It
is the #1-selling easy-to-use
database that helps
you easily manage people,
projects, assets, and
more. It gives you the
tools you need to manage,
customize, and share
your information on
a network or over the
web with Windows and/or
Mac users. FileMaker
has matured into a very
powerful and sophisticated
tool for developing
database solutions while
still maintaining a
rapid development cycle
that is much shorter
than other comparable
database programs.
It was originally
developed as a personal
database application
for the Macintosh
computer and has since
moved tremendously
into the Windows market.
In an effort to build
upon FileMaker’s reputation
for user friendliness,
FileMaker Pro (now
its latest version
9) has been purposely
redesigned so that
its user interface
more closely resembles
that of Microsoft’s
Office.
FileMaker Pro also
offers the ability
to create a single
solution that can
be accessed from multiple
platforms such as
Windows XP, Mac OSX,
Palm OS, Pocket PC,
and the web. In addition
it can serve FileMaker
files to both Windows
and Mac clients concurrently
from Server or Pro
running on either
platform. It offers
support for up to
250 simultaneous clients
and provides convenient
features like online
backup.
With
its
built-in
Web
server
and
out-of-the-box
business
templates,
FileMaker
has
received
high
praise
for
being
the
ideal
application
for
beginning
Web
site
administrators
who
want
to
quickly
(literally
with
one
click)
add
Web
database
publishing
capabilities
to
their
Web
site
or
company
intranet. |
