Once you really get used to taking advantage of these structures – whether or not you think that they’re worth the minimum price of $197 which you’ll pay for the single-user upgrade – you’ll be glad to have them. FileMaker really does appear to have overcome all imaginable obstacles and this everything always works extremely well.Įach of the areas of functionality necessary to support such uses was tested during the course of evaluation for this review – and found to be as described, and wholly reliable: start data entry or modification of structure on one device and see it instantly reflected on those others which you have attached to the system. Switching between devices and platforms reliably needs really smooth and seamless synchronization of data and database design.
Regular sales figures can be securely prepared and their presentation devised and built on a desktop machine and then quickly and easily displayed on an iPad in a hastily-convened meeting etc. Or, for instance, a sportswriter can report, view, fact-check, research, maintain records etc whether in the office or in the field. Pick your scenario: a real estate professional wanting to track and update multiple kinds of data… from locations, prices, offers, contacts, viewings and fully-illustrated property details regardless of where they are can do so using FileMaker Pro 15 with the utmost of ease. But there are relatively few actual innovations which would justify a minimum upgrade price of almost $200.Īlthough there are no major features, if you use FileMaker in such a way that you need to collect, edit and/or present a huge array of data types regardless of platform, then this release will also please. Indeed, it’s a delight to work with: the familiar speed, robustness, fluency, logical layout of menus, vast array of carefully-conceived features and the integration of all aspects of functionality regardless of device and platform are, of course, retained.įor the majority of users, FileMaker Pro 15 deservedly remains the de facto standard. MyMac was impressed with this consolidation and integration of services in June last year but wondered whether the high price asked was justified in view of the relatively small number of significant new features offered.įileMaker Pro 15 goes even further in terms of making the use and exchange of data more transparent regardless of device and working environment. Last May, Apple subsidiary, FileMaker, released version 14 of its market-leading multi-platform and cross-device application – now not so much a database as an app itself to create all manner of apps in their own right.ĭata, applications built for and using that data, as well as its retrieval, manipulation and presentation are all dealt with seamlessly across web, handhelds, tablets, desktops, mobile devices and all common operating systems.
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