-October 18, 2006 -- Not long after the release of FileMaker Pro 8 -- one of the most popular and powerful database applications for both Mac and Windows -- FileMaker, Inc. brings us version 8.5. Significant features have been added in this upgrade, including the FileMaker Web Viewer, which allows the addition of a live Web page within a record. The new version also includes object functions and scripts, which offer more control over functions, as well as support for Intel-based Macs. Cris Ippolite addresses each of these new features in detail. FileMaker Pro 8 Essential Training, also available in the Online Training Library™, is recommended as a companion to this title, especially for those new to the application. Exercise files accompany the training videos.

“FileMaker 8.5 breaks new ground with its Web Viewer, which allows the database to display a live Web page in a designated field. Chris Ippolite helps bring this new feature set to life, explaining not only how to use it, but what possibilities exist for a new breed of database design projects,” says Lynda Weinman, CEO of lynda.com.

FileMaker Pro 8.5 received 4.5 mice from Macworld magazine, which says the application's many new features are of benefit to users. CNET also gave FileMaker 8.5 kudos, stating that the new features “broaden the scope of (FileMaker's) abilities.”

Anyone with an Internet connection can access FileMaker Pro 8.5 New Features by subscribing to lynda.com's Online Training Library™. FileMaker Pro 8.5 New Features is an online exclusive.

Subscriptions to the lynda.com Online Training Library™ start at $25 per month, and provide access to more than 15,250 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 8.5 New Features and more detailed product information, please visit http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/modPage.asp?ID=297.

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

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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. Visit him on the Web at www.isolutions-inc.com.