Claris Ships FileMaker Pro 4.0 for Windows and Mac OS.SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 6, 1997--Claris Corp. announced the immediate availability of FileMaker Pro 4.0 for Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. , Windows 3.1 and Mac OS, the newest version of its award-winning cross platform relational database relational database Database in which all data are represented in tabular form. The description of a particular entity is provided by the set of its attribute values, stored as one row or record of the table, called a tuple. software. Now with built-in HTTP server The software that services HTTP requests, which is the protocol of the Web. The term may refer only to the HTTP services in the Web server, or the term can be used as a synonym for "Web server." See Web server and HTTP. and CGI CGI in full Common Gateway Interface. Specification by which a Web server passes data between itself and an application program. Typically, a Web user will make a request of the Web server, which in turn passes the request to a CGI application program. (Common Gateway Interface) capabilities at an estimated retail price of just $199 (U.S.), FileMaker Pro 4.0 will collect and serve dynamic data over the Web from computers with access to the Internet or an intranet via TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. . FileMaker Pro 4.0 is a breakthrough intranet solution for corporate workgroups and small businesses in need of convenient, cost-efficient access to databases. FileMaker Pro 4.0 may also be used to serve data to sophisticated Web sites, created by popular web authoring tools. Getting a FileMaker Pro 4.0 database onto the Web is incredibly easy using the product's new Web Companion plug-in. With just the click of a check box, users can perform major navigational and editing operations on the Web automatically. FileMaker Pro 4.0 provides an easy way to connect Web pages to databases so that visitors to the site can easily find information they require. Security features to limit browser access privileges are also included, and FileMaker Pro Web hosting is available through numerous companies. "FileMaker Pro 4.0 can directly solve almost 85-90 percent of my database requirements," said David Earnest, Technical Staff IV, NASA-Marshall Space Flight Center, Boeing North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Inc., in Alabama. "Application development/debugging/revision times are significantly lower than with competing products such as Microsoft Access. With the new Web-enabling capability, I can bring data to the masses far quicker than I can with competing product." Among other advanced features: FileMaker Pro 4.0 includes a unique drag and drop A graphical user interface (GUI) capability that lets you perform operations by moving the icon of an object with the mouse into another window or onto another icon. For example, files can be copied or moved by dragging them from one folder to another. Excel translation tool that converts most "spreadsheet databases" into full-bodied FileMaker Pro databases in just seconds. Users can send email from within FileMaker Pro 4.0, making it ideal for large mailings (ListServing). Fields may be set to automatically open specified URLs with just a click. Volume pricing is available, and upgrades from FileMaker Pro 3.0 and competitive products are available at an estimated retail price of $99 (U.S. only). Later this month, Claris will unveil The FileMaker Pro site at www.filemaker.com providing information and resources for FileMaker Pro users and developers. CONTACT: Claris Corp. Kevin Mallon, 408/987-7227 kevin_mallon@claris.com |
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