FileMaker software offers database solutions for education administrators

SANTA CLARA, Calif. and SAN ANTONIO, June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NECC Conference -- FileMaker, Inc. will showcase the new Bento personal database software for Mac OS X Leopard, and will also demonstrate FileMaker Pro database solutions for school superintendents and district administrators, at the 2008 National Educational Computing Conference (NECC), June 30-July 2, 2008, at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas in Booth Nos. 6088 and 6090.

Bento is the stylish personal database software for Mac OS X Leopard that is as easy to use as a Mac. Its iTunes-like interface puts Address Book, iCal and other Mac information in one place, making organization easy. Booth attendees will learn how teachers can use Bento to efficiently and creatively track staff and student contacts, coordinate events, track classroom projects, prioritize tasks, and more. Bento trial software is available at http://www.bentotrial.com.

Appearing with FileMaker representatives at the company's booth will be AlaMark Technologies, a certified FileMaker development and training firm with offices in San Antonio, Houston, and Austin, Texas. AlaMark will preview its new Professional Association Database Management and Content Management system co-developed with the Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA). AlaMark's products, available this fall, are supported by the FileMaker 9 PHP API and live SQL connectivity. AlaMark will also demonstrate SCPro(TM) and CCPro(TM), FileMaker Pro-based solutions for automated database publishing and integrated marketing.

At the FileMaker booth, educators can receive free 30-day-trial CDs of both Bento and FileMaker Pro 9 while supplies last.

FileMaker database software helps schools collect, manage and report on student and administrative data. More than 10,000 K-12 schools use FileMaker in their data-driven decision-making processes to achieve greater operational efficiency, comply with federal and state reporting requirements and track student performance.

FileMaker also offers the K-12 Education Starter Kit, featuring five education starter solutions, and other helpful K-12 resources. The Starter Kit with a trial version of FileMaker Pro 9 can be downloaded at http://www.filemakertrial.com/k-12.

About FileMaker, Inc.

FileMaker, Inc. develops award-winning database software. Its products include the legendary FileMaker Pro product line for Windows, Mac and the web, and the new Bento personal database for Mac. FileMaker Pro won 49 awards, more than its next eight competitors combined, in the past five years in the U.S., and a total of 130 awards worldwide during this time. Millions of customers, from individuals to large organizations, rely on FileMaker, Inc. software to manage, analyze and share information. FileMaker, Inc. is a subsidiary of Apple Inc.

Copyright (C) 2008 FileMaker, Inc. All rights reserved. FileMaker and Bento are trademarks of FileMaker, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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