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by: J. Jerrald Hayes

FileMaker today announced the release of FileMaker 9 the latest update to thier #1-selling easy-to-use and award winning database solution.

Some of the new features FileMaker 9 delivers:

• Quick Start Screen: remembers your favorite
  databases so you can open them instantly. more…
• Conditional Formatting: visually formats fields and objects based on conditions you decide. more…
• Send Link: share FileMaker Pro databases via a clickable email link
• Append to PDF: appends multiple (PDF) reports into one file for easier distribution.
• Use External SQL Data Sources: allows you to integrate live data from Microsoft® SQL Server, Oracle and MySQL ito your FileMaker solutions
• New Scripting Tools: Script folders and script copy
  and paste
• Enhanced Web Viewer and Tab Control Options
• Auto-Resize: Design it once. Use it anywhere. Layout objects, such as portals, tab controls, and the FileMaker Web Viewer, will scale to fit the screen or printer being used.
• Software Update: FileMaker will automatically notifies you when a
  new update is available.
• And Many More ….

For more information regarding just what’s in FileMaker 9 from some other sources check out:

• Macworld: Filemaker 9 focuses on ease of use
• Computer World : FileMaker bucking enterprise trend with latest version:
  Clean it up, pare it down

by: J. Jerrald Hayes

Today marked the start The 2007 Apple World Wide Developers Conference and with that Apple Unveiled a set of a great new videos to show off some of the kool new tools and features they have coming for us with the October release of Leopard OS X 10.5 ($129)

Interesingly along with that Apple also annoucned at the conference that they’ll be releasing a version of the Safari Web browser for Windows-based PCs and the Windows beta is available today at Apple.com/safari.

by: J. Jerrald Hayes