Ojai, California, Aug. 14, 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.

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.
About lynda.com
Since 1997, lynda.com has provided education and technical training solutions for designers, computer graphics specialists, digital media users, and computer owners. lynda.com products include Web-based training, instructional books, CD- and DVD-based video training, self-paced online learning, and events for creative designers, instructors, students, and hobbyists. lynda.com specializes in teaching fundamental design and graphics principles along with the latest computer software, digital media technologies, and techniques.

About Cris Ippolite
Cris Ippolite is the president and founder of iSolutions, Inc., a Santa Monica-based custom software and Web design firm. Cris is a FileMaker 7 and FileMaker 8 Certified Developer as well as an Authorized FileMaker Professional Trainer and one of 25 partner-level FileMaker Solution Alliance members in the world. He is also a regular speaker at several technology conferences, including Flashforward, FileMaker Developer Conference, and MacWorld.