FileMaker Inc.

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FileMaker
Type Subsidiary
Industry Computer software
Predecessor(s) Claris
Founded 1998
Headquarters Santa Clara, California
Key people Dominique Goupil, President
Products FileMaker, Bento
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]

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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 products listed below.

[edit] FileMaker

  • FileMaker Pro 11
  • FileMaker Pro 11 Advanced
  • FileMaker Pro 11 Server
  • FileMaker Pro 11 Server Advanced

[edit] FileMaker Go

  • FileMaker Go for iPhone
  • FileMaker Go for iPad

[edit] Bento

  • 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)

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