FileMaker, Inc. today announced the immediate availability of FileMaker Mobile 7, a simplified companion version of FileMaker Pro 7 designed specifically for Palm OS and Pocket PC handheld devices so users can take their data on the road. The popular mobile solution has now been updated for compatibility with FileMaker Pro 7, the award-winning database software from FileMaker. The new software is being shown for the first time here at the 2004 National Educational Computing Conference (Booth #2000).

“FileMaker Mobile 7 maximizes the power of portability to give organizations more productivity in the office or while on the move,” said Ryan Rosenberg, vice president, Marketing and Services, FileMaker, Inc.

FileMaker Mobile 7

FileMaker Mobile 7 allows individuals and mobile workgroups to extend their FileMaker solutions from the desktop to handheld devices for applications as simple as lists to more complex solutions such as student testing, work orders, help-desk or patient records. FileMaker Mobile 7 also enables inventory tracking using selected Symbol Technologies bar code scanners. Users can transfer just the data they want to one or many handhelds from a single desktop. In addition to providing two-way synchronization, FileMaker Mobile 7 allows flexible data entry and viewing features.

FileMaker Mobile 7 now adds the following new features:

• Synchronizing multiple devices with the same desktop database.
• Synchronizing with runtime applications created with FileMaker Developer 7.
• Creating scripts in FileMaker Pro 7 to run before and/or after synchronization with FileMaker Mobile 7 for integration with solutions.
• Synchronizing databases even though FileMaker Pro is not running on the desktop.
• Allows for wide screen viewing on Dana by AlphaSmart

Pricing & Distribution

FileMaker Mobile 7 is affordably priced at $69 (U.S.) and is sold through the FileMaker Web Store (http://store.filemaker.com/). Current users of FileMaker Mobile 2.x will receive an in box rebate offer worth $25. FileMaker Mobile 7 is currently available in North America only. Volume licensing and special education pricing is also available.

System Requirements

FileMaker Mobile 7 requires FileMaker Pro 7v2 or FileMaker Developer 7v2. FileMaker Mobile 7 runs on Palm OS 3.5 to 5.2, Windows Mobile 2002 and 2003, Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows XP, and Apple’s Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later.

About FileMaker, Inc.

FileMaker Pro is used by millions of individuals and workgroups around the world to be more productive and efficient. Business, education and government customers rely on FileMaker to manage people, projects, images, assets and other information. In addition to being the number one-selling easy-to-use database software, the award-winning FileMaker product line also includes low-cost Applications that automate basic business tasks, ready-to-use Starter Solutions, and tools to create and share solutions from the desktop to the web. FileMaker, Inc. is a subsidiary of Apple Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL).