prevue, TV Guide Magazine and TV Guide interactive.
Wagner Worldwide
Over the years, technology has played an increasing role in video production and post production. Technology has done an exceptional job in meeting viewer demand for thrilling action, state-of-the-art graphics and visually stimulating scenes. However, some of the filmmaking techniques still being used are quite archaic. One of those antiquated techniques is the way scenes and sound bytes are catalogued. Wagner Worldwide is an independent consulting company that offers post production services to television and movie companies. Their Footage File solutions are used by production companies to find the 'perfect' video footage and sound bytes for a given production. Footage File's success is dependent upon immediate access to every scene and sound byte available for each project.
Walter Murch and Sean Cullen, Film Editors
The art of motion picture editing is an ever-evolving craft, from the old Moviolas of Hollywood's storied past to today's cutting-edge software applications that carry editing into an entirely digital realm. In the vanguard of these innovations, you will find three-time Academy Award¨ winner Walter Murch. He needs no introduction to either cineastes or techies. His work on such recent films as Cold Mountain , the first full-length feature to use the Final Cut Pro editing suite -- and Jarhead keeps him in the forefront of both creative accomplishment and technological innovation. Walter and his associate editor Sean Cullen depend on the latest tools to do their job, including FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software solution from FileMaker Inc.
WGBH Boston
Enlightening, educational, and entertaining. But like its commercial sister, public television doesn't just happen. At WGBH in Boston, production of some of public TV's favorite programs requires talent, energy, commitment -- and money. And helping to keep key elements in that equation organized, you'll find FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Wizards of the Coast
Harry Potter and Pokemon, Dungeons and Dragons and Star Wars, Showdown Sports, European Soccer and for the Japanese market Duel Masters -- and of course Magic: The Gathering, the one that stated it all. What do they have in common? They're all the subjects of popular adventure, fantasy and trading card games! And they're all produced by Wizards of the Coast -- a firm now expanding the magic with FileMaker Pro 6, latest version of the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.!
Finance/Banking
Newport Venture Capital
A commercial mortgage broker and investment advisor uses FileMaker Pro to track property prices and manage rents.
Banc One
You've probably never wondered where all the brochures you see at your local bank come from, but for Lianne Rolfe, Manager of Operations and Technology for Banc One Corporation, brochures are her business.
Dunn & Bradstreet
Before you can make the sale, you need to know your market. That's why businesses looking to widen their customer base turn to D&B (formerly Dun & Bradstreet) for essential information on new sales prospects. And now, accessing that information's much easier -- because D&B has turned to FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc.
Home Solution Mortgage Company
Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, Home Solution helps homebuyers and homeowners negotiate major financial hurdles by arranging mortgages, helping to manage credit, and dealing with difficult credit histories. It's a small company, but an active one, and keeps its extensive client files carefully organized with powerful FileMaker Pro 8 database solutions.
Standard & Poor's Financial Communications
"Who does what, and when?Ó and "how can they do it more efficiently?Ó Those are the questions asked every day in busy offices and busy enterprises. And at the offices of Standard & Poor's Financial Communications, those questions are answered by FileMaker Pro -- the award-winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc.
Food/Beverage
Minturn Nut Company
Based in the heart of California's most fertile region, Minturn Nut Company and its contracted growers will produce over 50 million pounds of almonds this year. The company runs on FileMaker Pro software, and the new enhancements in FileMaker Pro 10 have Brent Simon, Minturn Nut's in-house developer, really stoked.
Renew Life
Distributor of organic nutrition bars expects to save plenty of time with FileMaker Pro 8.5
Ben & Jerry's
Ice cream is the very definition of cool -- but you'd be surprised how hot things can get around an ice cream company's office when essential information gets misplaced. That's how it used to be in the Marketing and Design Department at Ben & Jerry's -- but things have cooled down considerably thanks to the organizing power of FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc. If you're an ice cream fan -- and who isn't? -- you know Ben & Jerry's. The Vermont-based manufacturer of ice cream, frozen yogurt and sorbet is widely known for its array of imaginatively-named, imaginatively-conceived flavors as well as for its support of positive social action through philanthropy. And chances are you'll also recognize Ben & Jerry's for its fun, distinctive packaging and graphic design.
Cafe Volcan Baru S.A.
There's nothing like a perfect cup of coffee to fill you with a sense of satisfaction and well-being.
Crabby Bill's Seafood Restaurants
More than 30 years ago, Crabby Bill's founders, Bill and Dolores Loder, promised to serve customers with great food at great prices and with great service. Keeping track of the hundreds of thousands of meals served, the tons of fish and seafood cooked, the millions of dollars in sales, and the myriad happy customers, is FileMaker Pro 9, helping to ensure that Crabby Bill's delivers on that promise!
Dewar's
A Wee dram o' Whisky and a good shot of technology have resulted in a revolutionary slant for visitors to Dewar's 'World of Whisky' Distillery (take an internet-based tour of 'World of Whisky' at http://www.dewars.com/worldofwhisky/default.asp). Dewar's has teamed up with FileMaker the information management solutions company, FileMaker's alliance partner, Majikam, and graphic designers, Motivo, to create a real time e-postcard system, available via kiosks to all the visiting public at Dewar's, Aberfeldy, Scotland.
Krispy Kreme (L&L Enterprises)
Bringing the famous flavor of fresh, hot Krispy Kreme doughnuts to eager retail consumers in Nevada, Utah, Idaho, and Montana, and to wholesale customers in Wyoming, L & L Enterprises opened its first shop in Las Vegas in 1998, and now oversees a network of stores already grown to a bakersÕ dozen. At L & L headquarters, FileMaker Pro 7 databases aid in the support functions necessary to keep the business running and the doughnuts cooking.
Rice Restaurant
There's nothing quite as fast-paced as a restaurant at mealtimes -- especially one which offers take out service. Phones ringing, orders cooking, people scurrying -- all so that hungry customers get their meals hot and fast. And at Rice, a fast-paced Manhattan restaurant, those orders are dispactched with alacrity -- thanks to FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.!
The Food Connection
The Food Connection is a non-profit organization that supplies supplemental groceries to families in need in Pierce County in the state of Washington. Serving between 150 and 200 families per day, The Food Connection gives many families the assistance they need to get back on their feet, as well as providing education in the areas of nutrition, gardening, canning and other money-saving practices.
Goverment
Caltrans
California has one of the largest transportation infrastructures in the United States, spanning 58 counties along more than 15,000 miles of state highways. Busy roadways mean constant upkeep and expansion needs, all of which are performed by the State of California's Department of Transportation (Caltrans). Each Caltrans project Ñ whether the addition of a bike lane or the seismic retrofitting of a bridge Ñ passes through hundreds of hands between concept and completion. Staying on top of each step of every project is not only critical for saving taxpayer dollars but it also ensures the safety of California's transportation infrastructure. After numerous attempts to reconcile data on hundreds of projects involving everything from Microsoft Access and Excel to email and hand-delivered reports, Caltrans' North Region has found a winning solution with FileMaker Pro, the database software from FileMaker, Inc.
Georgia Department of Community Affairs
When the Business and Finance Assistance Division of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs wanted to effectively manage the many aspects of evaluating and awarding grants to local governments, it turned to FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database from FileMaker, Inc.
Metropolitan Taxicab Commission
Regulating St. LouisÕ taxicab and vehicle-for-hire industry, the Metropolitan Taxicab Commission efficiently oversees the operation of more than one hundred licensed companies and thousands of professional drivers. The imperative to manage critical data concerning area employers, vehicle fleets, and drivers is chiefly focused on enhancing safety and promoting operational efficiency. A powerful FileMaker Pro 7 database system enables the CommissionÕs small staff to access, analyze, organize, and execute various facets of their operation to the benefit of industry members, residents, and visitors alike.
National Disaster Communications Response Team
Emergency communications specialists must be prepared for every eventuality. Based in Seattle, the National Disaster Communications Response Team helps non-profit organizations in Washington state stay connected when they need communications most. And behind the scenes, the NDCRT stays organized with FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc.
National Fire Protection Assn
Building and life safety codes, electrical codes, codes of all kinds governing safe practice. These are the bulwarks of public safety, and keeping these codes current is the responsibility of the NFPA (National Fire Protection Association). It's a job that gets done with help from FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Oregon Department of Human Services
Tracking communicable disease reports from across an entire state is a vital, potentially lifesaving jobÑone that requires processing vast amounts of interrelated lab, clinical, and epidemiological data. That challenge requires the right tools, and within the Communicable Disease Epidemiology Section of the Oregon State Department of Human Services, the mission's accomplished with FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc.
San Joaquin County Office of Emergency Services
Safe handling of hazardous materials as well as emergency response in the event of a spill are complex, challenging tasks governed by a web of regulations affecting both businesses and public safety agencies. But in San Joaquin County, California, business compliance with State emergency planning requirements, and subsequent coordination with local first responders, is made smooth and efficient -- thanks to FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc.
Santa Clara County Department of Planning
If ever you're driving through Santa Clara County, the heart of Silicon Valley, look around you -- you'll find FileMaker Pro, the award wining database software from FileMaker, Inc, hard at work.
Santa Clara Police Department, AVA Unit
There are two things police know a lot about: crime and paperwork. Sometimes all the paperwork Ñ reports, requisitions, schedules and logs Ñ can be the real killer! That may be why Lieutenant Roger Luebkeman of the Santa Clara Police Department is so enthusiastic about his new abandoned vehicle tracking database. Not only has it helped generate more than $70,000 in new funding for the city, it's significantly reduced the department's paperwork load.
Santa Clara Police Department, Evidence Unit
A scrap of cloth, a bit of wood, an empty bottle, a loaded gun. They're the bits and pieces of evidence from which police investigators construct a case. And this evidence needs to be kept safe, kept categorized, kept accessible. In Santa Clara, California, the Santa Clara Police Department meets this challenge with FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Smithsonian Institution
At the Smithsonian Institution's Office of Photographic Services, documenting photographic materials is as vital as the actual creation of those images, and indexing can be a complicated job, especially when the indexing system must work across platforms. But cross-platform flexibility is a central feature of the latest version of FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
The New York Public Library
There's nothing more organized than a library -- shelf after shelf, cabinet after cabinet, everything has a place and everything is in its place. And every department has its own organizational needs. That's why in the Communications and Marketing department and the Branch Libraries' Web Office of The New York Public Library, staffers are really excited by the new features in the latest version of FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Healthcare/Medical Services
Oncology Services International
Now the worldÕs largest independent supplier and service network for refurbished radiation therapy equipment.
Iowa Vascular Institute of the Iowa Heart Center
Iowa vascular surgeon creates unique medical data projects in FileMaker Pro.
Dr. Beatrice Beaubien
The new features in FileMaker Pro 10 are bound to excite developers and users, says Dr, Beatrice Beaubien, a developer for 12 years of healthcare, business and legal applications built on FileMaker Pro. From the in depth recovery reporting, to the redesigned user interface, Dr. Beaubien says the new capabilities are powerful tools, with the script triggers at the top of the list.
Innovative Health Strategies
Developer of medical monitoring application trusts essential tracking functions to FileMaker Pro 8.5
Alabama Eye Bank
From the heart of Alabama, vital components in sight-saving surgery go out to patients around the world. The Alabama Eye Bank provides corneal tissue for transplantation, for research, and for medical education. It's a task with prodigious data-management demands, and a task that will take full advantage of the advanced capabilities of FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software from FileMaker, Inc.
Arizona Behavioral Health Associates
There's more to a successful professional practice than just the direct service to clients. The paperwork connected to providing that service can be daunting -- unless, like Arizona Behavioral Health Associates, you're making use of FileMaker Pro -- the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Drowning Accident Rescue Team
Plunging into icy, dangerous river waters, searching for missing boaters and rafters, helping to ensure the safety of the waterways of Northern California, the Drowning Accident Rescue Team faces a challenging mission. And in the past, documenting that mission has been a challenge all its own -- but no more, thanks to FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc.
Entific Medical Systems AB
Known world wide as the developer of BAHA¨, advanced hearing-rehabilitation technology, Entific Medical Systems AB maintains a network of regional sales offices to oversee the distribution of its range of products. Canadian operations are based in Toronto, where Entific Canada Inc. ensures that patients and medical professionals have access to the latest developments in this constantly evolving field. And behind the scenes, FileMaker Pro 7 plays an important role in ensuring that the technology remains in prime operating condition.
Grey Healthcare Informatics
There's a race on to cure cancer and other catastrophic diseases such as AIDS, and a FileMaker Pro based database solution is helping physician researchers in their pursuit of better treatments. Before an experimental drug receives approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), arduous, large-scale clinical trials must be performed by the pharmaceutical firm. But there is another important avenue of research that further defines the potential usefulness of a drug. Individual investigators, working on their own under the sponsorship of governmental organizations and pharmaceutical companies, conduct countless small studies of their own design. Despite smallness of size, these trials can yield highly suggestive results, which can then be the basis for further, large-scale investigations.
International Flower Essence Repertoire
Advocates of alternative remedies have long believed that the essence of certain flowers has a healing effect on our own energy -- and while the conventional medical jury is still out, its supporters certainly swear by it. Just as one of Europe's leading suppliers of these essences swears by FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Medical College of Ohio
Easy access to patient records is a vital tool when providing complete and comprehensive medical care. And at the Medical College of Ohio, CARE¨ patient records are organized by means of a vast, flexible database -- built around FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Medsafe
A world in which offices -- and entire companies -- coordinate all their functions off a single database system. A world in which everyone logs on in the morning and knows what they're expected to do for the rest of the day. A world in which nobody complains about lost memos, misfiled contracts, overwhelming paperwork. And for Medsafe -- that world's already here, thanks to FileMaker Pro, the award winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.!
Memorial Health
The flow of information is the life-blood of just about every business -- ensuring that important data gets from point A to point B as quickly and efficiently as possible. And the health care industry is no different. So when that information is directly connected to the health and well-being of patients -- that's when maintaining efficiency takes on an even greater urgency and importance. For Georgia-based Memorial Health, the information needed to make vital decisions is kept on the move by FileMaker Pro -- the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.!
New England Medical Center
A picture is worth a thousand words -- but not if you can't find it when you need it. An informative audio-visual presentation must be an organized one. That's why Dr. Dan Ballin, of the New England Medical Center's Department of Emergency Medicine, has high hopes for the new Image Capture feature found in the latest version of FileMaker Pro 6-- the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Oregon Department of Human Services
Tracking communicable disease reports from across an entire state is a vital, potentially lifesaving jobÑone that requires processing vast amounts of interrelated lab, clinical, and epidemiological data. That challenge requires the right tools, and within the Communicable Disease Epidemiology Section of the Oregon State Department of Human Services, the mission's accomplished with FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc.
Return Logistics International
When you reach for a prescription medication, or an over-the-counter remedy, you take for granted that it meets certain specifications. A glance at the expiration date on the bottle is your assurance that the merchandise isn't stale.
UCSD Hamilton Glaucoma Center
Research into the causes and treatment of glaucoma is the continuing mission of the Hamilton Glaucoma Center, a facility at the University of California at San Diego with a global reputation for cutting-edge science. Tracking the vast amount of information processed through the center requires the latest in database technologyÑFileMaker Pro 7, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc.
United States Eye Injury Registry
The human eye is a delicate, vital organ -- and repairing damage to it can often challenge the limits of medical science. Ophthalmologist -- those surgeons who specialize in treatment of eye injuries -- must constantly stay abreast of new developments and techniques to keep their skills finely honed. The United States Eye Injury Registry helps bring doctors this type of information -- through a nationwide data pool managed with FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
University of California-San Diego
On the leading edge of research into the treatment of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, the Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) Research Consortium -based at the Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center, works to collect and correlate information on every aspect of the etiology and treatment of this chronic disease. About 75 researchers, clinicians and physicians around the United States participate in the Consortium, sharing data and working toward improved treatment and ultimately toward a cure. FileMaker Pro databases keep much of this vital information organized and within easy reach of geographically distributed research sites.
Yale-New Haven Hospital
Finding a medical professional who's right for you needn't be a case of trial and error, not when you start your search with the Yale-New Haven Hospital Physician Referral Online Service. It's a one-stop resource, built with FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
IOWA VASCULAR INSTITUTE OF THE IOWA HEART CENTER
W. Michael Park is a vascular surgeon practicing in Iowa at the Iowa Vascular Institute of the Iowa Heart Center. Partnered with 70 physicians specializing in cardiovascular disease management, his medical specialty involves treating people with diseases of the blood vessels such as arteries, veins and lymphatics. Iowa Vascular Institute is the leading cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery and vascular surgery practice in the state of Iowa, seeing over 100,000 patients a year in 14 offices and many more clinics throughout the state. Dr. Park and four other colleagues comprise the Iowa Vascular Institute and the Vein Center.
High Technology
Adobe Systems
The more complex the software, the more complex the task of debugging it. Before any new product or upgrade goes on the market, the software needs to be as bug-free as possible. And at Adobe Systems, Inc., a vital bug-tracking tool is FileMaker Pro -- the award-winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc.
Cengage Learning
Cengage delivers highly-customized learning solutions for universities, instructors, students, libraries, government agencies, corporations, and professionals worldwide. Its brand names are internationally recognized and include Brooks/Cole, Delmar, Gale, Heinle, Schirmer, Wadsworth and Arden Shakespeare, among others.
Centre College
Questions, questions, questions. When an army of reporters descends on a small college town, there are bound to be questions. And there's no better tool for finding the answers than FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Collegiate Athletic Technologies
In the fast-moving world of college sports, the action on the playing field is the most exciting part -- but there's a lot going on behind the scenes to make the competition happen. Administering a college athletic program at any level requires careful organization of data -- and that's the vital role being filled by Collegiate Athletic Technologies, developers of specialized data management systems built around FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
digital.forest
Rising like a mighty forest, that's digital.forest, a Washington state database and application hosting company. With an ever growing roster of clients, digital.forest brings together businesses from all over the world, and helps them to take full advantage of the power of FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Drive Savers
Hard drive failure can happen to anyone, at any time. And your important business data is gone. Or so it might seem. But 'gone' doesn't always mean 'GONE.' Even when all might seem lost, it's sometimes possible to rescue the contents of a damaged drive. Just ask the professionals at CaliforniaÐbased DriveSavers. They're experts in the challenging field of data recovery. And one of their most valuable tools is FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
IncyteGenomics
Deep within the nucleus of every living cell, the secrets of life are entwined in strands of deoxyribonucleic acid -- DNA, the carrier of the genetic code. And in gleaming high-tech laboratories, scientists work to unravel these secrets. It's complex work, demanding thorough documentation at every step. That's why in the NDAC laboratory of Incyte Genomics, scientists track their work with FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
ITENOS GmbH
ITENOS GmbH, International Telecom Network Operation Services, manages trouble tickets and data using FileMaker Pro. In mid-August, the company successfully deployed the Red Hat¨ Linux-certified FileMaker Server 5.5.
Novell
Keeping a website up to date is a constant challenge. But what if you've got more than four thousand people involved in keeping a vast web presence up to date? That's when you need FileMaker Pro -- the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Sonic Solutions
It's an unbeatable combination. And for Sonic Solutions of Marin County, California, it's what the company stands for. But how to ensure that customers quickly get the right answers to their technical questions? The combination needed one more ingredient to make it work -- FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Vividata
For any company, ready access to vital information is essential to daily operations -- but multiple platforms can make this a complicated process. But for the staff at Vividata, everything comes together smoothly, thanks to FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Higher Education
University of Minnesota
With over a decade of experience helping to set up FileMaker Pro systems at the University of MinnesotaÕs CLA Office of Information Technology, data consultant Elleni Fellows has seen the software grow and evolve over time, and she's convinced FileMaker Pro 9 will be the most efficient version yet from a developers perspective.
Chester County Intermediate Unit
FileMaker Pro 8.5 means a huge step forward for data management at this Pennsylvania educational service agency
Center for Bioethics, University of Pennsylvania
Information technology support is a demanding discipline. And even as they try to keep pace with regular daily maintenance issues, IT professionals find their days filled with ever-changing demands from users all across their networks. It's a job that demands an organized approachÑand at the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Bioethics, that task is organized with FileMaker Pro 7, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Collegiate Athletic Technologies
In the fast-moving world of college sports, the action on the playing field is the most exciting part -- but there's a lot going on behind the scenes to make the competition happen. Administering a college athletic program at any level requires careful organization of data -- and that's the vital role being filled by Collegiate Athletic Technologies, developers of specialized data management systems built around FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Core Solutions
Every great software solution begins with a solid foundation -- a reliable framework upon which the rest of the system may be constructed. And for Ontario-based educational software developer CoreSolutions Development, the core of every solution is clearly FileMaker Pro -- the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Cornell University
Reprinted with the permission of Reason & Risk Newsletter, Winter 1999, United Educators) Cornell University has developed a new, high-tech solution to the dilemma of how to make campus events safer. The Ithaca, N.Y., institution has harnessed the speed and convenience of the World Wide Web to connect campus groups that organize events with the administrators who must approve each activity.
Harvard University Press
Harvard University Press is one of the world's leading publishers of scholarly books, specializing in volumes for the well-educated general reader on subjects ranging from history and politics, to education and science, to art and philosophy. With up to 250 new titles issued each year, the task of keeping track of essential production and marketing procedures falls to FileMaker Pro.
Informatics Center for Mouse Neurogenetics at the University of Tennessee and Harvard University
In the race to understand the genetic underpinnings of brain-based diseases like autism, Parkinson's and schizophrenia, researchers at the Informatics Center for Mouse Neurogenetics at the University of Tennessee and Harvard University are mapping the genes that control the architecture inside the brain of mammals.
inRESONANCE
When electrical circuits are perfectly tuned, they're "in resonance." And when a database company helps educators become fully in tune with the best practices of the dayÑthey're inRESONANCE, a Massachusetts-based consulting firm specializing in helping education and nonprofit professionals keep in step with the times. And helping to keep inRESONANCE in resonance? FileMaker Pro, the award winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Institute for Child Development, SUNY at Binghamton
Providing a wide range of clinical, educational, and diagnostic services to children with autism, learning disabilities, and related disorders, the Institute for Child Development at the Department of Psychology of the State University of New York at Binghamton is an important center for research and training for graduate and undergraduate students, and nursing and medical students. Programs and studies at the Institute help pave the way for new treatments and a greater understanding of the causes of such childhood disorders.
Marquette University
At first glance, Marquette University in Milwaukee is an educational institution steeped in tradition. But sometimes the best way to carry forward a proud tradition is to make progressive use of the latest technological tools -- tools like Filemaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Rutgers University
For some families, college is a given. But there are still plenty of Americans for whom a college education is a challenging, elusive goal. Helping both these families as well as first-generation college students accomplish their goals is the Student Support Services Program at Rutgers University in New Jersey. And an important by-product of that project is a valuable software program for documenting essential information for students and tutors -- software built on the solid foundation of FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Secure Data Technology, SSL Encryption, Data Security Management (Cornell University)
One of the most prestigious institutions of higher learning in the United States, Cornell University in Ithaca, NY prides itself on the diversity of both its student body and the educational experience it offers. Incorporating 11 undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools, Cornell is world-renowned for its specialized programs in hotel administration, industrial and labor relations, and veterinary medicine. A dedicated faculty and support staff are essential to carrying forward Cornell's mission, and FileMaker Pro 7 is a valued tool for the university's administrators.
St Louis University School of Public Health
Gathering the latest information on healthy living is just the beginning for researchers in the field of public health. Once that information is in hand, it needs to be made available, not just to other researchers but also to the public. That's the mission of the Health Communication Research Laboratory (HCRL) at Saint Louis UniversityÑfinding new and effective approaches to presenting health information. And it's where FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc, powers new publication tools.
Syracuse University, College of Arts and Sciences
Scholarship in action - that's the philosophy at Syracuse University. From its venerable Hall of Languages to the famous 50,000-seat Carrier Dome, the Syracuse University campus is home to students, faculty, and staff who share a commitment to academic excellence, one which stands ready to evolve with the demands of the times. This commitment extends to vital support functions as well. At the Syracuse University College of Arts and Sciences, you'll find the latest technologies ensuring smooth operations - technologies like the powerful data-management tools found in the new FileMaker Pro 8.
UCLA
Digging through forgotten ruins, piecing together precious fragments of lost civilizations -- archaeology is truly a fascinating discipline. But what happens when the dig is over? When it's time to put away the trowels and brushes -- and begin the job of documenting and classifying the relics for future study. In Los Angeles, at the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA, the science of preserving the past has taken a digital turn -- thanks to FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.!
UCSD Hamilton Glaucoma Center
Research into the causes and treatment of glaucoma is the continuing mission of the Hamilton Glaucoma Center, a facility at the University of California at San Diego with a global reputation for cutting-edge science. Tracking the vast amount of information processed through the center requires the latest in database technologyÑFileMaker Pro 7, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc.
University of California-San Diego
On the leading edge of research into the treatment of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, the Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) Research Consortium -based at the Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center, works to collect and correlate information on every aspect of the etiology and treatment of this chronic disease. About 75 researchers, clinicians and physicians around the United States participate in the Consortium, sharing data and working toward improved treatment and ultimately toward a cure. FileMaker Pro databases keep much of this vital information organized and within easy reach of geographically distributed research sites.
University of Michigan Wolverine Swim Camps
Before you can learn to swim, you need to jump into the water. And designing a database is the same -- there comes a point where you just have to open the box, load the software, and get started. Just ask University of Michigan Women's Swimming coach Jim Richardson, who created a smooth, efficient data management system for the Wolverine Swim Camps with FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
University of Missouri at Columbia
A university is a place of learning -- of education -- of the eternal search for knowledge. But it's also a place of paperwork. Documents to be filed, reports to be written, records to be kept -- the list goes on and on. And at the University of Missouri--Columbia, they're keeping ahead of all that paperwork with FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Waves In Motion
Today's schools need solutions, not just tools, to solve their information management problems. And the Arizona-based development firm of Waves In Motion provides those solutions with potent, versatile products built on the solid foundation of FileMaker Pro -- the award-winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc.
Wheaton College
You expect to find clever, innovative technology in computer-science labs or high-tech business offices. But art historians? Or English professors? Or sociologists? At Wheaton College in Massachusetts, everyone's getting into the database act -- thanks to FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.!
Information Technology
Sound Advice
Building effective data management systems for small business users demands a solid, flexible and affordable foundation. Frank Heinrichs, of Sound Advice, has the perfect tool for his systems. "With each updated version of FileMaker Pro we find more and easier ways to manage the ever-increasing amount of information that businesses deal with each day."
ADD Inc.
When 3Com Corporation consolidated its East Coast operations to the Greater Boston area, it enlisted ADD Inc to transform a bland box-like office building into dynamic space that would nurture high-tech creativity. The result was so impressive that ADD Inc was later commissioned to plan and design 3Com's 1.3 million-square-foot East Coast campus. Such victories are a regular occurrence for this architecture and design services firm. With a growing roster of high-profile clients, the company needs to keep its 150 employees working together, especially since they're located throughout the United States, with offices in Cambridge, San Francisco, and Miami. To accomplish this, ADD Inc relies on a database running on FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database solution from FileMaker, Inc.
America's Cup Louis Vuitton Media Centre
Paris-based luxury goods house, Louis Vuitton, has had a long standing relationship with the America's Cup and back in 1983 they decided to formalise the relationship by presenting a trophy, the Louis Vuitton Cup, to the winner of the Challenger Selection Series. Since then, it's become well known that "to win the America's Cup, one must first win the Louis Vuitton Cup."
Antenna Audio
Standing in front of a great work of art at The Louvre, Paris or The Royal Academy, London -- it's sometimes hard to know what makes it so special. Many museums now have audio interpretation guides designed to enhance the experience of looking at paintings and artifacts, and their innovative use of interactive multimedia technology often gives the attractions an added dimension. And one of the leading providers of this technology builds its system around FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc
AT Experts
Creators of powerful project management solutions for both corporate and individual users, AT Experts of Embrun, Ontario are long-term specialists in FileMaker Pro-based applications. AT Experts' line of products are valued by a wide range of corporate users, including Bell Canada, BCE Emergis, Bell Security Solutions Inc., and Nortel Networks. Individual users of AT Experts products can be found in such organizations as the Canadian Government, Canada Post, IBM, CGI, and Entrust Technologies. And now, with the advent of FileMaker Pro 8, AT Experts plans on making its products even more valuable to their users.
Banc One
You've probably never wondered where all the brochures you see at your local bank come from, but for Lianne Rolfe, Manager of Operations and Technology for Banc One Corporation, brochures are her business.
Ben Levitan
Ben Levitan is a man on the move. Representing his employer at meetings where standards for his industry are drafted and adopted, he's got stacks of information to collate, to manage, and to organize. And he does it all with FileMaker Pro, the award winning database software application for FileMaker, Inc.
Caltrans
California has one of the largest transportation infrastructures in the United States, spanning 58 counties along more than 15,000 miles of state highways. Busy roadways mean constant upkeep and expansion needs, all of which are performed by the State of California's Department of Transportation (Caltrans). Each Caltrans project Ñ whether the addition of a bike lane or the seismic retrofitting of a bridge Ñ passes through hundreds of hands between concept and completion. Staying on top of each step of every project is not only critical for saving taxpayer dollars but it also ensures the safety of California's transportation infrastructure. After numerous attempts to reconcile data on hundreds of projects involving everything from Microsoft Access and Excel to email and hand-delivered reports, Caltrans' North Region has found a winning solution with FileMaker Pro, the database software from FileMaker, Inc.
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research Consortium
The fight against leukemia takes place on many fronts -- and just as important as what takes place in the laboratories is what goes on behind the scenes to organize and interpret the clinical data. At the Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research Consortium (www.cllresearch.com), vital new discoveries are documented and distributed to member organizations through the online capabilities of FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Dave Matthews Band
There's nothing quite like a live concert by a top band. There's an energy that flows directly from the stage and into the audience. You can listen to CDs, you can watch all the videos you want -- but nothing beats a live performance -- especially by a top concert act like the Dave Matthews Band. With their unique fusion of jazz and rock, and their accessible, grassroots style, Dave Matthews and his bandmates make magic every time they take the stage. But creating that magic isn't easy. It requires tight organization and careful planning. And that's why whenever the DMB performs, they're accompanied by FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Pro Server, the award-winning database software applications by FileMaKer Inc.
digital.forest
Rising like a mighty forest, that's digital.forest, a Washington state database and application hosting company. With an ever growing roster of clients, digital.forest brings together businesses from all over the world, and helps them to take full advantage of the power of FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Dunn & Bradstreet
Before you can make the sale, you need to know your market. That's why businesses looking to widen their customer base turn to D&B (formerly Dun & Bradstreet) for essential information on new sales prospects. And now, accessing that information's much easier -- because D&B has turned to FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc.
E! Entertainment
Hustle, bustle -- and sometimes, muscle. That's show biz. Scripts to be written, gear to be hauled, stars to be prodded and preened. And at E! Entertainment, the latest tool for bringing it all together is FileMaker Pro -- the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.!
Entific Medical Systems AB
Known world wide as the developer of BAHA¨, advanced hearing-rehabilitation technology, Entific Medical Systems AB maintains a network of regional sales offices to oversee the distribution of its range of products. Canadian operations are based in Toronto, where Entific Canada Inc. ensures that patients and medical professionals have access to the latest developments in this constantly evolving field. And behind the scenes, FileMaker Pro 7 plays an important role in ensuring that the technology remains in prime operating condition.
Enviroscience Consulting, Inc.
Enviroscience Consultants Inc. examines and analyzes environmental conditions in homes and workplaces, ensuring safe surroundings for students, employees, and homeowners. Founded in 1998 and focusing on clients on Long Island, New York, the company is steadily expanding the scope and the efficiency of the services it provides. FileMaker Pro 7 plays a vital role in managing project data.
Europawatch.com
Good businesses reward their key players. The benefits may be nifty gifts sporting the company's logo, or they could simply be the continued enhancement of services to meet customer needs. For the gifts, they may turn to Los Angeles-based Europawatch.com (http://www.europawatch.com), which provides customized promotional watches for Fortune 1000 companies. Meanwhile, Europa is busy rewarding its own distributors with comprehensive online self-service catalog and support systems. What makes Europawatch.com tick? FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database solution from FileMaker, Inc.
Gemini Music Productions
Music is art. But music is also business -- and for those who earn their living making music, it's essential to keep to a strict beat. That's why many top musical artists depend on Gemini Music Productions to keep their paperwork together -- and that's why Gemini Music Productions depends on FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Harvard University Press
Harvard University Press is one of the world's leading publishers of scholarly books, specializing in volumes for the well-educated general reader on subjects ranging from history and politics, to education and science, to art and philosophy. With up to 250 new titles issued each year, the task of keeping track of essential production and marketing procedures falls to FileMaker Pro.
IncyteGenomics
Deep within the nucleus of every living cell, the secrets of life are entwined in strands of deoxyribonucleic acid -- DNA, the carrier of the genetic code. And in gleaming high-tech laboratories, scientists work to unravel these secrets. It's complex work, demanding thorough documentation at every step. That's why in the NDAC laboratory of Incyte Genomics, scientists track their work with FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Infinite Resources
Infinite possibilities for Macintosh-based small businesses, that's the focus at Atlanta-based Infinite Resources. Specializing in the development of innovative, effective IT solutions for Macintosh users, Bruce Ambrose, Eric Jackson, and Lang Whitaker team up to meet the technological needs of a growing roster of forward-thinking clients, with FileMaker Pro development as an essential feature of their work.
JWG
With inflation and unemployment at an all-time low, today's job market is richer than ever. To find qualified staff to fill positions, many companies are expanding their recruitment efforts to a national level. Helping them do this is JWG, a Needham, Massachusetts-based recruitment ad agency. With the click of a button, JWG's account executives can match job openings with the most appropriate newspapers, pinpoint ad rates, determine the exact content and graphics of their ads, and place ads with any number of newspapers around the world. Driving JWG's success is a comprehensive sales order processing system powered completely by FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database solution from FileMaker Inc.
Kroll Inc.
Now more than ever, security is serious business -- whether it's the protection of a company's employees, its physical assets or its intellectual property. And Kroll Inc. makes serious security its business -- helping clients understand and implement their security needs -- with the help of FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Medical College of Ohio
Easy access to patient records is a vital tool when providing complete and comprehensive medical care. And at the Medical College of Ohio, CARE¨ patient records are organized by means of a vast, flexible database -- built around FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
New York Cares
When New York and the nation faced adversity in September 2001, normally dour and cynical New Yorkers showed they have a big heart. Then as today, New York Cares was there, organizing volunteers and helping in the 9/11 recovery effort. And at the heart of New York cares, you'll find FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc.
Novell
Keeping a website up to date is a constant challenge. But what if you've got more than four thousand people involved in keeping a vast web presence up to date? That's when you need FileMaker Pro -- the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Prada
Milano, Italy March 2000, Filemaker, the worldwide leader in database solutions for workgroups and individuals, is the software solution chosen by Prada to manage www.prada-press.com their America's Cup press information web site. Thanks to Filemaker Pro, Prada's press office can manage a large number of media queries and meet the ever more pressing demands from media organizations around the world. The site, through which Prada has registered over 2600 journalists, is the official source of information for the press.
Pratt & Whitney
Few industries maintain more stringent standards than those involved in the manufacture of aircraft engines. Every part, every component, every design is subject to layer after layer of rigorous inspection. That's an enormous amount of data to collect, collate, sort, and organized, and for a key facility of Pratt & Whitney, there's plenty of call for the data management power of FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc.
Reno Typographers
Reno Typographers first opened its doors in Reno, Nev. in 1981 and offered traditional typesetting. As it grew it embraced the rapid technological changes in the pre-press industry, and added scanning, color separation and digital printing to its services.
Roy F. Weston
Keeping the water flowing, clean and clear, for towns and cities across America is a big job -- and the Pennsylvania-based environmental consulting firm of Roy F. Weston Inc. is up to the challenge. But taking care of the flow of paperwork such a business generates can be just as daunting -- which is why the Services Department of Weston's Marketing Division depends on FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Secure Data Technology, SSL Encryption, Data Security Management (Cornell University)
One of the most prestigious institutions of higher learning in the United States, Cornell University in Ithaca, NY prides itself on the diversity of both its student body and the educational experience it offers. Incorporating 11 undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools, Cornell is world-renowned for its specialized programs in hotel administration, industrial and labor relations, and veterinary medicine. A dedicated faculty and support staff are essential to carrying forward Cornell's mission, and FileMaker Pro 7 is a valued tool for the university's administrators.
Shoah Visual History Foundation
During the filming of his Oscar-winning Schindler's List, Steven Spielberg was approached by survivors of the Holocaust, who said that they too had stories they wanted to tell. These men and women weren't interested in making movies, but felt a passionate need to share their experiences with others.
South by Southwest
Who's coming and who's going? Who's going to perform, to speak, to display -- and who's coming to see them? For organizers of first-class festivals, exhibitions, and shows, those are the key questions. And for Texas-based event promoters South by Southwest, the answers lie in FileMaker Pro -- the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Standard & Poor's Financial Communications
"Who does what, and when?Ó and "how can they do it more efficiently?Ó Those are the questions asked every day in busy offices and busy enterprises. And at the offices of Standard & Poor's Financial Communications, those questions are answered by FileMaker Pro -- the award-winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc.
Starmark International
A complex online database project containing information on over 450,000 bodies of water -- built from top to bottom in just two months time. A challenge? Certainly. But a challenge met by the developers at Starmark International, thanks to the power of FileMaker Pro -- the award-winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
For a journalist, getting the story out, accurately and on time, is what really matters. And for the people who publish The Chronicle of Higher Education and The Chronicle of Philanthropy, the process of bringing the news together and getting it out to waiting readers is made more efficient by FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
The Deal
Keeping pace with the ever-changing world of business and high finance requires a financial publisher to keep pace with the technological times. That's why at the offices of The Deal, they've been using FileMaker Pro to organize their regular information-management challenges for more than a decade. And that's why they're enthusiastically looking forward to FileMaker Pro 7, the latest version of the award-winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc.
The Moyer Group
As construction leader Hensel Phelps grew, the company found itself compiling over $1 billion in project proposals for construction jobs -- and no centralized bid management system. Numerous departments across the multi-national company were each maintaining project and cost information separately, creating extra work and missed opportunities for efficiencies. For a solution, Hensel Phelps turned to the Moyer Group. Using FileMaker Pro, the Moyer Group developed a relational workgroup solution that controls information about the projects, subcontractors used, and the project costs -- providing different levels of access to different people and groups. Now the Hensel Phelps enjoys centralized consolidation of information that previously had been spread across the company in a variety of disparate formats.
The Salk Institute
The Salk Institute is a private, non-profit, research organization located in La Jolla, California. Scientists here are dedicated to fundamental research in biology and its relation to health, studying such challenging problems as the organization and operation of the brain, the control of gene activity, and the molecular origins of cancer, AIDS and other diseases.
United States Eye Injury Registry
The human eye is a delicate, vital organ -- and repairing damage to it can often challenge the limits of medical science. Ophthalmologist -- those surgeons who specialize in treatment of eye injuries -- must constantly stay abreast of new developments and techniques to keep their skills finely honed. The United States Eye Injury Registry helps bring doctors this type of information -- through a nationwide data pool managed with FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Urban Challenge
Hundreds of participants, dozens of events. Putting on one athletic competition is challenging enough, but when it's a series of competitions extending across twenty cities, encompassing contestants from all over the United States, that's a real challenge. Unless, like the organizers of the Urban Challenge, you're taking full advantage of the data-management power of FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
US West
US West is a leading broadband and communications service provider, with more than $13 billion in annual revenues. In addition to servicing 25 million customers in 14 states, the company also provides wireless services to over 500,000 customers and data services to over 800,000 customers nationally. US West also provides multimedia advertising services, including Internet and print directories.
VideoTronix
Security is a serious business. Whether a company deals in hard money or valuable ideas, keeping a close eye on who goes where and when -- and what they do when they get there -- is essential. In the Upper Midwest, companies have come to trust VideoTronix Inc. for dependable security equipment and services, and VideoTronix has come to rely for efficient information processing on FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
YachtCrews.com
You've made it. You've finally got the boat Ñ and she's beautiful. But who's going to sail it for you? Assembling a yachting crew needn't mean a rough voyage, thanks to YachtCrews.com -- an online crew placement company built around the database power of FileMaker Pro, the award winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc.
Insurance
Eagle Warranty Corporation
When you buy a used car from one of more than 4000 reputable dealers covering ten states, Eagle Warranty stands behind the sale, providing extended service contracts on pre-owned vehicles. It's the same dedication to customers you get when you buy FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Willis of Texas
Faster response, smoother operation, more personal service -- those are benefits any company would appreciate. And thanks to the Group Benefits department at Willis of Texas, a leading insurance broker, clients -- and their employees -- take advantage of those benefits through the power of FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc.
K-12 Education
Addison Northwest Supervisory Union
It's an old classroom tradition -- the regular reports teachers prepare for parents on the progress of their children. But in the modern classrooms of the Addison Northwest Supervisory Union, the tradition continues in a practical, "high-tech" way -- with the data-management power of FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc
Albuquerque Public Schools - Manzano Cluster
Covering a geographical area roughly the size of Rhode Island, the AlbuquerquePublicSchool District is the 25 th largest educational jurisdiction in the United States. With more than 11,000 employees, it is one of the largest individual employers in the state of New Mexico. For such a far-ranging operation, efficient management is necessary, and with the arrival of the new FileMaker Pro 8, those needs will be met even more effectively.
Bering Strait School District
Bering Strait School District extends along the coast of the Bering Sea, close to the border between Alaska and Russia. The district consists of 16 schools spread out over a series of small villages, and educates approximately 2000 students from three Eskimo subgroups. The district manages the unique data-management challenges of this environment with GradeWrite, a flexible classroom information tool based on FileMaker Pro.
Brookwood School
"Our work is to educate them -- our responsibility is to prepare them -- our joy is to know them." Those are the guiding principles for the Brookwood School, an independent elementary school not far from Boston. They're principles built on a commitment to the highest standards of education, and a commitment to the most effective methods, techniques, and tools for improving the educational experience. Among those tools you'll find FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Caroline County Public Schools
How can educators find more time to teach? Maryland's Caroline County Public Schools (CCPS) system solved this problem with FileMaker Pro, award winning database software from FileMaker, Inc.
Clovis Municipal Schools
Ideas in motion, from teacher to students. That's what education is all about. But what if it's the students themselves who are on the move? That's where educators need a helping hand in keeping it all organized, and that's why at Clovis Municipal Schools in New Mexico, vital special education programs are documented with FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Core Solutions
Every great software solution begins with a solid foundation -- a reliable framework upon which the rest of the system may be constructed. And for Ontario-based educational software developer CoreSolutions Development, the core of every solution is clearly FileMaker Pro -- the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
German-American School of Portland
Bilingualism is a gift that lasts a lifetime, and at the German-American School of Portland, a skilled staff of instructors passes that gift along to a new generation. Located in the suburban town of Beaverton, Oregon, the school emphasizes not just linguistic instruction for its students, but also cross-cultural understanding, helping pupils from preschool age to the fifth grade to appreciate their place in the global community. A visit to the school's vast library of German-language books will reveal another powerful tool, an integrated and efficient FileMaker Pro database system.
Greene County Educational Service Center
In Greene County, Ohio, the Greene County Educational Service Center provides and administers programs and services for special-needs and at-risk students spanning seven school districts. With a staff of about 170 employees, time and labor are both at a premium for the Center, with FileMaker Pro databases helping to ensure timely and dependable delivery and documentation of needed services.
inRESONANCE
When electrical circuits are perfectly tuned, they're "in resonance." And when a database company helps educators become fully in tune with the best practices of the dayÑthey're inRESONANCE, a Massachusetts-based consulting firm specializing in helping education and nonprofit professionals keep in step with the times. And helping to keep inRESONANCE in resonance? FileMaker Pro, the award winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Lakota School District
With roots in two earlier districts, Liberty and Union, which were united in the 1950s, what is today known as Lakota is the eighth largest school district in Ohio, and the largest school district in Butler County, just north of Cincinnati. With two high schools, a freshman school, three junior schools, and eleven elementary schools, Lakota has grown in the last 20 years from a rural district to a suburban district with student population of over 15,000. According to Gary Canterbury, director of the technology department for the district, Lakota's wide-ranging school system, its fibre optic network serves 23 buildings spread over 68 square miles, had equally large and diverse needs.
Learning Pathways Inc.
A school is more than just a building Ñ and a rewarding educational experience for students and teachers alike requires a comfortable well-maintained facility. Helping school systems to keep up with their maintenance challenges is what Maintenance Tracker's all about -- a powerful task-management tool built around FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Los Angeles Unified School District/Special Education Compliance Department
Compliance with complex Special Education reporting requirements is an issue for every school district, large and small. But for the Special Education Compliance Department at the Los AngelesUnifiedSchool District, the sheer size and scope of nearly 900 schools makes the job especially daunting. Every year, 200 of these schools have their reports and documents audited by the Compliance Department, and this process means extensive information processing, a task made easier by a longstanding relationship with FileMaker Pro.
North Star Academy
North Star Academy's a new kind of school, offering a challenging educational regime designed for top-ranking students. And there's no place at North Star for old school data management methods -- not when there's FileMaker Pro, the award winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Pics4Learning
And that can certainly price it out of the range of schoolchildren, looking for illustrations for their classroom projects. But there's a solution on the web, thanks to FileMaker Pro, the award winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Practical Solutions for Educators
If you want something done right, some people believe you're better off doing it yourself. So when Ohio school psychologist Roy Gordon couldn't find an off-the-shelf solution for his paperwork problems, he made things happen for himself, with FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Premier Sports Camps
Whatever the sport, whatever the age level, Premier Sports Camps has a program to suit the student. Based in Columbus, Ohio, Premier offers residential camping experiences that put the fun in learning the fundamentals of popular team and individual sports like tennis, lacrosse, hockey, softball, and basketball. With hundreds of campers participating each year, Premier Sports Camps are some of the largest in the Midwest, and their data management challenges are significant. FileMaker Pro database applications fill a vital behind-the-scenes role in keeping camp programs on track.
Roswell School District
Teachers assign homework, but teachers have their own homework as well. And it's not just grading papers. There are vital forms to be filled out, facts to be documented, and usually there aren't enough hours in the school day to get all this paperwork done. So, home it goes with the teachers. But in Roswell, New Mexico, teachers are taking advantage of a web-based system that allows them to complete mandatory Special Education paperwork without ever touching a physical file folder -- a system built around FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software from FileMaker Inc.
Scarsdale Public Schools
Serving approximately 4600 students in suburban Scarsdale, New York, the Scarsdale Public School District operates a total of five elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school, all working to provide an environment of intellectual challenge and achievement in the liberal arts tradition. Scarsdale students routinely rank high on standardized tests and state examinations, and emerge from the district well prepared for the challenges of college and adult life. FileMaker Pro databases are an essential tool for managing information and providing essential services to teachers, administrators, and students throughout the district.
Shelby County Schools
The Shelby County School District is one of the largest school systems in Tennessee. Located in the extreme southwest corner of the state, the Shelby County School District is the fourth largest school system in Tennessee with a population of over 45,000 students. The district includes all the public schools in the county outside the corporate limits of the city of Memphis, including those schools located within the six incorporated towns of Arlington, Bartlett, Collierville, Germantown, Lakeland and Millington.
St. John's College High School
With a proud 154-year history of academic excellence, leadership development, and athletic accomplishment, St. JohnÕs College High School serves a current student population of more than 1500, with a dedicated faculty and staff of approximately 100. Located in WashingtonDC, the school takes particular pride in its outstanding Junior ROTC programs, in which nearly 50 percent of the student body is enrolled. The school takes full advantage of the latest advances in information-management technology, and the latest accomplishment is a powerful curriculum mapping tool created in FileMaker Pro 7.
Super School Software
When it comes to software for education, there's no such thing as "one size fits all." Unique challenges, innovative ideas call for customized, specialized applications. That's what Project Super School is all about -- but as varied as their software applications may be, they have one important component in common. They're built around FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Tarpon Springs Middle School
With over 5,000 teachers and over 100,000 students, Florida's Pinellas County School District stands as one of the largest in the United States. But like any school district, Pinellas County faces ever-tightening budgets and the need to get absolutely the most from every dollar spent. At the district's Tarpon Springs Middle School, an innovative technology teacher uses FileMaker Pro to build unique and cost-effective classroom solutions.
The Shipley School
Individualized education that stresses ethics and service, as well as knowledge -- that is the core philosophy at The Shipley School. Founded in 1894, The Shipley School educates a diverse, serious-minded, well-balanced student body extending from pre-kindergarten through grade 12, on a 36-acre campus in the western suburbs of Philadelphia. The strong emphasis on one-on-one education produces impressive results, with 22 percent of students over the last five years qualifying for National Merit Scholarship recognition. In addition, that emphasis on excellence extends to the technologies that keep the school functioning, including an all-new integrated database system now being developed in FileMaker Pro 8.
Union City Board of Education
Union City, New Jersey, sits in the shadow of New York City, its neighbor across the Hudson River. But the Union City Board of Education, which serves nearly 10,000 students in 12 schools with 1,500 faculty and non-instructional employees, takes a back seat to no one in its collection, management and analysis of data, thanks to FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database from FileMaker.
Urbandale Community School District
Encompassing 7 schools in Urbandale, Iowa, from primary levels to high school, the Urbandale Community School District prides itself on the quality of education provided to more than 3500 students. Advanced FileMaker Pro 7 database tools provide practical, powerful access to necessary student information for administrators and staff.
Waves In Motion
Today's schools need solutions, not just tools, to solve their information management problems. And the Arizona-based development firm of Waves In Motion provides those solutions with potent, versatile products built on the solid foundation of FileMaker Pro -- the award-winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc.
Westonka Public School District
Bordering the sky-blue waters of Minnesota's beautiful Lake Minnetonka, the Westonka Public School District prides itself on an outstanding record of student performance, consistently ranking among the state's top schools for standardized test scores, and standing as one of 22 Minnesota districts to be recognized as "Academic Outperformers" by the prestigious Standard and Poors School Evaluation Service. With an ongoing commitment to the highest standards of academic excellence, Westonka is also a technological innovator, taking full advantage of the latest tools in the classrooms and in the administrative sector, tools that include FileMaker Pro database systems.
Manufacturing
Plastic Technologies, Inc.
Meeting the evolving needs of the plastic packaging industry means increasing demands on the packaging of information. At Plastic Technologies Inc, a global leader in advanced plastic packaging design, FileMaker Pro is the core of a powerful data management system.
Automotive Products USA
Automotive Products USA is a worldwide leader in developing hydraulic clutch systems. They produce over 1.2 million systems annually at their 122,000-sq. ft. manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills Michigan. Every domestic automobile manufacturer in North America uses their products, as do auto producers in South America, Europe, and the Middle and Far East.
Bran+Luebbe
Since its inception in 1932, Bran+Luebbe, an international marketer and manufacturer of analyzers, metering pumps, components and full-service systems for industrial processes, has based its existence on its customers, making customer satisfaction the main focus.
Computer Expressions
It's the classic American success story. A small operation starts out in a basement with a unique product or service -- and climbs to a successful niche in the business world. That's how it happened with Computer Expressions, Inc. -- and as the company grows, it finds plenty of use for FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc. There's a good chance you have a Computer Expressions product just inches away from you at this very moment. They're one of the leading manufacturers of imprinted novelty mousepads -- a business they pioneered back in 1986, when Bennett Beer began turning out the pads on a T-shirt press in a Pennsylvania basement. Computer Expressions still manufactures mousepads in a vast range of designs, along with a wide assortment of media-storage products and leather goods. You'll find their merchandise at over a thousand well-known retailers nationwide.
Jhane Barnes Tailored Clothing
Elegant, impressive, fashion-forward Ñ the Jhane Barnes line of high-end tailored menswear offers clothing for the man who wants to make a statement. Operating for nearly thirty years as the first woman to build a major menswear business in the United States, Jhane Barnes maintains a focus on quality and distinctiveness thatÕs earned her some of the fashion industryÕs most prestigious awards, as well as a loyal customer following around the world. And now, FileMaker Pro fills a vital role in the behind-the-scenes production process.
Lifetime Products
Shooting 'hoops' is one thing, but managing the information needs of the company that manufactures and distributes them is no slam dunk. For this reason, Lifetime Products of Clearfield, Utah, a manufacturer of basketball systems, indoor and outdoor table tennis equipment and picnic tables, turned to FileMaker Pro for Windows and the Mac OS, the award-winning database from FileMaker, Inc.
Mambo
Australian clothing label Mambo chooses FileMaker to handled design, sample production, pricing requirements for all components necessary to produce the range of clothing, and cataloguing to enable orders.
Paolo Vista
Since the early 1970s, Paolo Vista, a New York based manufacturer and distributor of fine men's clothing, has made a concerted effort to keep its customer business relationships on a personal level. The company's survival in the retail world is tied to the business of filling orders, unique or otherwise.
SIP Corporation
Specialized equipment for a specialized clientele, SIP Corporation makes it their mission. The Simplex Ideal Peerless reel grinder is standard equipment at fine golf courses nationwide like Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill in Orlando, Florida, ensuring a keen cutting edge on the mowers used to keep the greens in trim. Specialized databases are an important part of the behind-the-scenes equipment at SIP headquarters, databases performing more efficiently than ever thanks to the enhancements found in FileMaker Pro 8.
The Stuart Company
Based in Cincinnati, The Stuart Company is a model for todayÕs lean, modern, technically adept, consumer-focused company. The fifty-year-old service company in the graphic arts industry takes pride in using the latest cross-platform software, CAD and laser cutting machines to manufacture the dies used in making boxes, folding cartons and other commercial packaging.
The Sherwin-Williams Company
For nearly 140 years, the Sherwin-Williams Company has been known throughout North America for its vast range of paints and architectural coatings, which are distributed exclusively through the companyÕs own stores. Behind the scenes, the Sherwin-Williams Color Marketing and Design Department provides valuable assistance to professional customers in planning distinctive, individualized color design applications for residential and design applications. FileMaker Pro databases fill important support functions within this department.
Trek Bicycle
Say Lance Armstrong and sports fans say cycling. Say Lance Armstrong's rig and serious cyclists say Trek. Based in Waterloo, Wisconsin, the Trek Bicycle Corporation began in 1976 as a manufacturer of bicycle frames -- and two years later added complete bikes to their product line. Since then, Trek bicycles have emerged as the clear choice of serious riders, whether for racing or off-road adventure -- carrying such well-known competitors as Armstrong and Roland Green to victory in races as prestigious as the Tour de France and mountain biking's Sea Otter Classic. "We manufacture bicycles, bicycle clothing, and accessories that we sell through authorized dealers around the world," notes graphic design production manager Tricia Burke. In the United States alone, over 1500 dealers carry Trek products, with additional outlets in Canada and overseas. One of Treks secrets is its detailed attention to the retail end of its business -- providing dealers with a comprehensive catalogue of parts and accessories. A serious catalogue requires a serious database -- like FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.!
True North Printed Plastics
Precision manufacturing of custom-designed parts is the mission at True North Printed Plastics. Located in Mississauga, Ontario, this firm provides plastic membrane switches and other custom-printed plastic devices to a wide range of customers in the automotive, electronic, and medical fields. The company tracks all of its work orders, every step of the way, with a unique, custom-built FileMaker Pro database application.
Waymar Industries
To succeed in a fast-paced manufacturing business, you can't just let things happen. You've got to be up and doing -- looking for ways to improve service to your customers. That's the formula at Waymar Industries, a fast-growing manufacturer of restaurant furnishings -- and a key component in that formula is FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Medium-Large Business
Toshiba Business Solutions Florida
Printers, copiers, fax machines, software enablers and services, youÕll find Toshiba Business Solutions in offices worldwide. And in Florida, the Professional Services team, under director Peter Davey, looks for ways to help users of those products keep documents on the move.
AccuWeather, Inc.
Don't know why there's no sun up in the sky? Then you're not paying attention, accurate, localized weather forecasts from AccuWeather, Inc. are within everyone's reach, on the air, in print or online. But with weather information so easy to access, it's easy to overlook the fact that the science, and business, of forecasting weather demands efficient, flexible information management. That's why AccuWeather manages vital data with the help of FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software from FileMaker Inc.
Adobe Systems
The more complex the software, the more complex the task of debugging it. Before any new product or upgrade goes on the market, the software needs to be as bug-free as possible. And at Adobe Systems, Inc., a vital bug-tracking tool is FileMaker Pro -- the award-winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc.
American Fast Freight
Keep On Truckin'! By road, by rail, by air, land or sea -- getting freight to its destination is demanding. Goods need to arrive on time -- every time. No excuses -- just do it! It's a challenge even under the best of conditions. But when the destination's off the beaten track, the job becomes even more imposing -- unless you have tools you can count on. Like FileMaker Pro -- the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.!
Antenna Audio
Standing in front of a great work of art at The Louvre, Paris or The Royal Academy, London -- it's sometimes hard to know what makes it so special. Many museums now have audio interpretation guides designed to enhance the experience of looking at paintings and artifacts, and their innovative use of interactive multimedia technology often gives the attractions an added dimension. And one of the leading providers of this technology builds its system around FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc
Artex Fine Art Services
Transporting precious cargo demands careful attention, and no ordinary movers will do. For fine art treasures, museums and institutions all over the United States turn to Artex Fine Art Services. Based in Landover, Maryland, with offices in Washington, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and Fort Lauderdale, Artex's staff of trained professionals handle many of the world's most recognizable works of art as they're shipped for special exhibitions, stored, or conserved. And every step of every journey is thoroughly documented by FileMaker Pro.
Ben & Jerry's
Ice cream is the very definition of cool -- but you'd be surprised how hot things can get around an ice cream company's office when essential information gets misplaced. That's how it used to be in the Marketing and Design Department at Ben & Jerry's -- but things have cooled down considerably thanks to the organizing power of FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc. If you're an ice cream fan -- and who isn't? -- you know Ben & Jerry's. The Vermont-based manufacturer of ice cream, frozen yogurt and sorbet is widely known for its array of imaginatively-named, imaginatively-conceived flavors as well as for its support of positive social action through philanthropy. And chances are you'll also recognize Ben & Jerry's for its fun, distinctive packaging and graphic design.
Charming Shoppes
Today's woman wants fashion -- and value. And she knows where to find it -- at any one of the more than 1200 Fashion Bug and Fashion Bug Plus specialty stores across the USA. The people behind the scenes at Fashion Bug want their marketing campaigns to be fresh and fashionable -- and they know where to find the help they need! They turn to FileMaker Pro -- the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.!
Dewar's
A Wee dram o' Whisky and a good shot of technology have resulted in a revolutionary slant for visitors to Dewar's 'World of Whisky' Distillery (take an internet-based tour of 'World of Whisky' at http://www.dewars.com/worldofwhisky/default.asp). Dewar's has teamed up with FileMaker the information management solutions company, FileMaker's alliance partner, Majikam, and graphic designers, Motivo, to create a real time e-postcard system, available via kiosks to all the visiting public at Dewar's, Aberfeldy, Scotland.
Dunn & Bradstreet
Before you can make the sale, you need to know your market. That's why businesses looking to widen their customer base turn to D&B (formerly Dun & Bradstreet) for essential information on new sales prospects. And now, accessing that information's much easier -- because D&B has turned to FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc.
DuPont European Technical Centre
Testing, testing, testing. That's what they do at the DuPont European Technical Centre in Meyrin, Switzerland, home to some of the world's most advanced research in chemical polymers and their properties. Teams of researchers conducting hundreds of experiments means a real demand for laboratory space and equipment -- and managing that demand is a job for FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc.!
E! Entertainment
Hustle, bustle -- and sometimes, muscle. That's show biz. Scripts to be written, gear to be hauled, stars to be prodded and preened. And at E! Entertainment, the latest tool for bringing it all together is FileMaker Pro -- the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.!
Empire Air Lines
An essential link in the global transportation network that rushes FedEx shipments to their destinations, Empire Airlines provides freight service throughout the western half of the United States. Based in Hayden, Idaho, Empire Airlines also provides a full range of aircraft repair and maintenance services, but the bulk of its business focuses on the high-pressure, high-demand FedEx account.
FIELDFLEX
When you walk through the aisles at K-Mart, have you ever wondered who set up that gigantic Kodak gondola film display that grabbed your attention? Every captivating display takes months of planning and ingenuity, as well as the assistance of technology. If done correctly, corporate merchandising is implemented identically in thousands of stores nationwide without consumers even being aware that it's happening.
Hensel Phelps Construction Company
From coast to coast, Hensel Phelps Construction Co. is dynamically bringing large scale construction projects to life. And the key information for these projects -- used by the firm's marketing department as a vital tool in bringing the company's message to potential clients -- is kept well organized by FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc. Heavy duty projects for heavy duty use. That's Hensel Phelps' specialty, with a special focus on projects for the U. S. Government. If you visit key U. S. Army bases like Fort Bliss, Fort Hood or Fort Carson, if you tour the NASA launch facilities at Cape Canaveral, Florida, or if you examine the ongoing renovation work at the Pentagon complex in Arlington, VA, you'll see Hensel Phelps in action. "We're a $1.5 billion-a-year company employing up to 2500 people in locations around the United States," comments data administrator Elaine Owenby.
Holt, Rinehart and Winston
The education of America's children is being shaped in part by FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database solution from FileMaker Inc. Textbook publisher Holt, Rinehart and Winston runs its entire business operations on FileMaker Pro. Some 400 staffers on both Macs and PCs use FileMaker Pro to run the editorial, production, sales, and marketing functions at five locations across the United States.
Industrial Light & Magic
Movie magic doesn't just happen, it requires a lot of work from a lot of creative people to bring spectacular special effects to the screen. It's a complicated job that must be tracked every step of the way to ensure that every shot is completed on time, every time. And that's why key administrative personnel at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) track ongoing projects with FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software solution from FileMaker, Inc.
JWG
With inflation and unemployment at an all-time low, today's job market is richer than ever. To find qualified staff to fill positions, many companies are expanding their recruitment efforts to a national level. Helping them do this is JWG, a Needham, Massachusetts-based recruitment ad agency. With the click of a button, JWG's account executives can match job openings with the most appropriate newspapers, pinpoint ad rates, determine the exact content and graphics of their ads, and place ads with any number of newspapers around the world. Driving JWG's success is a comprehensive sales order processing system powered completely by FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database solution from FileMaker Inc.
Kroll Inc.
Now more than ever, security is serious business -- whether it's the protection of a company's employees, its physical assets or its intellectual property. And Kroll Inc. makes serious security its business -- helping clients understand and implement their security needs -- with the help of FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Lifetime Products
Shooting 'hoops' is one thing, but managing the information needs of the company that manufactures and distributes them is no slam dunk. For this reason, Lifetime Products of Clearfield, Utah, a manufacturer of basketball systems, indoor and outdoor table tennis equipment and picnic tables, turned to FileMaker Pro for Windows and the Mac OS, the award-winning database from FileMaker, Inc.
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
You can't face the future with the technology of the past. What worked twenty years ago isn't likely to meet today's challenges -- let alone tomorrow's and at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, one of the leaders in the high-tech world of aerospace, this is especially true.
Major TV News Organization
A major TV news operation uses FileMaker to support much of its infrastructure. Functions supported include ticketing, purchase requests and program management. Approximately 60 FileMaker databases support a variety of applications for more than 200 users. Because of competitive advantage concerns, the customer prefers to not be named.
Mambo
Australian clothing label Mambo chooses FileMaker to handled design, sample production, pricing requirements for all components necessary to produce the range of clothing, and cataloguing to enable orders.
MonarchComputer.com
MonarchComputer.com is a wholesale distributor of computer related products, specializing in IBM compatible systems based on the AMD Athlon processor. They have made a niche for themselves in the very competitive computer hardware market by implementing stringent quality control standards, going so far as to achieve ISO 9000 certification for their efforts. Their commitment to quality is 'the main reason for our success,' states Monarch founder Richard C. Harris III on the company's web site.
New England Medical Center
A picture is worth a thousand words -- but not if you can't find it when you need it. An informative audio-visual presentation must be an organized one. That's why Dr. Dan Ballin, of the New England Medical Center's Department of Emergency Medicine, has high hopes for the new Image Capture feature found in the latest version of FileMaker Pro 6-- the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Novell
Keeping a website up to date is a constant challenge. But what if you've got more than four thousand people involved in keeping a vast web presence up to date? That's when you need FileMaker Pro -- the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Pratt & Whitney
Few industries maintain more stringent standards than those involved in the manufacture of aircraft engines. Every part, every component, every design is subject to layer after layer of rigorous inspection. That's an enormous amount of data to collect, collate, sort, and organized, and for a key facility of Pratt & Whitney, there's plenty of call for the data management power of FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc.
Publisher's Clearing House
You probably know Publishers' Clearing House best from its famous sweepstakes promotions -- and you've probably daydreamed about opening your front door to find the Prize Patrol waiting outside, ready to hand you the giant check that will change your life forever. But what you may not know is the careful thought that goes into each PCH mailing. It's a well-planned, highly-organized process -- and helping to keep it on track you'll find FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Rainbow Network Communications
There's nothing like a curling up in front of the television for a great movie. But did you ever stop to think about where those movies come from? Well, if you're watching such cable channels as American Movie Classics or Bravo, those movies are coming to you not from glamorous, magical Hollywood -- but from a bustling complex of buildings in Floral Park, New York -- where movie magic comes to life with a little help from FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.!
Rhino Records
What do Ray Charles, Burt Bacharach, the Teenage Devil Dolls, and Merle Haggard have in common? Their recordings Ñ and some 32,000 others Ñ are stored in FileMaker Pro for Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows NT, Windows 3.1, and Mac OS, the award-winning database solution from FileMaker Inc.
Roy F. Weston
Keeping the water flowing, clean and clear, for towns and cities across America is a big job -- and the Pennsylvania-based environmental consulting firm of Roy F. Weston Inc. is up to the challenge. But taking care of the flow of paperwork such a business generates can be just as daunting -- which is why the Services Department of Weston's Marketing Division depends on FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Showtime Networks
The next time you see an advertisement for one of Showtime Networks' programs, you'll know FileMaker Pro is hard at work. FileMaker Pro is the award-winning database management system (DBMS) from FileMaker, Inc. Red Group, Showtime's in-house advertising agency, uses FileMaker Pro to archive and project manage all Showtime advertisements for print, TV and radio.
Standard & Poor's Financial Communications
"Who does what, and when?Ó and "how can they do it more efficiently?Ó Those are the questions asked every day in busy offices and busy enterprises. And at the offices of Standard & Poor's Financial Communications, those questions are answered by FileMaker Pro -- the award-winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc.
The Moyer Group
As construction leader Hensel Phelps grew, the company found itself compiling over $1 billion in project proposals for construction jobs -- and no centralized bid management system. Numerous departments across the multi-national company were each maintaining project and cost information separately, creating extra work and missed opportunities for efficiencies. For a solution, Hensel Phelps turned to the Moyer Group. Using FileMaker Pro, the Moyer Group developed a relational workgroup solution that controls information about the projects, subcontractors used, and the project costs -- providing different levels of access to different people and groups. Now the Hensel Phelps enjoys centralized consolidation of information that previously had been spread across the company in a variety of disparate formats.
The Sherwin-Williams Company
For nearly 140 years, the Sherwin-Williams Company has been known throughout North America for its vast range of paints and architectural coatings, which are distributed exclusively through the companyÕs own stores. Behind the scenes, the Sherwin-Williams Color Marketing and Design Department provides valuable assistance to professional customers in planning distinctive, individualized color design applications for residential and design applications. FileMaker Pro databases fill important support functions within this department.
Trek Bicycle
Say Lance Armstrong and sports fans say cycling. Say Lance Armstrong's rig and serious cyclists say Trek. Based in Waterloo, Wisconsin, the Trek Bicycle Corporation began in 1976 as a manufacturer of bicycle frames -- and two years later added complete bikes to their product line. Since then, Trek bicycles have emerged as the clear choice of serious riders, whether for racing or off-road adventure -- carrying such well-known competitors as Armstrong and Roland Green to victory in races as prestigious as the Tour de France and mountain biking's Sea Otter Classic. "We manufacture bicycles, bicycle clothing, and accessories that we sell through authorized dealers around the world," notes graphic design production manager Tricia Burke. In the United States alone, over 1500 dealers carry Trek products, with additional outlets in Canada and overseas. One of Treks secrets is its detailed attention to the retail end of its business -- providing dealers with a comprehensive catalogue of parts and accessories. A serious catalogue requires a serious database -- like FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.!
TV Guide
As manager of affiliate marketing, Cara Hathaway and her staff act as a liaison between affiliate marketing sales representatives and cable operator clients such as TCI, Cox Communications and others that offer their respective cable customers programming such as Prevue, TV Guide Magazine and TV Guide interactive.
United Airlines
Safe, fast, and reliable. Those of us who fly take aircraft maintenance for granted -- but for those behind the scenes keeping planes in the air and on time is a never-ending, incredibly complex job. And there's no room for guesswork. At United Airlines, one of the tools the engineering staff uses to ensure every step of their work is completely documented is FileMaker Pro -- the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
USA Today
Producing a daily newspaper is both difficult and complex -- all the elements from copy to pictures, from editorial material to classifieds have to come together on time, every time without fail. And it's even more crucial when your newspaper has a huge national circulation -- deadlines just don't wait. That's why at USA Today, "The Nation's Newspaper," key elements of the production process are tracked by an application built in FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Volvo Action Services
When the sale is made -- that's when good customer service really begins. That's the watchword for an increasing number of forward-thinking businesses who recognize that the valued relationship with their customers is still only beginning when the check is signed. Sophisticated customer-service systems have become a vital element in ongoing business plans -- and that's where communications support providers like Volvo Action Service fill a crucial need. And helping to keep those lines of communication open between company and customer, you'll find FileMaker Pro -- the award-winning database software solution from FileMaker Inc.!
Willis of Texas
Faster response, smoother operation, more personal service -- those are benefits any company would appreciate. And thanks to the Group Benefits department at Willis of Texas, a leading insurance broker, clients -- and their employees -- take advantage of those benefits through the power of FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc.
Non-Profit
Aggressive Skaters Association
They aren't just in-line skaters -- they're Aggressive Skaters. Skaters who compete for points and prestige on a professional scale. Stunts and spills, thrills and chills -- and above all, speed. Intense, glorious speed. And keeping track of these breathtaking athletes requires a database program that's just as fast, just as flexible -- FileMaker Pro, the award winning database software from FileMaker, Inc.
California Sea Grant
California Sea Grant College Program funds vital marine science research at academic institutions throughout California. Based at the University of California, San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, California Sea Grant is the largest of 30 programs in the United States and Puerto Rico. And essential to organizing the data which accumulates as part of the grant process is FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Drowning Accident Rescue Team
Plunging into icy, dangerous river waters, searching for missing boaters and rafters, helping to ensure the safety of the waterways of Northern California, the Drowning Accident Rescue Team faces a challenging mission. And in the past, documenting that mission has been a challenge all its own -- but no more, thanks to FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc.
FIRST
Reaching out to help middle and high school students build an interest in the practical, real world aspects of science and technology -- that's what they do at FIRST. The acronym means "For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology," and this New Hampshire non-profit takes full advantage of the latest advances in information technology, managing its vital data with FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Lutheran Church Extension Fund
A church is more than just a building -- it's a group of people united by a common belief, working together toward a common goal. That's the philosophy behind the Capital Funding Services program administered by the Lutheran Church Extension Fund, a program which depends on the impressive information-tracking abilities of FileMaker Pro -- the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
MusicFest Canada
From all over a great nation they come -- thousands of young musicians, eager to demonstrate their skills, excited by the chance to compete for national honors in Canada's largest educational non-profit music festival. And leading up to the competition, volunteer staffers help keep the contestants organized with FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
National Fire Protection Assn
Building and life safety codes, electrical codes, codes of all kinds governing safe practice. These are the bulwarks of public safety, and keeping these codes current is the responsibility of the NFPA (National Fire Protection Association). It's a job that gets done with help from FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
New York Cares
When New York and the nation faced adversity in September 2001, normally dour and cynical New Yorkers showed they have a big heart. Then as today, New York Cares was there, organizing volunteers and helping in the 9/11 recovery effort. And at the heart of New York cares, you'll find FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc.
Partnerships With Industry
Helping people help themselves -- through job training and job placement programs conducted in cooperation with the business community -- is the mission of Partnerships With Industry. And Partnerships With Industry accomplishes this mission with the information-processing power of FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc. Based in San Diego, California, Partnerships With Industry is proud of what it does. "We're a non-profit social-service agency working to provide employment training and placement services for people with developmental disabilities who need support in achieving their vocational objectives," explains Peter Callstrom, the organization's Executive Director. " PWI makes vocational dreams come true. We've built lasting, mutually-beneficial partnerships with over 500 businesses, and we provide services to over a thousand individuals and families." And some of those firms are household names -- PWI has helped people find work in such companies as QUALCOMM, Sea World, Callaway Golf, Mervyn's, Legoland and hundreds of other leading businesses,
Polly Klaas Foundation
"Making America Safe For All Children." That's the slogan of the Polly Klaas Foundation, working for more than a decade to help locate missing and endangered kids and to help their families coordinate efforts with law enforcement agencies nationwide. Named in memory of Polly Klaas, a northern California girl abducted and killed in 1993, Foundation staff and volunteers work ceaselessly to help children and families in trouble and to ensure the safety of future generations of youngsters. At the Foundation's headquarters in Petaluma, California, a powerful FileMaker Pro database system maintains essential case files.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Managing media relations is no task for the unprepared. You've got to know who's who, where's where, and who gets what when. And you've got to get it right the first time. That's why the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art keeps its media contacts in order with the PressFile, built around FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Shoah Visual History Foundation
During the filming of his Oscar-winning Schindler's List, Steven Spielberg was approached by survivors of the Holocaust, who said that they too had stories they wanted to tell. These men and women weren't interested in making movies, but felt a passionate need to share their experiences with others.
Smithsonian Institution
At the Smithsonian Institution's Office of Photographic Services, documenting photographic materials is as vital as the actual creation of those images, and indexing can be a complicated job, especially when the indexing system must work across platforms. But cross-platform flexibility is a central feature of the latest version of FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
The Food Connection
The Food Connection is a non-profit organization that supplies supplemental groceries to families in need in Pierce County in the state of Washington. Serving between 150 and 200 families per day, The Food Connection gives many families the assistance they need to get back on their feet, as well as providing education in the areas of nutrition, gardening, canning and other money-saving practices.
The Gorilla Foundation
She's about five feet tall, weighs about 300 pounds, is covered with thick black fur, loves to play with kittens and watch TV, and she's got a lot on her mind. She's Koko, the world-famous lowland gorilla, who communicates using American Sign Language, and she's the living symbol of the Gorilla Foundation's ongoing efforts to preserve her species. Based in Redwood City, California, the Foundation's small but dedicated research team breaks new ground in interspecies communication, great ape linguistic study, and the place of the great apes in the global conservation picture. And storing the vast archive of data gathered through this research, youÕll find FileMaker Pro 8.5.
The National Council of La Raza
A national civil rights organization depends on a strong presence to accomplish its goals. Conferences, fundraising campaigns, and other organized events keep its mission before the public. It's a vast task, and for the National Council of La Raza, it's made more much manageable, more efficient, and more productive with FileMaker Pro, the award winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc.
The New York Public Library
There's nothing more organized than a library -- shelf after shelf, cabinet after cabinet, everything has a place and everything is in its place. And every department has its own organizational needs. That's why in the Communications and Marketing department and the Branch Libraries' Web Office of The New York Public Library, staffers are really excited by the new features in the latest version of FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
The Salk Institute
The Salk Institute is a private, non-profit, research organization located in La Jolla, California. Scientists here are dedicated to fundamental research in biology and its relation to health, studying such challenging problems as the organization and operation of the brain, the control of gene activity, and the molecular origins of cancer, AIDS and other diseases.
WGBH Boston
Enlightening, educational, and entertaining. But like its commercial sister, public television doesn't just happen. At WGBH in Boston, production of some of public TV's favorite programs requires talent, energy, commitment -- and money. And helping to keep key elements in that equation organized, you'll find FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Yale-New Haven Hospital
Finding a medical professional who's right for you needn't be a case of trial and error, not when you start your search with the Yale-New Haven Hospital Physician Referral Online Service. It's a one-stop resource, built with FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Printing/Publishing
NewSouth Books
Alabama book publisher uses FileMaker Pro as company "backbone."
Ackerman Galleries
Art from the beautiful Hawaiian IslandsÑthatÕs the specialty at Ackerman Galleries. With two locations on the Big Island of Hawaii, the galleries offer original oil paintings by Gary Ackerman in one and a variety of Hawaiian and Pacific Rim arts, crafts and jewelry in the other. From humble beginnings some 25 years ago in a retrofitted gas station, the galleries today attract an international array of visitors and patronsÑand they all benefit from the powerful data-management of a newly created FileMaker Pro 7 database system.
Affordable Image
Affordable Image.com has found an extraordinary niche in a market where companies like Kinkos and AlphaGraphics dominate. The Phoenix, Arizona-based company does much more than print business cards. They like to call themselves a complete off-site marketing department, providing everything from design, to printing to binding, working closely with their clients to ensure their customersÕ success.
Against All Odds
Ansell Adams, one of America's premier photographers, once said that taking a good photograph was "knowing where to stand." In which case, award winning photographer Rick Smolan not only knows where to stand, he knows where to send others to stand too. Known for the "A Day in the Life" series of large format books, filled with compelling images from every corner of the globe, Rick juggles hugely complex projects with flair and precision. His secret? FileMaker Pro. Against All Odds, the production company of which Rick and his partner Jennifer Erwitt are principals, has been described by Fortune magazine as "one of the 25 coolest companies in the US." It produces some of the most beautiful large format photography books, combining complex logistics, technology, and talented photographers from all across the world, with unfailingly sharp editorial focus, storytelling, and a compelling theme.
Alastair Sawday Publishing
Alastair Sawday Publishing (ASP) is the company behind the well-known and highly respected 'Special Places to Stay' travel series. The books are a collection of travel guidebooks covering over 5,000 B&Bs, hotels and self-catering places in Britain, France, India, Italy, Ireland, Morocco, Croatia, Spain and Portugal, plus an expanding collection of Green Places to Stay. The creation and maintenance of these guides and their accompanying website, www.sawdays.co.uk, is administration-intensive. Information on each place is gathered from ASP's inspectors, editors, readers and from the owners themselves and compiled into a database that has to remain aware of the content crossover between the guides too; for example, an owner of a B&B may also rent out self-catering accommodation, perhaps in another country. It's a complex picture to paint in one system.
Associated Press
Information is their business -- supplying news, fact, and figures to newspapers and broadcasting outlets all across America. That's the mission of the Associated Press. And now subscribing outlets can access a mother lode of information directly from AP over the web, with FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software from FileMaker Inc.
Business Printers of San Diego
With a full range of commercial printing services, Business Printers of San Diego offers its clients detailed, personalized service from the moment the order is placed until the finished printed materials are shipped. The company specializes in all types of printed marketing matter, including brochures, presentation folders, and similar corporate-identity products. A FileMaker Pro 8 database system tracks each ongoing job.
Canadian Tradex
Behind every successful trade show, behind every well-thumbed industrial directory, there's a hard-working promotional company that's labored to put it all together. Canadian Tradex of Timmins, Ontario does that job for the Canadian forest industry, organizing two major trade expositions each year, along with a series of quarterly directories for the forestry and mining industries and FileMaker Pro is the indispensable behind-the-scenes tool that makes it all happen.
Cengage Learning
Cengage delivers highly-customized learning solutions for universities, instructors, students, libraries, government agencies, corporations, and professionals worldwide. Its brand names are internationally recognized and include Brooks/Cole, Delmar, Gale, Heinle, Schirmer, Wadsworth and Arden Shakespeare, among others.
Harvard University Press
Harvard University Press is one of the world's leading publishers of scholarly books, specializing in volumes for the well-educated general reader on subjects ranging from history and politics, to education and science, to art and philosophy. With up to 250 new titles issued each year, the task of keeping track of essential production and marketing procedures falls to FileMaker Pro.
Holt, Rinehart and Winston
The education of America's children is being shaped in part by FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database solution from FileMaker Inc. Textbook publisher Holt, Rinehart and Winston runs its entire business operations on FileMaker Pro. Some 400 staffers on both Macs and PCs use FileMaker Pro to run the editorial, production, sales, and marketing functions at five locations across the United States.
Ink Projects
Not just Museums with a capital "MÓ, those imposing piles of marble where you file silently along behind the velvet ropes, gazing at Official Cultural Treasures. Lynne's real love is the little museums you find in the small towns and along the back highways of America, museums that honor the essential spirit of our nation, the offbeat and the peculiar, the poignant and the surreal. And she's put together a definitive guide to these unforgettable attractions with the help of FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Progressive Solutions
Information in motion is the business of Progressive Solutions, a growing printing-mail service-fulfillment company serving the corporate marketplace for the past decade and a half. Keeping that information in motion puts big demands on the Progressive Solutions database system, but those challenges are easily met by FileMaker Pro 7, the latest version of the award-winning database software solution from FileMaker, Inc.
Publisher's Clearing House
You probably know Publishers' Clearing House best from its famous sweepstakes promotions -- and you've probably daydreamed about opening your front door to find the Prize Patrol waiting outside, ready to hand you the giant check that will change your life forever. But what you may not know is the careful thought that goes into each PCH mailing. It's a well-planned, highly-organized process -- and helping to keep it on track you'll find FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Rebus
When you reach for a health-reference book you seldom stop to think about all the work that's gone into it -- from researching the facts to laying out the pages. But for those who build their business around the production of such volumes, nothing is taken for granted -- every step of the process requires close and careful supervision. That's why Rebus Inc. -- a leading publisher of direct-marketed books on health topics -- depends on the organizational power of FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Reno Typographers
Reno Typographers first opened its doors in Reno, Nev. in 1981 and offered traditional typesetting. As it grew it embraced the rapid technological changes in the pre-press industry, and added scanning, color separation and digital printing to its services.
Seattle Publishing
Bringing years of expertise to the preparation and presentation of specialty publications to its clients, Seattle Publishing assembles a wide range of catalogs, directories and reference guides, all custom-designed to the clientsÕ specifications. The tool that makes it all possible is Seattle Publishing's own creation, The Gutenberg Publishing System¨, a powerful data management application built on a strong FileMaker Pro foundation.
Sells Printing
You've seen the catalogues in your mailbox or in your office. Slick, substantial, easy to use. Glistening, attractive presentations of office supplies or hardware or any other sort of merchandise you might need. But did you ever stop to think about where that catalogue came from? For many of America's top catalogues, the trail leads back to New Berlin, Wisconsin -- and the Sells Printing Company, specialists in high-quality catalogue production. And behind the scenes at Sells you'll find FileMaker Pro -- the award-winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc!
Shoreline Creations Ltd.
Shoreline Creations Ltd. creates two attention-getting travel publications for a specialized, highly-focused readership. Group Tour Magazine provides up-to-date, eye-catching information on the hottest group-travel destinations for both travel industry professionals and non-professional group leaders, while Student Group Tour Magazine provides similar information to help educators plan memorable, thought-provoking class trips. Behind the scenes at Shoreline Creations' headquarters in Holland, Michigan, an intricately related network of FileMaker Pro databases ensures the smooth operation of both publications.
Stevenson, The Color Company
Stevenson, The Color Company provides a full range of printing and prepress services to large-scale clients nationwide. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, Stevenson meets vital graphic-arts needs for such major firms as the Kroger supermarket chain, Macy's, and Office Max. And throughout the company, FileMaker Pro 8 ensures efficient, reliable tracking of every ongoing job.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
For a journalist, getting the story out, accurately and on time, is what really matters. And for the people who publish The Chronicle of Higher Education and The Chronicle of Philanthropy, the process of bringing the news together and getting it out to waiting readers is made more efficient by FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
The Deal
Keeping pace with the ever-changing world of business and high finance requires a financial publisher to keep pace with the technological times. That's why at the offices of The Deal, they've been using FileMaker Pro to organize their regular information-management challenges for more than a decade. And that's why they're enthusiastically looking forward to FileMaker Pro 7, the latest version of the award-winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc.
TV Guide
As manager of affiliate marketing, Cara Hathaway and her staff act as a liaison between affiliate marketing sales representatives and cable operator clients such as TCI, Cox Communications and others that offer their respective cable customers programming such as Prevue, TV Guide Magazine and TV Guide interactive.
USA Today
Producing a daily newspaper is both difficult and complex -- all the elements from copy to pictures, from editorial material to classifieds have to come together on time, every time without fail. And it's even more crucial when your newspaper has a huge national circulation -- deadlines just don't wait. That's why at USA Today, "The Nation's Newspaper," key elements of the production process are tracked by an application built in FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Retail/Wholesale
Baron's Major Brands
New Hampshire retail appliance chain enhances product pricing & proposal system with new features of FileMaker Pro 8.5
Agri-Sales Associates
The heart of a successful company is its sales force; the men and women who bring the product face-to-face with the buying market. Agri-Sales Associates brings the power of a top-flight sales team to a wide range of independent manufacturers in the agricultural, home-and-garden, hardware, and veterinary fields. Agri-Sales Associates provides experienced, professional, personal service to both clients and consumers in every state, and the full suite of FileMaker Pro products plays a vital role in keeping that service organized.
AV-Store
A great movie, a hot new CD, they're only as good as the equipment you use to enjoy them. And that equipment is only as good as the company that makes it. That's why serious home audio-video buffs insist on name brands, but that doesn't mean they aren't interested in shopping around. The world wide web has made shopping for high-end audio video components a breeze, and in the United Kingdom, one of the leading retailers keeps on top of its orders with help from FileMaker Pro, the award winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Bill Curie Ford
With annual revenues of almost $26 million, Bill Currie Ford is the largest combined Parts, Service and Body Shop operation in Ford's Orlando Region, which includes the entire state of Florida. How does the Parts, Service and Body Shop at Currie Ford keep on top of its operations? By tracking every single customer's maintenance needs and generating highly targeted direct mailings with FileMaker Pro 4.0 for Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows NT, Windows 3.1, and Mac OS, the award-winning database solution from FileMaker Inc.
Charming Shoppes
Today's woman wants fashion -- and value. And she knows where to find it -- at any one of the more than 1200 Fashion Bug and Fashion Bug Plus specialty stores across the USA. The people behind the scenes at Fashion Bug want their marketing campaigns to be fresh and fashionable -- and they know where to find the help they need! They turn to FileMaker Pro -- the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.!
Elk Mountain Nursery
From the beautiful North Carolina mountains to you, native Eastern perennials, shrubs and trees direct from Elk Mountain Nursery. One of the first nurseries to specialize in e-commerce, Elk Mountain is going stronger than ever and has thousands of satisfied customers. The Web has evolved since Elk Mountain produced its first online catalog back in 1996, but the quality of its product remains a constant, just as FileMaker Pro remains the foundation of Elk Mountain's day-to-day operations.
Europawatch.com
Good businesses reward their key players. The benefits may be nifty gifts sporting the company's logo, or they could simply be the continued enhancement of services to meet customer needs. For the gifts, they may turn to Los Angeles-based Europawatch.com (http://www.europawatch.com), which provides customized promotional watches for Fortune 1000 companies. Meanwhile, Europa is busy rewarding its own distributors with comprehensive online self-service catalog and support systems. What makes Europawatch.com tick? FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database solution from FileMaker, Inc.
FIELDFLEX
When you walk through the aisles at K-Mart, have you ever wondered who set up that gigantic Kodak gondola film display that grabbed your attention? Every captivating display takes months of planning and ingenuity, as well as the assistance of technology. If done correctly, corporate merchandising is implemented identically in thousands of stores nationwide without consumers even being aware that it's happening.
IntelliSound
A successful company knows that every detail counts, right down to what customers hear when they are placed on hold. That's where IntelliSound helps hundreds of offices nationwide to make a positive, lasting impression, with well-planned, professionally-recorded on-hold programming designed to suit the image and the tastes of each individual client. While preparation of these recordings is an elaborate process, IntelliSound turns out first-class work with just seven people on its staff, thanks to FileMaker Pro.
Krispy Kreme (L&L Enterprises)
Bringing the famous flavor of fresh, hot Krispy Kreme doughnuts to eager retail consumers in Nevada, Utah, Idaho, and Montana, and to wholesale customers in Wyoming, L & L Enterprises opened its first shop in Las Vegas in 1998, and now oversees a network of stores already grown to a bakersÕ dozen. At L & L headquarters, FileMaker Pro 7 databases aid in the support functions necessary to keep the business running and the doughnuts cooking.
Lark in the Morning
Distinctive melodies require distinctive musical instruments. And thatÕs the business of Lark in the Morning, a leading retailer and wholesaler of musical instruments and supplies. Lark in the Morning specializes in the unusual and the exotic, supplying unique instruments from all over the world, from hammered dulcimers to bagpipes. Keeping track of their orders and their vast inventory requires high-powered data management technology, technology thatÕs made simple by FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc.
Lifetime Products
Shooting 'hoops' is one thing, but managing the information needs of the company that manufactures and distributes them is no slam dunk. For this reason, Lifetime Products of Clearfield, Utah, a manufacturer of basketball systems, indoor and outdoor table tennis equipment and picnic tables, turned to FileMaker Pro for Windows and the Mac OS, the award-winning database from FileMaker, Inc.
MonarchComputer.com
MonarchComputer.com is a wholesale distributor of computer related products, specializing in IBM compatible systems based on the AMD Athlon processor. They have made a niche for themselves in the very competitive computer hardware market by implementing stringent quality control standards, going so far as to achieve ISO 9000 certification for their efforts. Their commitment to quality is 'the main reason for our success,' states Monarch founder Richard C. Harris III on the company's web site.
Nature's Own
Running a multi-level marketing organization selling high-quality beauty creams and vitamins is a complex business. For Nature's Own, a direct sales company that originated in Sweden a decade ago, running an international operation isn't just a matter of receiving orders and shipping out Sun Clinic tanning cremes or Multivitamin-Mineral & Herbal Tablets.
Paolo Vista
Since the early 1970s, Paolo Vista, a New York based manufacturer and distributor of fine men's clothing, has made a concerted effort to keep its customer business relationships on a personal level. The company's survival in the retail world is tied to the business of filling orders, unique or otherwise.
Propane Resources
Clean, efficient, affordable -- that's propane. And whether it's heating homes, generating electricity, or firing the backyard grill, it's big business for propane dealers and distributors. And helping those dealers and distributors stay organized, you'll find Propane Resources -- taking full advantage of the data-management power of FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Shady Oaks Nursery
For a tree to grow tall and strong, it needs the right climate. And for a business to grow, it needs the right foundation. That's why Shady Oaks Nursery's roots run deep in FileMaker Pro -- the award-winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc.
TeamMASCOT.COM
Fans of baseball, football, basketball, hockey, and stock car racing know where to turn for licensed big-league merchandise, TeamMASCOT.com. This online retailer offers a complete line of fully-licensed pro sports memorabilia, offering nearly 10,000 different items. Even though the inventory is large, the business itself is small, managing all those products and maintaining a busy web presence with powerful FileMaker Pro databases.
Terry Precision Bicycles
The need for Terry Precision Bicycles to implement FileMaker Pro arose when the company decided to expand its sales channel from wholesale and venture into the mail order business. 'Business went through the roof,' explained Georgena Terry, CEO of Terry Precision Bicycles. 'The accounting tools we had been relying on simply lacked the functionality to keep-up with the growth our company was experiencing.' They needed an online order entry system that could handle their accounting needs and that also provided reporting tools for business analysis.
The Sherwin-Williams Company
For nearly 140 years, the Sherwin-Williams Company has been known throughout North America for its vast range of paints and architectural coatings, which are distributed exclusively through the companyÕs own stores. Behind the scenes, the Sherwin-Williams Color Marketing and Design Department provides valuable assistance to professional customers in planning distinctive, individualized color design applications for residential and design applications. FileMaker Pro databases fill important support functions within this department.
Trek Bicycle
Say Lance Armstrong and sports fans say cycling. Say Lance Armstrong's rig and serious cyclists say Trek. Based in Waterloo, Wisconsin, the Trek Bicycle Corporation began in 1976 as a manufacturer of bicycle frames -- and two years later added complete bikes to their product line. Since then, Trek bicycles have emerged as the clear choice of serious riders, whether for racing or off-road adventure -- carrying such well-known competitors as Armstrong and Roland Green to victory in races as prestigious as the Tour de France and mountain biking's Sea Otter Classic. "We manufacture bicycles, bicycle clothing, and accessories that we sell through authorized dealers around the world," notes graphic design production manager Tricia Burke. In the United States alone, over 1500 dealers carry Trek products, with additional outlets in Canada and overseas. One of Treks secrets is its detailed attention to the retail end of its business -- providing dealers with a comprehensive catalogue of parts and accessories. A serious catalogue requires a serious database -- like FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.!
Willoway Nurseries, Inc.
The wide variety of plants on sale at your favorite local garden supply outlet donÕt just sprout out of nowhereÑmost likely theyÕre the result of hard work and concerted effort by a dedicated wholesale nursery. Willoway Nurseries of Avon, Ohio is a prime example, supplying approximately 1700 varieties of plants to garden centers and landscapers throughout the East and Midwest. Willoway specializes in woody ornamental plants, trees, and perennials, but can also supply annuals, mums, and poinsettias. Spread out over a thousand acres, the nursery incorporates a number of individual farms. About 160 people work for the company full-time, but during peak growing season, that number more than doubles.
Small Business
3PL Advantage, Inc.
A one stop shop, Chris is able to wear many hats in his business because FileMaker Pro keeps him organized.
Silkwood Solutions
Independent FileMaker Pro 8.5 developer expects Web Viewer to make a real difference for his clients
Abalone Designs, Inc
Abalone Designs Inc. optimizes websites to make them search engine-friendly. That means in the search for relevant keywords, the optimized sites appear very high on the list of the results on the major search engines such as Google, MSN and Yahoo!. Search engine optimization (SEO) is done in several ways. One is site optimization; cleaning up a website's HTML code to make it more search engine-friendly. Another is by heightening the user-friendliness and usefulness of the site through the implementation of information services, visitor interaction and overall likeability of the website. And third, there are ways to develop a website's link popularity by enticing other related web sites to link to it. Like all programming companies, Abalone Designs needed to keep track of its clients, the time spent on each website and, above all, billing.
Ackerman Galleries
Art from the beautiful Hawaiian IslandsÑthatÕs the specialty at Ackerman Galleries. With two locations on the Big Island of Hawaii, the galleries offer original oil paintings by Gary Ackerman in one and a variety of Hawaiian and Pacific Rim arts, crafts and jewelry in the other. From humble beginnings some 25 years ago in a retrofitted gas station, the galleries today attract an international array of visitors and patronsÑand they all benefit from the powerful data-management of a newly created FileMaker Pro 7 database system.
AirTreks.com
Going places, doing things. That's what travel is all about. But planning travel can be complicated -- especially when you're heading off the beaten track. That's where a personalized travel agency like AirTreks can make all the difference -- helping to plan memorable travel adventures with a high-powered database system based on FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc.
Alastair Sawday Publishing
Alastair Sawday Publishing (ASP) is the company behind the well-known and highly respected 'Special Places to Stay' travel series. The books are a collection of travel guidebooks covering over 5,000 B&Bs, hotels and self-catering places in Britain, France, India, Italy, Ireland, Morocco, Croatia, Spain and Portugal, plus an expanding collection of Green Places to Stay. The creation and maintenance of these guides and their accompanying website, www.sawdays.co.uk, is administration-intensive. Information on each place is gathered from ASP's inspectors, editors, readers and from the owners themselves and compiled into a database that has to remain aware of the content crossover between the guides too; for example, an owner of a B&B may also rent out self-catering accommodation, perhaps in another country. It's a complex picture to paint in one system.
American Milk Products Corporation
American Milk Products Corporation is an import-export distribution firm, dealing with every sort of milk-based product other than fluid milk itself. Cheese and butter, dry milk products, milk proteins are the focus for American Milk Products Corporation, which tracks its worldwide shipments with FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc.
Arizona Behavioral Health Associates
There's more to a successful professional practice than just the direct service to clients. The paperwork connected to providing that service can be daunting -- unless, like Arizona Behavioral Health Associates, you're making use of FileMaker Pro -- the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Arquitectonica
If you build it, they will come. But before you can build it, you need to get the contract. And that's where marketing comes in. Consider the case of Arquitectonica -- an upmarket architectural design firm that's given its marketing a boost with help from FileMaker Pro -- the award-winning database application software from FileMaker Inc.
AT Experts
Creators of powerful project management solutions for both corporate and individual users, AT Experts of Embrun, Ontario are long-term specialists in FileMaker Pro-based applications. AT Experts' line of products are valued by a wide range of corporate users, including Bell Canada, BCE Emergis, Bell Security Solutions Inc., and Nortel Networks. Individual users of AT Experts products can be found in such organizations as the Canadian Government, Canada Post, IBM, CGI, and Entrust Technologies. And now, with the advent of FileMaker Pro 8, AT Experts plans on making its products even more valuable to their users.
AV-Store
A great movie, a hot new CD, they're only as good as the equipment you use to enjoy them. And that equipment is only as good as the company that makes it. That's why serious home audio-video buffs insist on name brands, but that doesn't mean they aren't interested in shopping around. The world wide web has made shopping for high-end audio video components a breeze, and in the United Kingdom, one of the leading retailers keeps on top of its orders with help from FileMaker Pro, the award winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Ben Levitan
Ben Levitan is a man on the move. Representing his employer at meetings where standards for his industry are drafted and adopted, he's got stacks of information to collate, to manage, and to organize. And he does it all with FileMaker Pro, the award winning database software application for FileMaker, Inc.
Blue Marlin Pools/Pool Pro Office
Based on the famous "Space Coast" of Florida, Blue Marlin Pools offers custom-designed, custom-built swimming pool construction to clients throughout the state's east-central region. In business now for over a dozen years, Blue Marlin Pools is noted for its meticulous, carefully-organized approach to customer service, an approach made possible by a purpose-built FileMaker Pro office management application. And after demonstrated success behind the scenes at Blue Marlin, the application is now available to pool builders everywhere as Pool Pro Office.
B Productions
Glittery, glitzy -- all that and more. That's the world of high fashion, and if you've ever seen those videos on TV you know what we mean. And if you HAVE seen those videos, there's a good chance you've been watching footage shot by B Productions of New York, a production house specializing in work for the fashion and beauty industries, and a company that keeps stylishly well-organized with FileMaker Pro, the award winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.!
Brains Design
Brains Design is one of Australia's premier advertising and creative design agencies specialising in the information technology and telecommunications industry. Clients include Cisco Systems, Intel, Fujitsu, Logicalis, Linksys Netforce, Novell, PalmOne, SGI and Blackspot's Road Angel. Brains' creative services incorporate writing and design across all aspects of print, online, radio, television and outdoor media to produce carefully measured and integrated advertising campaigns.
Cafe Volcan Baru S.A.
There's nothing like a perfect cup of coffee to fill you with a sense of satisfaction and well-being.
CalBiota
Complex environmental regulations require a comprehensive approach to research and recordkeeping. Biological consultants need easy access to data in order to document existing biological resources and to assess project impacts on native forms of life, and that's where CalBiota makes a difference. It's a powerful, detailed compendium of data on thousands of different species, all organized and accessible through FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc.
Computer Expressions
It's the classic American success story. A small operation starts out in a basement with a unique product or service -- and climbs to a successful niche in the business world. That's how it happened with Computer Expressions, Inc. -- and as the company grows, it finds plenty of use for FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc. There's a good chance you have a Computer Expressions product just inches away from you at this very moment. They're one of the leading manufacturers of imprinted novelty mousepads -- a business they pioneered back in 1986, when Bennett Beer began turning out the pads on a T-shirt press in a Pennsylvania basement. Computer Expressions still manufactures mousepads in a vast range of designs, along with a wide assortment of media-storage products and leather goods. You'll find their merchandise at over a thousand well-known retailers nationwide.
Core Solutions
Every great software solution begins with a solid foundation -- a reliable framework upon which the rest of the system may be constructed. And for Ontario-based educational software developer CoreSolutions Development, the core of every solution is clearly FileMaker Pro -- the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Crabby Bill's Seafood Restaurants
More than 30 years ago, Crabby Bill's founders, Bill and Dolores Loder, promised to serve customers with great food at great prices and with great service. Keeping track of the hundreds of thousands of meals served, the tons of fish and seafood cooked, the millions of dollars in sales, and the myriad happy customers, is FileMaker Pro 9, helping to ensure that Crabby Bill's delivers on that promise!
Datatech Enterprises
Is there software that can manage most every business process for a growing company? For Datatech Enterprises the answer is 'yes' -- thanks to FileMaker Pro, award-winning database management software from FileMaker, Inc.
Dharma Tribe
Reaching out to the wellness studio industry with a product that meets a fundamental need, Dharma Tribe provides efficient and user-friendly management tools for studio operators. Whether it is a yoga studio, a Pilates center, a dance institute or a martial-arts school, there's a Dharma Tribe application to keep operations running smoothly and efficiently. Operating from headquarters in South Pasadena, California, Dharma Tribe provides software and support for top wellness studios around the world.
DotTax
A small business with impressive goals for expansion, DotTax of Phoenix, AZ provides an innovative service to the motor transportation industry. Helping truckers and commercial motor carriers navigate a maze of federal and state licensing requirements, DotTax streamlines an often-onerous process with efficient one-stop service. While the firm currently employs from three to five fulltime staffers, there are plans to expand the concept nationwide as a franchise opportunity.
Drive Savers
Hard drive failure can happen to anyone, at any time. And your important business data is gone. Or so it might seem. But 'gone' doesn't always mean 'GONE.' Even when all might seem lost, it's sometimes possible to rescue the contents of a damaged drive. Just ask the professionals at CaliforniaÐbased DriveSavers. They're experts in the challenging field of data recovery. And one of their most valuable tools is FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Eaton Hall Exhibitions
Behind the exhibits, behind the displays at every trade show there's a team of professionals who bring it all together. At Eaton Hall Exhibitions, the focus is on service to clients, whether they're world-class companies like General Electric, Honeywell, or Siemens, or small entrepreneurs looking to make a splash in a crowded marketplace. Eaton Hall's best known presentation is the annual School Building Expo, the largest and best-attended school design and construction show in the United States, but whatever the show, FileMaker Pro databases organize the essential contact information.
Elk Mountain Nursery
From the beautiful North Carolina mountains to you, native Eastern perennials, shrubs and trees direct from Elk Mountain Nursery. One of the first nurseries to specialize in e-commerce, Elk Mountain is going stronger than ever and has thousands of satisfied customers. The Web has evolved since Elk Mountain produced its first online catalog back in 1996, but the quality of its product remains a constant, just as FileMaker Pro remains the foundation of Elk Mountain's day-to-day operations.
eMotion Studios
These days, image is everything. But image management is even more. Today's full-service communications agency doesn't just design advertising. It builds distinctive identities for its clients. And for eMotion studios, a cutting-edge California agency, modern media tools bring these identities to life. Keeping those projects on track, you'll find FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc.
Entific Medical Systems AB
Known world wide as the developer of BAHA¨, advanced hearing-rehabilitation technology, Entific Medical Systems AB maintains a network of regional sales offices to oversee the distribution of its range of products. Canadian operations are based in Toronto, where Entific Canada Inc. ensures that patients and medical professionals have access to the latest developments in this constantly evolving field. And behind the scenes, FileMaker Pro 7 plays an important role in ensuring that the technology remains in prime operating condition.
Enviroscience Consulting, Inc.
Enviroscience Consultants Inc. examines and analyzes environmental conditions in homes and workplaces, ensuring safe surroundings for students, employees, and homeowners. Founded in 1998 and focusing on clients on Long Island, New York, the company is steadily expanding the scope and the efficiency of the services it provides. FileMaker Pro 7 plays a vital role in managing project data.
Ethan Allen Inn
Ethan Allen Inn, located in a classic New England setting in Danbury, Connecticut, practices the motto, 'Don't leave home when you travel.' With 125 employees on staff, 195 rooms decorated with Ethan Allen American Traditional interiors, a public restaurant, and numerous recreational and business facilities, this hotel/conference center delivers a comfortable, homey experience for travelers.
Europawatch.com
Good businesses reward their key players. The benefits may be nifty gifts sporting the company's logo, or they could simply be the continued enhancement of services to meet customer needs. For the gifts, they may turn to Los Angeles-based Europawatch.com (http://www.europawatch.com), which provides customized promotional watches for Fortune 1000 companies. Meanwhile, Europa is busy rewarding its own distributors with comprehensive online self-service catalog and support systems. What makes Europawatch.com tick? FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database solution from FileMaker, Inc.
Gemini Music Productions
Music is art. But music is also business -- and for those who earn their living making music, it's essential to keep to a strict beat. That's why many top musical artists depend on Gemini Music Productions to keep their paperwork together -- and that's why Gemini Music Productions depends on FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
GM Voices
You've heard them everywhere -- on courtesy phones and in information booths, on voice mail systems and over the web. They're those crisp, professional voices telling you to choose from the following menu, to enter your access code, to click on the icon to proceed. And they always remember to say 'thank you.' Who are they? Where do they come from? For many companies, the answer is GM Voices -- a firm specializing in the production of professional-quality voice tracks for commercial and industrial use. And GM Voices keeps track of these tracks with help from FileMaker Pro -- the award winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Graffiteria, Inc.
When high-powered organizations like the Christie's auction house, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and several New York investment banking / financial services firms needed comprehensive, custom-built database solutions, they knew FileMaker Pro developer Karen Stella of Graffiteria Inc. could build those applications. A consultant to a wide range of creative-services firms since 1996, Karen provides both MacOS systems support and full-scale FileMaker Pro development services for a growing, demanding clientele.
Hearts of Space
Hearts of Space grew out of producer Stephen Hill's fascination with space-creating, contemplative music. Beginning in the early 1970s, Hill hosted a weekly late-night radio program in the San Francisco Bay area. What began purely as a labor of love eventually became the most popular contemporary music program on American public radio. Over the intervening quarter century, Hearts of Space has evolved into a multifaceted production and marketing organization encompassing radio, records, CD mastering, and music publishin
Home Solution Mortgage Company
Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, Home Solution helps homebuyers and homeowners negotiate major financial hurdles by arranging mortgages, helping to manage credit, and dealing with difficult credit histories. It's a small company, but an active one, and keeps its extensive client files carefully organized with powerful FileMaker Pro 8 database solutions.
Humberts
The real estate business in England has traditionally been dominated by small companies, each focused on its immediate geographic area. Humberts, while based in London, set out to change that by consolidating many smaller offices into a national firm and bringing in modern systems.
ImageTracker
For professional photographers, the job isn't over when the shutter clicks. Taking the picture is only the beginning. There's more than enough to keep organized -- from the names and places, dates and camera settings that document the details of each picture to the many complex details that go into the day to day operation of a working business. It's a lot of work. But what if keeping all that information organized was as easy as a few clicks of the mouse? That's the idea behind ImageTracker Pro, a new software tool built around FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Infinite Resources
Infinite possibilities for Macintosh-based small businesses, that's the focus at Atlanta-based Infinite Resources. Specializing in the development of innovative, effective IT solutions for Macintosh users, Bruce Ambrose, Eric Jackson, and Lang Whitaker team up to meet the technological needs of a growing roster of forward-thinking clients, with FileMaker Pro development as an essential feature of their work.
Infocenter Foundation
When Hurricane Katrina tore through the Gulf Coast in the summer of 2005, Louisiana-based FileMaker Pro developer Charles Durrwachter found himself, quite literally, right in the path of the storm. He and his family survived, so Durrwachter immediately turned his attention to helping those displaced by the disaster, with a quickly-developed FileMaker Pro database solution designed to store and distribute information about missing persons information. Users downloaded free copies of that software in the weeks that followed the storm, helping media outlets and public-safety organizations keep vital information flowing between authorities and the public. The success of the project inspired Durrwachter and several colleagues around the world to create the InfoCenter Foundation, a non profit organization planning to develop and deploy an upgraded version of the application, for use wherever disaster strikes.
inRESONANCE
When electrical circuits are perfectly tuned, they're "in resonance." And when a database company helps educators become fully in tune with the best practices of the dayÑthey're inRESONANCE, a Massachusetts-based consulting firm specializing in helping education and nonprofit professionals keep in step with the times. And helping to keep inRESONANCE in resonance? FileMaker Pro, the award winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
IntelliSound
A successful company knows that every detail counts, right down to what customers hear when they are placed on hold. That's where IntelliSound helps hundreds of offices nationwide to make a positive, lasting impression, with well-planned, professionally-recorded on-hold programming designed to suit the image and the tastes of each individual client. While preparation of these recordings is an elaborate process, IntelliSound turns out first-class work with just seven people on its staff, thanks to FileMaker Pro.
International Flower Essence Repertoire
Advocates of alternative remedies have long believed that the essence of certain flowers has a healing effect on our own energy -- and while the conventional medical jury is still out, its supporters certainly swear by it. Just as one of Europe's leading suppliers of these essences swears by FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
JBA Urban Planners
Excerpts from the following story were featured in "The Australian Financial Review," one of Australia's leading national newspapers, on September 9, 2003. Over the last few years small businesses have seen an increase in demand by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and other government departments to refine their financial reporting processes, in order to meet ever-increasing standards. As a result of ATO's requirements, many small businesses rely on accounting software to assist with their BAS and PAYG reporting. The issue however continues to arise where companies need to integrate their front-end business systems with their back-end accounting software, allowing for automatic feeding of data into their accounting software.
Jim Jordan Photography
Striking, glamorous images that capture the eyes of the world, Jim Jordan Photography makes them happen. This full-service celebrity fashion photography studio maintains a fully staffed production company, turning out magazine and catalog shoots, TV commercials, even music videos at its facilities in New York and Los Angeles. From the glossy pages of American Vogue, Vanity Fair, and the J. Crew catalogue, to the upscale, memorable ad campaigns of BMW, American Express, and Mercedes Benz, Jim Jordan Photography travels the globe to capture images that endure, and the power of FileMaker Pro helps keep those images organized.
Knitting Factory
FileMaker Pro is showing up in the hippest places. When Czech Republic president Vaclav Havel and U.S. Secretary of State Madeline Albright wanted to hang out with rocker Lou Reed and performance artist Lori Anderson, they went to the Knitting Factory. The Knitting Factory is both a nightclub, presenting live jazz music seven nights a week, and a record label that releases compact discs by many of the artists who perform there. Naturally, when the Knitting Factory wanted to manage their web site, they turned to FileMaker Pro. FileMaker Pro is a relational database application designed to help manage and share information in the real world. It's a fast and easy software system for creating databases that are completely cross-platform on Macintosh, Windows 95, Windows NT, or Windows 3.1.
Lark in the Morning
Distinctive melodies require distinctive musical instruments. And thatÕs the business of Lark in the Morning, a leading retailer and wholesaler of musical instruments and supplies. Lark in the Morning specializes in the unusual and the exotic, supplying unique instruments from all over the world, from hammered dulcimers to bagpipes. Keeping track of their orders and their vast inventory requires high-powered data management technology, technology thatÕs made simple by FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc.
Learning Pathways Inc.
A school is more than just a building Ñ and a rewarding educational experience for students and teachers alike requires a comfortable well-maintained facility. Helping school systems to keep up with their maintenance challenges is what Maintenance Tracker's all about -- a powerful task-management tool built around FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
LifeSciencesWorld
Improving the quality of human life through applied science -- that's what biotechnology is all about. And improving access to information about biotechnology is what LifeSciencesWorld is all about. At www.LifeSciencesWorld.com, there's an online connection to a fascinating world of research and progress, powered by FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
McGinley Hart & Associates
McGinley Hart & Associates LLP is an 15-person architectural and preservation planning firm specializing in historic building preservation and renovation. One of the firm's major undertakings is tracking the effects of the Central Artery/Third Harbor Tunnel Project on Boston's historic building
Moonchasers
For Gail Ward and James Rigler, the full moon is more than just a transient pleasure to be enjoyed once a month. Its a full time job, as they travel the globe gathering striking photographic images. And keeping track of those Images, and of their ever-growing business is a full-time job for FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc.
Nature's Own
Running a multi-level marketing organization selling high-quality beauty creams and vitamins is a complex business. For Nature's Own, a direct sales company that originated in Sweden a decade ago, running an international operation isn't just a matter of receiving orders and shipping out Sun Clinic tanning cremes or Multivitamin-Mineral & Herbal Tablets.
NextHome.com
A different approach to real estateÑone that combines the advantages of for sale-by-owner with the efficiencies of a full-service realtor. ThatÕs the concept behind NextHomeÑan innovative Ohio-based real estate brokerage offering the savings of ÒFor Sale By OwnerÓ and fast, responsive, comprehensive realtor services matched by a dynamic online presence. The NextHome website provides home sellers a powerful marketing tool and homebuyers the ability to search more than 25,000 homesÑin short, to do everything you can do with a traditional brokerage, saving time and money. NextHome offers a dynamic, responsive system powered by FileMaker Pro 7 and FileMaker Server 7 Advanced.
Nimmo Bay Resort
A vacation you'll never forget, in a setting that takes your breath away. That's the goal at Nimmo Bay Resort -- outdoor playground in the Great Northwest. And seeing to it that all that fun goes according to plan is the goal of FileMaker Pro -- the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Northern Virginia Association of Realtors
When the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors (NVAR) needed an easy way to provide up-to-date information to its 7,000 members, they turned to FileMaker Pro. FileMaker Pro's instant Web Publishing feature lets NVAR easily keep its members informed via their dynamic Web site.
OEHCS, Inc.
Ensuring compliance with an ever-changing landscape of federal health and safety regulations requires meticulous record-keeping and careful organization of data, leading many companies to entrust this task to independent consultants. One of the leading options for firms looking for fast, responsive, affordable service, Occupational, Environmental and Health Consulting Services, Inc. of Hinsdale, IL offers a standout service, powered by FileMaker Pro 8.5 databases.
Progressive Solutions
Information in motion is the business of Progressive Solutions, a growing printing-mail service-fulfillment company serving the corporate marketplace for the past decade and a half. Keeping that information in motion puts big demands on the Progressive Solutions database system, but those challenges are easily met by FileMaker Pro 7, the latest version of the award-winning database software solution from FileMaker, Inc.
Propane Resources
Clean, efficient, affordable -- that's propane. And whether it's heating homes, generating electricity, or firing the backyard grill, it's big business for propane dealers and distributors. And helping those dealers and distributors stay organized, you'll find Propane Resources -- taking full advantage of the data-management power of FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Pro Sound
Your clients require a commitment to service -- both before and after a sale is made. This is especially true in the field of professional audio -- where clients judge the quality of a company's work with trained, sensitive ears. There's no margin for error, no "just good enough" in this business -- and no room for sloppy follow-up with these demanding, exacting clients. For the team at Pro Sound in San Diego, the secret of first-class service every time is their own expertise, a reputation for quality work -- and FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software solution from FileMaker Inc.
Rebus
When you reach for a health-reference book you seldom stop to think about all the work that's gone into it -- from researching the facts to laying out the pages. But for those who build their business around the production of such volumes, nothing is taken for granted -- every step of the process requires close and careful supervision. That's why Rebus Inc. -- a leading publisher of direct-marketed books on health topics -- depends on the organizational power of FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Return Logistics International
When you reach for a prescription medication, or an over-the-counter remedy, you take for granted that it meets certain specifications. A glance at the expiration date on the bottle is your assurance that the merchandise isn't stale.
Riverside Cemetery
A cemetery is a sacred place -- a quiet, restful place for family and friends to remember loved ones. But a cemetery is also a business. And to be successful, a business must be well-organized. Database technology is an increasingly important part of organization of records for many cemeteries -- and at Riverside Cemetery in Saddle Brook New Jersey, a vital role is being played by FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Scharff Weisberg
On the stage or in the exhibition hall -- when you're putting on a show, the last thing you want to worry about are the technical details. And you won't -- not if you've placed them in the hands of the audio-video professionals of New York's Scharff Weisberg, Inc. They're experts in AV technology, from special effects to sound systems, and they ensure that top-level service to their clients with FileMaker Pro -- the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Scitex Digital Video
Scitex Digital Video manufactures ImMIX¨ digital nonlinear video editing products. Videotaped footage is digitized onto a hard drive, from which video professionals, including editors of documentaries, commercials and training videos, call up images as needed, cutting and pasting the images into their final order and adding special effects.
Seattle Publishing
Bringing years of expertise to the preparation and presentation of specialty publications to its clients, Seattle Publishing assembles a wide range of catalogs, directories and reference guides, all custom-designed to the clientsÕ specifications. The tool that makes it all possible is Seattle Publishing's own creation, The Gutenberg Publishing System¨, a powerful data management application built on a strong FileMaker Pro foundation.
Shady Oaks Nursery
For a tree to grow tall and strong, it needs the right climate. And for a business to grow, it needs the right foundation. That's why Shady Oaks Nursery's roots run deep in FileMaker Pro -- the award-winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc.
Software by Design
After Microsoft Access proved too difficult for end-users to customize, developer SOFTWARE by design, in Pasadena, California, chose to build its hospitality design application, INTERIORS by design, using FileMaker Pro for Windows and the Mac OS, the award- winning database from FileMaker, Inc.
Sonic Solutions
It's an unbeatable combination. And for Sonic Solutions of Marin County, California, it's what the company stands for. But how to ensure that customers quickly get the right answers to their technical questions? The combination needed one more ingredient to make it work -- FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
South by Southwest
Who's coming and who's going? Who's going to perform, to speak, to display -- and who's coming to see them? For organizers of first-class festivals, exhibitions, and shows, those are the key questions. And for Texas-based event promoters South by Southwest, the answers lie in FileMaker Pro -- the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Stevenson, The Color Company
Stevenson, The Color Company provides a full range of printing and prepress services to large-scale clients nationwide. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, Stevenson meets vital graphic-arts needs for such major firms as the Kroger supermarket chain, Macy's, and Office Max. And throughout the company, FileMaker Pro 8 ensures efficient, reliable tracking of every ongoing job.
Super School Software
When it comes to software for education, there's no such thing as "one size fits all." Unique challenges, innovative ideas call for customized, specialized applications. That's what Project Super School is all about -- but as varied as their software applications may be, they have one important component in common. They're built around FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Sweet Spirit Candles
Candles of beauty, candles of meaning -- poured by hand at Sweet Spirit Candles. This Seattle-based manufacturer of intent candles produces over 700 distinctive styles, distributed both by retail and over the web. It's as well known for its personalized service to customers as it is for the quality of its products, which many users believe aid them in achieving personal goals, candles which may be used for everything from celebration to worship.
Terry Precision Bicycles
The need for Terry Precision Bicycles to implement FileMaker Pro arose when the company decided to expand its sales channel from wholesale and venture into the mail order business. 'Business went through the roof,' explained Georgena Terry, CEO of Terry Precision Bicycles. 'The accounting tools we had been relying on simply lacked the functionality to keep-up with the growth our company was experiencing.' They needed an online order entry system that could handle their accounting needs and that also provided reporting tools for business analysis.
The Stuart Company
Based in Cincinnati, The Stuart Company is a model for todayÕs lean, modern, technically adept, consumer-focused company. The fifty-year-old service company in the graphic arts industry takes pride in using the latest cross-platform software, CAD and laser cutting machines to manufacture the dies used in making boxes, folding cartons and other commercial packaging.
The Fest for Beatles Fans
All You Need is Love Ñ and a great idea Ñ and back in 1974 Mark Lapidos had both. His passion, The Beatles, his idea, an annual Beatles Fans Celebration; a two-or-three-day convention of Beatles fans, a place where they could enjoy, listen, meet other Beatles fans, and of course buy memorabilia, albums, t-shirts, and so on. ÒAfter a few months of deliberating,Ó Mark recalls on The Fest website, ÒI decided to take my personal savings and book the New York Commodore Hotel for the weekend of September 7-8, 1974.Ó
The Larry Little Company
All it takes is one sour note to ruin the harmony. Every musician knows that. But the same goes for business -- when you've got a system that works, there's no need to tamper with success. Especially when that system is as reliable as FileMaker Pro -- the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
The National Council of La Raza
A national civil rights organization depends on a strong presence to accomplish its goals. Conferences, fundraising campaigns, and other organized events keep its mission before the public. It's a vast task, and for the National Council of La Raza, it's made more much manageable, more efficient, and more productive with FileMaker Pro, the award winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc.
True North Printed Plastics
Precision manufacturing of custom-designed parts is the mission at True North Printed Plastics. Located in Mississauga, Ontario, this firm provides plastic membrane switches and other custom-printed plastic devices to a wide range of customers in the automotive, electronic, and medical fields. The company tracks all of its work orders, every step of the way, with a unique, custom-built FileMaker Pro database application.
Urban Challenge
Hundreds of participants, dozens of events. Putting on one athletic competition is challenging enough, but when it's a series of competitions extending across twenty cities, encompassing contestants from all over the United States, that's a real challenge. Unless, like the organizers of the Urban Challenge, you're taking full advantage of the data-management power of FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
VideoTronix
Security is a serious business. Whether a company deals in hard money or valuable ideas, keeping a close eye on who goes where and when -- and what they do when they get there -- is essential. In the Upper Midwest, companies have come to trust VideoTronix Inc. for dependable security equipment and services, and VideoTronix has come to rely for efficient information processing on FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Vividata
For any company, ready access to vital information is essential to daily operations -- but multiple platforms can make this a complicated process. But for the staff at Vividata, everything comes together smoothly, thanks to FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Waves In Motion
Today's schools need solutions, not just tools, to solve their information management problems. And the Arizona-based development firm of Waves In Motion provides those solutions with potent, versatile products built on the solid foundation of FileMaker Pro -- the award-winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc.
Waymar Industries
To succeed in a fast-paced manufacturing business, you can't just let things happen. You've got to be up and doing -- looking for ways to improve service to your customers. That's the formula at Waymar Industries, a fast-growing manufacturer of restaurant furnishings -- and a key component in that formula is FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Willoway Nurseries, Inc.
The wide variety of plants on sale at your favorite local garden supply outlet donÕt just sprout out of nowhereÑmost likely theyÕre the result of hard work and concerted effort by a dedicated wholesale nursery. Willoway Nurseries of Avon, Ohio is a prime example, supplying approximately 1700 varieties of plants to garden centers and landscapers throughout the East and Midwest. Willoway specializes in woody ornamental plants, trees, and perennials, but can also supply annuals, mums, and poinsettias. Spread out over a thousand acres, the nursery incorporates a number of individual farms. About 160 people work for the company full-time, but during peak growing season, that number more than doubles.
Wizards of the Coast
Harry Potter and Pokemon, Dungeons and Dragons and Star Wars, Showdown Sports, European Soccer and for the Japanese market Duel Masters -- and of course Magic: The Gathering, the one that stated it all. What do they have in common? They're all the subjects of popular adventure, fantasy and trading card games! And they're all produced by Wizards of the Coast -- a firm now expanding the magic with FileMaker Pro 6, latest version of the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.!
YachtCrews.com
You've made it. You've finally got the boat Ñ and she's beautiful. But who's going to sail it for you? Assembling a yachting crew needn't mean a rough voyage, thanks to YachtCrews.com -- an online crew placement company built around the database power of FileMaker Pro, the award winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc.
Travel/Hospitality
AirTreks.com
Going places, doing things. That's what travel is all about. But planning travel can be complicated -- especially when you're heading off the beaten track. That's where a personalized travel agency like AirTreks can make all the difference -- helping to plan memorable travel adventures with a high-powered database system based on FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker, Inc.
Ethan Allen Inn
Ethan Allen Inn, located in a classic New England setting in Danbury, Connecticut, practices the motto, 'Don't leave home when you travel.' With 125 employees on staff, 195 rooms decorated with Ethan Allen American Traditional interiors, a public restaurant, and numerous recreational and business facilities, this hotel/conference center delivers a comfortable, homey experience for travelers.
MusicFest Canada
From all over a great nation they come -- thousands of young musicians, eager to demonstrate their skills, excited by the chance to compete for national honors in Canada's largest educational non-profit music festival. And leading up to the competition, volunteer staffers help keep the contestants organized with FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Nimmo Bay Resort
A vacation you'll never forget, in a setting that takes your breath away. That's the goal at Nimmo Bay Resort -- outdoor playground in the Great Northwest. And seeing to it that all that fun goes according to plan is the goal of FileMaker Pro -- the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Shoreline Creations Ltd.
Shoreline Creations Ltd. creates two attention-getting travel publications for a specialized, highly-focused readership. Group Tour Magazine provides up-to-date, eye-catching information on the hottest group-travel destinations for both travel industry professionals and non-professional group leaders, while Student Group Tour Magazine provides similar information to help educators plan memorable, thought-provoking class trips. Behind the scenes at Shoreline Creations' headquarters in Holland, Michigan, an intricately related network of FileMaker Pro databases ensures the smooth operation of both publications.
South by Southwest
Who's coming and who's going? Who's going to perform, to speak, to display -- and who's coming to see them? For organizers of first-class festivals, exhibitions, and shows, those are the key questions. And for Texas-based event promoters South by Southwest, the answers lie in FileMaker Pro -- the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
TA-Net
When you're planning a vacation, it's smart to let a qualified travel agent handle the details. Booking reservations, arranging schedules, making sure all the pieces fit -- that's their job. But finding a travel agent that fits your needs is your job -- and the world wide web is making it easy, with more agents going on line every day. Ensuring that those travel agent websites are appealing, easily accessed, and useful is TA-Net's job! A job made simpler by FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.!
The Fest for Beatles Fans
All You Need is Love Ñ and a great idea Ñ and back in 1974 Mark Lapidos had both. His passion, The Beatles, his idea, an annual Beatles Fans Celebration; a two-or-three-day convention of Beatles fans, a place where they could enjoy, listen, meet other Beatles fans, and of course buy memorabilia, albums, t-shirts, and so on. ÒAfter a few months of deliberating,Ó Mark recalls on The Fest website, ÒI decided to take my personal savings and book the New York Commodore Hotel for the weekend of September 7-8, 1974.Ó
United Airlines
Safe, fast, and reliable. Those of us who fly take aircraft maintenance for granted -- but for those behind the scenes keeping planes in the air and on time is a never-ending, incredibly complex job. And there's no room for guesswork. At United Airlines, one of the tools the engineering staff uses to ensure every step of their work is completely documented is FileMaker Pro -- the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Utilities
Propane Resources
Clean, efficient, affordable -- that's propane. And whether it's heating homes, generating electricity, or firing the backyard grill, it's big business for propane dealers and distributors. And helping those dealers and distributors stay organized, you'll find Propane Resources -- taking full advantage of the data-management power of FileMaker Pro, the award-winning database software application from FileMaker Inc.
Other
Coach Source
Based in California, CoachSource is a worldwide provider of executive coaching services to companies of all sizes.
Phoenix Systems & Service, Inc
Phoenix Systems & Service, Inc. is a full service, security systems integrator providing fully integrated, customized security systems tailored to each client's specific needs.
Japan Management, Ltd
A small but very busy search company in rural England uses FileMaker Pro 10 to manage its consultants, candidates, project management and accounting. Six consultants in three locations across two countries
Image Info
Provides the fashion industry with state of the art image-based databases
David Nygaard Fine Jewlers
FileMaker Pro 8.5 speeds internal development, and customer service
Duane Miller Associates
Alaska-based geoengineering and consulting firm upgrades its projects database with FileMaker Pro 8.5
Ed Zinkiewicz
FileMaker Pro developer finds new and more efficient ways to serve clients with FileMaker Pro 8.5