Recent Reviews & Awards
Reviews ArchiveBento wins Best Consumer Software and Grand Prix Awards from Macworld UK
Macworld UK
June 17, 2008
Bento, the personal database software by FileMaker, Inc., won two prestigious annual awards from Macworld UK on July 13. The honors included Best Consumer Software for 2008, and the Grand Prix Award for most ground-breaking, original and exciting product of the past 12 months.
Dads and Grads will love Bento, says Mr. Gadget on KCRA-TV
Mr. Gadget, KCRA-TV
June 3, 2008
KCRA-TV, Channel 3 in Sacramento, invited Steve Kruschen, better known as Mr. Gadget, to share gifts he says Dads and Grads will love. At the top of his list? Bento, the personal database that is as easy to use as your Mac! Watch the video of Mr. Gadget and Bento.
Baltimore Sun recommends Bento as an ‘easy-to-use database for regular folks’
Baltimore Sun
May 27, 2008
“Overall, I recommend Bento for Mac users who have need of a database application. FileMaker has created an exceptionally Mac-friendly, easy-to-use database program for regular folk, and just in the nick of time.”
Bento is beautiful, requires no experience, says RealSimple.com
RealSimple.com
May 9, 2008
RealSimple.com is all about “Life made easier” and they found Bento a perfect fit for their philosophy: “Bento looks, feels and works like other Mac applications. Organizing your information into collections in Bento is much like organizing songs in iTunes. Bento is beautiful in design and you really don't need to understand database concepts or have any experience with databases to use it ... With Bento, I'm actually getting organized in a simple and stylish way. Sorry PC users. Just another reason to consider a Mac.”
Bento is ‘simple, functional, focused, very effective’ says Creative Mac
Creative Mac
May 9, 2008
Mike Jones, CreativeMac.com, discovers Bento is well-suited for developing and tracking creative projects. He concludes that “Bento isn’t bloated or overloaded with features you will never use. It is simple, functional, focused, very effective, inexpensive and highly adaptable. As a creative professional surrounded by highly complex digital tools, Bento may just be the saving grace that keeps the rest of your digital life together.”
MacObserver Editor’s Choice Goes to Bento
MacObserver.com
Jan. 23, 2008
Database creation and management for mere mortals just became reality thanks to FileMaker's Bento.
FileMaker's Bento database is the DB for the iTunes generation
Computerworld
By Martin MC Brown
January 8, 2007
The whole packages makes for an excellent little lightweight database environment perfect for those home projects where Filemaker, although originally a simple DB solution is now probably overkill.
Review: Apple's Bento — A Database For The Rest Of Us
InformationWeek
By Mitch Wagner
November 16, 2007
Hello, my name is Mitch Wagner, and I'm addicted to productivity tools. I find nothing quite so satisfying as organizing my to-do list and downloading new productivity software. Prioritizing my work is ever so much nicer than actually doing it.
Bento: A personal database breakthrough?
Tolly on Technology
By Kevin Tolly
November 20, 2007
I, for one, never thought I’d see a database able to achieve that level of simplicity. Yet another reason to consider a Mac?
FileMaker Pro update delivers Leopard compatibility
MacsimumNews.com
Posted by Dennis Sellers
November 11, 2007
FileMaker Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Apple, has released FileMaker Pro 9.0v2 and FileMaker Pro 9.0v2 Advanced, available now via a downloadable update. The 9.0v2 update provides compatibility with Mac OS X 10.5 (“Leopard”) as well as other features.
First Look: Bento
MacLife
By Roman Loyola
November 14, 2007
FileMaker’s new database has a friendly iWork look and feel. It’s a database for the rest of us.
First Look: Bento personal database software
FileMaker app aims to deliver databases to casual users
MacWorld
By Dan Moren
November 14, 2007
When Mac users need to create a database, they turn to FileMaker Pro more often than not. But for less complex tasks—cataloging the media you own, managing contacts, or keeping tabs on a project—an individual user firing up FileMaker is a bit like grabbing a hammer when you need a flyswatter. It’s overkill.
Filemaker serves snack-size database for Leopard
Cnet
Posted by Elsa Wenzel
Nov. 13, 2007
FileMaker is betting that its new database software, Bento, will please Mac users seeking a multipurpose personal information manager. The application will ship in January 2008 for $49, or $99 for a family pack. A free test drive is available on the Web site of Filemaker, which is owned by Apple.
Pixel Panacea: How Databases Revolutionized the Way Our School District Teaches, Evaluates, Reports, and Administrates
Education Crossing
Oct. 10, 2007
By Anthony N. Dragona, RSBA School Business Administrator, Union City Board of Education, New Jersey Motivated by new, stringent state-reporting requirements, the Union City Board of Education looked to technology to improve the way it handles information. What we found is that with a custom database system, we could do what was expected of us—more with less.
The best database gets better. FileMaker Pro 9, Pro Advanced, Server, and Server Advanced
MacLife
September 25, 2007
We found FileMaker 9 to be the most compelling update in years. The new features are thoughtful additions and well executed. The ability to interact with SQL data sources is unprecedented. Best of all, the file format hasn’t changed since version 7, so you can dive in fearlessly.
MacWorld Gives FileMaker Pro A Five Mice Rating
August 6, 2007
FileMaker Pro 9
Hitching a ride on the SQL bus
By William Porter
Provides live access to powerful SQL data sources without programming; conditional formatting; convenient Append-to-PDF and other enhancements over previous versions; server is easier to install and administer; server provides better support for Web publishing through the PHP programming language.
Ryan Rosenberg Talks About FileMaker Pro 9 on Let's Talk Computers
August 10, 2007
Learn more about FileMaker Pro and connecting to a world of data.
Putting a Web-Enabled Database To Work at Syracuse University
Campus Technology Magazine
Ann Marie McGinnis
August 2, 2007
AutoReg, a custom, home-grown application based on FileMaker Pro that processes course registrations and scheduling. It's a complex task requiring the manipulation of multiple levels of data to ensure that all schedules are completed in a timely manner. AutoReg comprises a total of 35 databases, containing more than 100,000 individual records.
PC World First Look: FileMaker Pro 9 is the Editor's Choice
Becky Waring,
Friday, July 20, 2007
FileMaker's ease of use, rich template library, instant Web
publishing, and designer-quality layout tools make it our choice for typical home and small-business users.
First Look: FileMaker Pro 9 Support for live two-way connections to SQL databases leads parade of changes
MacWorld
July 12, 2007
By William Porter
FileMaker 9 hasn’t made SQL itself any less geeky; it just makes it possible for FileMaker developers not to give a darn. You can now add a major dimension to your FileMaker projects by connecting to SQL
databases that were developed and set up by somebody else, so you don’t need to know much about SQL at all.
FileMaker cosies up to SQL.
Version 9 of namesake software adds better integration with SQL databases and support for PHP
Daniel Robinson
IT Week
16 Jul 2007
FileMaker aims to make it easier to link to enterprise databases with the latest version of its namesake application. The tool has better
integration with SQL sources, and also support for PHP to help customers build web-based access to data.
FileMaker Gets Easier and Broadens Reach
Small Business Computing
By Dan Muse
July 11, 2007
Focusing on both major front-end and back-end renovations, FileMaker yesterday announced the release of FileMaker Pro 9, a popular small and mid-sized business database for Windows and Mac operating systems.
"It's the biggest release in nine years," said Ryan Rosenberg, vice President of marketing and services at FileMaker. The new version focuses on making FileMaker easier to use and on connecting to a broader world of data, he said.
FileMaker bucking enterprise trend with latest version
Clean it up, pare it down
Eric Lai
Computerworld
July 10, 2007 (Computerworld) -- For most database vendors, the temptation to add powerful features to new versions, even if it means sacrificing ease of use, is hard to resist.
FileMaker Pro 9 Now Available
FileMaker has launched a 'dramatic' new version of its database software for Windows and Mac OS.
Jonny Evans, Macworld
Tuesday, July 10, 2007 10:00 AM PDT
FileMaker Tuesday announced the immediate availability of FileMaker Pro 9, an all-new version of its award-winning database software for Windows and Mac OS.
The company calls the release its, "most dramatic new offering in years." Available versions include FileMaker Pro 9, FileMaker Pro 9 Advanced, FileMaker Server 9 and FileMaker Server 9 Advanced.
Pre1 Powers Publishing With FileMaker
Computer Reseller News - ChannelWeb Network
April 6, 2007
Choosing a database platform is a critical decision for a small ISV. Pre1 Software has found success by offering publishing solutions based on a FileMaker Server core.
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