Ojai, CA -- July 26, 2006 -- lynda.com, the company specializing in self-paced career and computer training in digital media and design, today introduced FileMaker Pro 8 Essential Training. This training course is comprised of QuickTime video tutorials available online and on CD/DVD, allowing users to learn at their own pace.

FileMaker has been around almost as long as personal computers. Now in its mid-twenties, the application offers new and powerful additions to its impressive and mature feature set. FileMaker Pro 8 Essential Training with Cris Ippolite teaches everything that’s new in this version, and offers comprehensive coverage of primary principles and functions. From understanding the concept of a database and building and browsing records to designing smart user interfaces for a variety of purposes, from defining and validating fields to calculating and scripting essentials, Ippolite demonstrates and clarifies both the big picture and the finer points of database management with FileMaker Pro 8.

“Cris Ippolite is a seasoned FileMaker Pro developer who knows the ins and outs of FileMaker. For those who need to learn FileMaker Pro, or who already know it and want a brush up, this is a great learning tool!” said Lynda Weinman, CEO of lynda.com.

Anyone with an Internet connection can access FileMaker Pro 8 Essential Training by subscribing to lynda.com’s Online Training Library™. A separate CD version of FileMaker Pro 8 Essential Training is scheduled for release in the coming weeks.

Subscriptions to the lynda.com Online Training Library start at $25 a month, and provide access to more than 14,000 movie tutorials covering a wide range of technology career tools, software, and techniques. Subscribers can access any of the computer-based training titles at their convenience. Multi-user subscriptions are also available for companies and institutions seeking to provide education and training to groups.

For free online samples of FileMaker Pro 8 Essential Training and more detailed product information, please visit http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/modPage.asp?ID=275

To arrange to view the full training title, please contact megan@lynda.com.

For more information on lynda.com products, please visit http://www.lynda.com or call 1-888-335-9632.