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Business Software of the Year
Reviews
January 2007, Australian PC User Magazine
FileMaker Awarded Best Value Database Software in Australian PC User Magazine.
"It has huge amounts of power but FileMaker's real attraction is its ease of use which makes it ideal for average
users who want to make their own database applications."
December 2006, MacDirectory
"FileMaker Pro 8.5 introduces one feature that will place it firmly in the realm of must-have updates. This is the remarkable Web Viewer…Now, rather than having a URL in a field that takes the user out of FileMaker and into a web browser, FileMaker 8.5 can insert its Web Browser element in your form and call up the appropriate page based on other fields in the current record."
April 2006, MacAddict Editors' Choice
FileMaker Pro 8's biggest strengths are in the fine details: calendar pop-ups for entering dates more easily, tool tips to explain features of layouts, script variables so you don't have to define global fields every time you store an intermediate value, an instant Find function to find records whose values match the currently selected field, layout-alignment tools for making fields the same length, tabbed layouts, auto-complete, and a Word-like spelling checker that underlines mistakes. Taken separately, no single improvement is killer. Together, however, they make FileMaker Pro 8 a worthwhile upgrade.
PC World reviews FileMaker Pro 8
FileMaker Pro, the easiest full-fledged database program I've found, made a great leap forward with its last release, adding new relational capabilities. So what are the developers doing for an encore with the $299 FileMaker Pro 8? Nothing as spectacular, but it offers improvements that make it easier and faster to use.
eWeek praises FileMaker Pro 8's new features
FileMaker Pro 8 has made strong progress in the area of data sharing, particularly in the way Adobe Systems Inc.'s PDF has been incorporated as a way to generate reports. We could create PDF-based reports from any record view, thereby creating single-record reports as well as reports based on multiple records.
Sydney Morning Herald Reviews FileMaker Work Requests
Email can be an appalling way to lodge information requests, get help or obtain resources – there's no telling if your request is being properly handled. FileMaker Applications' Work Requests, which runs in a FileMaker Pro 7 database, is a workflow program for receiving, tracking and managing requests. Being a FileMaker Application, this low-cost tool is open to rapid customisation by FileMaker developers.
Filemaker 7 Advanced is so advanced it's a decade ahead of the competition
"FileMaker announced the immediate availability of an incredibly powerful new product, aptly named FileMaker 7 Advanced. Calling it an 'enhanced version of Filemaker 7 Server' doesn't begin to describe what I believe is the most powerful product in its class. Offering web publishing and connectivity options unheard of until now, FileMaker is making strides that illustrate just how far this company can push the technology"
Law Office Computing Recommends FileMaker Pro 7
FileMaker Pro 7 brings powerful new features and scalability in a complete rewrite of this relational database for OS X. There are new ways to examine relationships between tables, a revamped interface for creating databases and dozens of subtle but important improvements. File size, text fields and container capacities have increased enormously. You also can import and export more file formats. The application, however, maintains its familiar, easy-to-use interface.
InfoWorld Review: "…It's Time to Deep-Six Access"
"Pro 7's new relational capabilities, more granular security put Microsoft Access in the crosshairs."
–InfoWorld, May 2004
Macworld Calls FileMaker Pro 7 "a Database Collossus"
In a recent review of FileMaker Pro 7, MacWorld had this buying advice for its readers: "This is a great update,
well worth the effort."
–Macworld, April 2004
New York Times Reviews FileMaker Pro 7
"FileMaker Pro 7, released last month for Mac OS X and Windows, is the most sweeping overhaul in years. The
good news is that the rewrite extends the program's power and potential so far upward, it begins to challenge
far more expensive corporate database systems, yet it's still as friendly as a cocker spaniel."
–New York Times, April 2004
FileMaker Pro 7 Scores in Hands-on Review
"FileMaker Pro 7 brings database power that was once reserved for high-end corporate installations down to the
desktop. It's far easier to navigate and use than other database programs."
–CNET Reviews, March 2004
"The Magnificent 7" according to FileMaker Advisor
"The wait is finally over, and the pundits and rumor-mills can silence themselves. FileMaker Pro 7 is a reality,
and it's arguably the most significant update in FileMaker, Inc.'s history. In fact, it's one of the most
significant software upgrades of the last couple years for any product."
–FileMaker Advisor, April/May 2004
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