Bento 2 by FileMaker Christmas Pack makes Getting Organised for the Festivities Fast, Fun and Free

Never leave someone off your Christmas card list again!

LONDON, UK, 25th November 2008 – FileMaker, Inc. today announced the Bento 2 Christmas Pack, a fast and easy way to get organised for Christmas, that's completely free! The Bento 2 Christmas Pack works exclusively with Bento 2, the latest version of the personal database that's as easy to use as your Mac, and includes: a free 30-day trial of Bento 2, plus festive themes and templates that help you organise contacts, cards and gifts – all in one place.

Christmas Card Tracking is Solved

Do you agonise over whether you're going to miss returning a Christmas card to someone who sent you a card last year? Are you frustrated because your spouse has Christmas card contacts stored on email at the office, and you've got some in your computer's address book at home? People who love the time-honoured tradition of sending Christmas cards via snail mail can now use easy-to-use database software technology to get organised. With the new Contacts & Cards template in the Bento 2 Christmas Pack, you can easily check off who sent you what and when, track card recipients' names, addresses, family members, pertinent notes, and even add images of the actual photos and cards you've received. The best part is that you will no longer find yourself speeding off to make that frenzied, last minute "oh no! I forgot about these people" mailing.

Keep Christmas Purchases Under Control and on Budget

Now that you've got your cards and contacts organised, how about your budget? Chances are, you've started thinking about Christmas shopping and how much to spend. And given the current economic environment, you may be thinking about keeping to a strict Christmas budget this year. The Bento 2 Christmas Pack helps you track all of the information on your presents, such as cost per recipient and a description of the gift. You can even add a photo of the present. Best of all, you can automatically tally your purchases, so you can stick to your Christmas budget with ease.

Now comes the really fun part: the Bento 2 Christmas Pack goes one step further by letting you apply fun Christmas themes to your templates. You can choose from either a cheerful red and green motif or a beautiful blue theme with snowflakes, adding flair and style to the art of getting organised.

"Christmas can be a hectic time, with cards, parties, gifts and other details to organise and track," said Ryan Rosenberg, vice president marketing and services with FileMaker.  "With the free Bento 2 Christmas Pack, we're offering a no-stress way to get all the details organised so you can breeze through Christmas – not to mention making them more festive and stylish."

Bento 2 helps Mac users organise their work and personal lives. Designed specifically for Mac OS X Leopard, Bento 2 is an exceptionally easy way to organise contacts, calendars, projects, events and more, faster and easier than ever before.

What the world is saying about Bento by FileMaker

Since its original release, Bento has garnered numerous accolades from the press. Some of these highlights include:

• Macworld UK gave Bento 2 an Editors' Choice award and a 5 out of 5 star rating, saying, "So much power, ease of use, and fun wrapped up in a package that goes for only £29 makes this a very easy choice."
  
  
• MacUser UK says "Bento is friendly enough to enable anyone who has never created a database from scratch before to jump in and get started, while at the same time powerful enough to give AppleWorks refugees the replacement they've been waiting for."

How to download the free Bento 2 Christmas Pack

To download the free Bento Christmas Pack, visit www.filemaker.co.uk/holidaypr and complete a simple form. The Bento 2 Christmas Pack works only on Macs running Mac OS X 10.5.4 or later. Customers have the option of using the free 30-day trial version or they may purchase the complete version of Bento 2, available for £29 including VAT.

About FileMaker, Inc.

FileMaker Inc. is the leader in easy-to-use database software. Millions of people, from individuals to some of the world's largest companies, rely on FileMaker software to manage, analyse and share essential information. The company's products are the FileMaker Pro line — versatile database software for teams and organisations, for Windows, Mac and the Web — and Bento, the personal database for Mac, iPhone and iPod touch. FileMaker, Inc. is a subsidiary of Apple.

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