FileMaker Inc.
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Industry | Computer software |
Predecessor | Claris |
Founded | 1998 |
Headquarters | Santa Clara, California |
Key people | Dominique Goupil, President |
Products | FileMaker, Bento |
Number of employees | 300[1] |
Parent | Apple Inc. |
Website | www.filemaker.com |
FileMaker Inc. is a computer software company formed in 1998 from the vestiges of Claris as a wholly owned subsidiary of Apple Inc.
FileMaker develops, supports and markets two relational database programs; FileMaker and Bento. FileMaker is available for both Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows operating systems and is aimed towards business use, or home users with high-end needs. Bento, aimed at the home user or basic small business user, is a Mac OS X application with additional versions available for the iPhone and iPad.
The company has been profitable for every quarter since its formation and currently employs 300 people in eight offices worldwide.[2]
Products
FileMaker Inc. produces several database applications, mostly under the FileMaker name and generally split between server and stand alone, non-server, variations intended for different markets. On July 20, 2010, the company released FileMaker Go, two products for accessing databases created with Filemaker Pro on the iPad and iPhone.
Current and recent past products are listed below.
FileMaker Pro
- FileMaker Pro 13
- FileMaker Pro 13 Advanced (aka Developer)
- FileMaker Pro 13 Server (former Server and Server Advanced versions merged in v13)
- More here FileMaker Product line
FileMaker Go
- FileMaker Go 13 (consolidates a universal binary for iPhone and iPad)
Bento (Discontinued as of September 2013)
- Bento 4 (version 4.0.1)
- Bento app for the iPhone and iPod touch (version 1.1)
- Bento app for the iPad (version 1.1)
See also
References
External links
- FileMaker Inc. — official website.
- Bento — official website.
- FileMaker Inc. – Corporate Fact Sheet (pdf).
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