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New Bento 3 Project Manager Makes Project and Time Management Easy
7th September 2010 – FileMaker, Inc. today announced the Bento 3 Project Manager, a new set of templates designed to make it easy for Mac users to track their personal projects and manage their time within one integrated, intuitive place. The Bento 3 Project Manager includes a free 30-day trial of the popular Bento 3 personal database for Mac, plus two professionally designed, ready-to-use templates.
Enter now! The Cube Awards 2010 – FileMaker Developers of Excellence
"The Cube Awards 2010 – FileMaker Developers of Excellence" are open for entries from 2nd September 2010. Now in its fourth year, in partnership with IT Pro, FileMaker is inviting developers not just from the UK but from several new markets including Ireland, South Africa, Iceland, Portugal and Spain in both private and public sector organisations. Designed to identify and celebrate the excellent and innovative work of FileMaker developers, the awards will evaluate and reward entries on user experience, functionality and total value to the organisation.
FileMaker Joins the V&A Team (Museum Database)
Responsible for managing and maintaining one of the world's largest collections of art and design objects, the V&A devotes a great deal of effort to loaning out objects from the collection. This activity helps build an even bigger audience for the collections. The V&A also offers entire exhibitions to venues in the UK and overseas. The museum also borrows objects from major museums worldwide and hosts temporary exhibitions. Managing the movement of these priceless objects and exhibitions is a huge logistical challenge.
FileMaker Takes a Green Holiday
With more than 2,000 clients ranging from tiny two-room B&Bs to larger 250-bed hotels and new members joining all the time, the scheme had firmly outgrown its Excel-based assessment filing system. Filing assessments was a cumbersome process, the final report looked like an ordinary spreadsheet and, most importantly, there was no way to analyse data across various assessments.
FileMaker Manufacturing Database Passes Its Screen Test
Unicol produces mounting solutions for thousands of products for hundreds of manufacturers. Each product is available in variety of sizes, specifications, colours and configurations. As a result, Unicol products number in the tens of thousands. Until 10 years ago, the company struggled with a manual ordering, pricing and invoicing system. When, in 1998, Ricky Clark took over the back office, he immediately spotted a clear need for a more efficient system and set about finding a solution.
FileMaker shortlisted in the Software Satisfaction Awards 2010
FileMaker is proud to announce that it has been shortlisted in two categories at the upcoming Software Satisfaction Awards 2010; SME Paperless Office & Document Management and Enterprise CRM & Customer Management. The Software Satisfaction Awards 2010 are unique in that they are voted for by the purchasers and end-users of business software, not a judging panel. This allows the most important decision makers – you, our customers – to reward our efforts.
New FileMaker Go for iPhone and FileMaker Go for iPad are available
Jul 20, 2010 – FileMaker Go for iPhone and FileMaker Go for iPad, giving mobile users access to FileMaker Pro databases, are available now on the iTunes App Store, FileMaker announced today. FileMaker Go users can easily view, edit and search for information in FileMaker databases on their iPhone or iPad. The two new Apps let users access databases created with FileMaker Pro and hosted on FileMaker Server or FileMaker Pro; ideal for mobile teams. And FileMaker Go users can also copy databases between their desktop or laptop computers and FileMaker Go via File Sharing in iTunes; perfect for single user databases. Databases may also be downloaded by email, popular file sharing sites or the web.
FileMaker Helps Cut Council Costs
As a branch of a local government, the print department is, like all areas of the public sector, hugely focused on cutting costs and delivering more service for less money. Key to this is keeping as much print work in-house as possible. With staff and equipment infrastructure costs fixed, the goal is to maximise use of internal resources and minimise the level of outsourcing. As well, there is a clear need to find creative ways to reduce the cost per project.
FileMaker Print Management Application Keeps the Presses Running
Since its founding in 1997, Fairprint had grown such that its manual order system was limiting its ability to expand further. Under the paper-based system, sales reps would write out an order form which would then follow the job throughout the company. As a result, there was no way of accurately tracking a job. As one director put it "there was a constant stream of people running about chasing jobs." By 2004, management had recognised the need for an automated solution.
Bento 3 Scoops the Best Consumer Software Award 2010
25th June 2010 – FileMaker is celebrating a recent victory at the Macworld Awards 2010 after walking away with the coveted Best Consumer Software award for Bento 3. Winning a Macworld Award is a seal of quality for any product, with winners being voted for by both the editorial team and Macworld readers. FileMaker is very proud to have won against such stiff competition and would like to thank everyone who voted!
Cad and The Dandy win the Bento Entrepreneur of the Year Award
25th June 2010 – The Macworld Awards 2010 played host to the first ever Bento Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Having teamed up with Macworld magazine to celebrate the entrepreneurial spirit of the age, FileMaker was overwhelmed by the quality and variety of interesting and inspiring entries which flooded in from entrepreneurs across the country. The competition was fierce but it was the London-based online tailoring firm Cad and the Dandy who walked away victorious. Business partners, Ian Meiers and James Sleater flew the flag for entrepreneurs across the country as they accepted the trophy, proving that there is life in British industry yet.
Bento Template Exchange celebrates 1st birthday, offers 645 templates
25th June 2010 – Our Bento Template Exchange is one year old! Please visit and browse the great variety of templates, all showing real-world uses for Bento. You can download and install any of the 645 templates to see just how easy Bento makes it to organise any type of information.
FileMaker Takes the Stand (Exhibition Management System)
Founded in 2002 with just 4 employees, Skyline Whitespace had, in just three years, grown to a team of 20 staff generating revenues in excess of £2-million annually. The firm had been using a combination of standard office applications and email to manage projects, an approach that had long since become unworkable.
Bento 3 Student Survival Kit Organises Student Life
15th June 2010 – Students who download a free 30-day trial of Bento 3 for Mac by FileMaker also receive The Bento 3 Student Survival Kit, a set of ready-to-use templates for organising lecture notes, group projects, special events, university units and job searching.
FileMaker Announces Bento for iPad
FileMaker today announced Bento for iPad. The app is based on Bento for iPhone with enhancements to make the most of the big, beautiful iPad screen and with support for new iPad gestures. Bento for iPad lets users manage contacts, track projects, plan events and more, and can be used by itself or synchronised with Bento 3 for Mac.
FileMaker Announces Bento for iPad
FileMaker today announced Bento for iPad. The app is based on Bento for iPhone with enhancements to make the most of the big, beautiful iPad screen and with support for new iPad gestures. Bento for iPad lets users manage contacts, track projects, plan events and more, and can be used by itself or synchronised with Bento 3 for Mac.
FileMaker Takes to the Slopes (Ski Resort Database)
With 192 beds in 21 chalets under management, a resort staff of more than 50 most of whom need to be hired afresh every season, and a weekly 180-seat charter flight from the UK, YSE is no small operation. And unlike conventional hotels where rooms are identical or similar, at YSE each room and every chalet is unique. Add to all that the fact that the season only runs for five months of the year and the operational challenge becomes even greater.
FileMaker Launches Free Business Productivity Kit
19th May 2010 – FileMaker International announces the latest FileMaker Business Productivity Kit, an easy way for businesses selling both goods and services to become more productive and tackle everyday business tasks. Optimised for FileMaker Pro 11, the new Business Productivity Kit offers ready-to-use templates for businesses that streamline a variety of operations.
New: Bento 3 Family Organiser
11th May 2010 – The fast, free and easy way to organise your busy family all in one place. The Bento 3 Family Organiser makes organising all the details of your busy family faster and easier. It includes a free 30-day trial of Bento 3 for Mac and 5 pre-designed, ready-to-use templates to organise bills, tasks, meals, shopping lists, schedules and more.
FileMaker Delivers a Watertight Estate Management Database for the National Trust
Haycock Associates is a hydrology consultancy that has worked with the National Trust for many years to manage water supply and sewage infrastructure on all its properties. This is not an inconsiderable challenge as many of the historic properties have antique sewage and water systems. Also, the surrounding grounds and gardens have been landscaped or altered over time, which affects the way water flows around the estates. For compliance purposes Haycock was tasked with developing a way of capturing and storing the wealth of complex data about waste water and water supply systems across the entire portfolio of National Trust properties. In addition, accurate visibility information about how oil supplies are stored on-site was crucial. A new database project was commissioned. It was hoped it would become the central information store providing managers with a complete view of the whole National Trust estate. A key requirement was its ability to deliver a dynamic repository where repair work could be flagged up, scheduled and tracked.
FileMaker 11 Training Series and Certification Now Available
7th April 2010 – FileMaker today announced the immediate availability of the FileMaker Training Series for FileMaker 11, a self-paced learning programme to help intermediate to advanced database users and developers master the essentials of the new software. The FileMaker Training Series is a key resource to help prepare for the FileMaker 11 Certification examination, also available today. The FileMaker Training Series can help users hone their skills to get the most from the new features in the FileMaker 11 product line. The training can benefit anyone from consultants and in-house corporate developers to independent developers and professionals running their own business.
Bento Customer Story – Chocolate Database
Some time ago, a colleague of Jeff Dunn brought a bar of chocolate to work that was 99% cocoa solids. It was like eating compressed cocoa powder! Not long after, Jeff brought in a bar of Madagascan chocolate and this was delicious, with a smooth flavour and creamy finish. They were now becoming intrigued about the world of chocolate and Jeff researched the subject on the internet and found that chocolate can be as varied and full of character as any wine or cheese.
FileMaker Event Management Database Puts on a Great Show
With anywhere from 400 to 600 exhibitors per show, keeping track of their needs, wants and contractual obligations is a mammoth task. For as long as anyone can remember, Media 10 has used FileMaker to make sure that contracts were signed, welcome packs assembled and sent out, invoices sent and paid, and so on. But the system in place hadn't been upgraded in years and came nowhere close to living up to FileMaker's potential. As well, there was a different FileMaker application in place for each show, so data could not be compared across events.
"FileMaker 11 is the best version of FileMaker ever." — Macworld UK
9th March 2010 – Macworld reviews FileMaker 11. "One new blockbuster addition, some great tweaks and a couple of features to check out."
New FileMaker Pro 11: Chart a whole new course for your data
9th March 2010 – The all-new FileMaker 11 product line is available, led by FileMaker Pro 11. Innovative new features include FileMaker Charts with new ways to create eye-catching reports, the new Quick Find and productivity tools to use your databases more easily, and features for more experienced developers to build better databases faster.
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