FileMaker Announces Free Online Video Training Promo for New and Upgrading FileMaker Pro 7 Customers

FileMaker Announces Free Online Video Training Promo for New and Upgrading FileMaker Pro 7 Customers

Get Free Online Video Training for Registering FileMaker Pro 7 Database Software Between Now and March 25

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- FileMaker, Inc. today announced the availability of a free FileMaker Online Video Training program for customers who purchase and register their FileMaker 7 product between January 3, 2005 and March 25, 2005. The free two months of video training -- a $60 (U.S.) value -- is valid in the U.S. and Canada for purchasers of new, upgrade and education (boxed retail versions only) of FileMaker Pro 7, FileMaker Developer 7, FileMaker Server 7 and FileMaker Server 7 Advanced.

The FileMaker Online Video Training is provided by the Virtual Training Company (www.vtc.com) and offers customers a fun, easy way to learn FileMaker at their own pace. The training program provides step-by-step instructions, self-paced online tutorials and convenient accessibility through the user's web browser. In addition to accessing FileMaker Pro 7 training videos, participants will also have access to 250 training videos for many of today's leading software applications.

"FileMaker Pro is already known as the easiest to use database. Now we're making it both easier and entertaining for customers to get the most out of the most popular workgroup database in the industry," said Ryan Rosenberg, vice president of marketing and services for FileMaker, Inc. "This is an excellent opportunity to quickly tap into the richest features of the FileMaker product family and turn the way an organization shares information into a competitive advantage."

Quick Starting Your FileMaker

The FileMaker Online Video Training program will help novice and experts get up and running quickly on the numerous core features of FileMaker Pro 7 (new FileMaker Server 7 and FileMaker Server 7 Advanced videos are planned to be available later this winter) including:

-- Importing, exporting and storing any type of data
-- Sharing information with your workgroup
-- Getting faster access to information by using multiple windows.
-- Converting single solutions in minutes, plus converting multi-file
solutions
-- Web publishing
-- Supporting mobile devices
-- Remote server administrations
-- Enhanced server performance for faster-running databases
-- Custom web solutions that integrate with a website

Availability and Eligibility


The FileMaker Online Video Training promotional offer is available immediately in the United States and Canada. Customers who purchase and register new, upgrade and education versions of FileMaker Pro 7, FileMaker Developer 7, FileMaker Server 7 or FileMaker Server 7 Advanced (boxed retail versions only) between January 5, 2005 and March 25, 2005 are eligible for two months of free video training. The offer is not valid for customers who only purchase FileMaker Mobile or any of the FileMaker Applications.

System Requirements

The video training requires a web browser and QuickTime 6 or higher. FileMaker Pro 7 runs on both Microsoft Windows XP and Apple's Mac OS X 10.2.8. In addition, the computer monitor's screen resolution must be set to a minimum of 1024 x 768. FileMaker Server 7 and FileMaker Server 7 Advanced run on both Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Standard Edition and Server SP4 and on Macintosh OS X Server 10.2.8.

About FileMaker, Inc.

FileMaker Pro is used by millions of individuals and workgroups around the world to be more productive and efficient. Business, education and government customers rely on FileMaker to manage people, projects, images, assets and other information. In addition to being the number one-selling easy-to-use database software, the award-winning FileMaker product line also includes a range of scalable servers, mobile database products, low-cost Applications that automate basic business tasks, ready-to-use Starter Solutions, and tools to create and share solutions from the desktop to the web. FileMaker, Inc. is a subsidiary of Apple Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL).

NOTE: FileMaker is a trademark of FileMaker, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.


Source: FileMaker, Inc.

CONTACT: Customer contact, +1-800-325-2747; or media, Kevin Mallon of
FileMaker, Inc., +1-408-987-7227, or kevin_mallon@filemaker.com

Web site: http://www.vtc.com/

Web site: http://www.filemaker.com/


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