SANTA CLARA, Calif. – March 5, 2008 – FileMaker, Inc. will feature Bento, the new personal database software for Mac OS X Leopard, and FileMaker Pro 9 at the 2008 Computer-Using Educators (CUE) conference, March 6 to 8, at the Palm Springs Convention Center, Palm Springs, Calif. ( http://www.cue.org/ ), in Booth No. 412. Conference goers will see demonstrations of Bento as well as FileMaker Pro solutions for educators designed to help them manage classroom administrative tasks.

Bento is the stylish new personal database software for Mac OS X Leopard that is as easy to use as a Mac. Its iTunes-like interface puts Address Book, iCal and other Mac information in one place, making organization easy. More than 140,000 copies of Bento were downloaded during its two-month public preview. Bento trial software is available at http://www.bentotrial.com.

FileMaker Pro will be featured in the conference session “The Complete Teaching Toolbox: From Lesson Plans to Improved Student Performance.” This session will demonstrate education training tools targeted at technology topics such as database usage, teacher and administrator classroom observation, lesson plan and test design, parent participation, and IEP development. The session will be presented Saturday, March 8 from 11:00 a.m. to noon and will be led by Bob Barboza, Teacher on Special Assignment, California Association of Resource Specialists.

FileMaker database software helps schools collect, manage and report on student and administrative data. More than 10,000 K-12 schools use FileMaker in their data-driven decision-making processes to achieve greater operational efficiency, comply with federal and state reporting requirements and track student performance.

At the FileMaker booth, educators can receive free 30-day trials of Bento and FileMaker Pro 9 while supplies last.

FileMaker also offers the K-12 Education Starter Kit, featuring five education starter solutions, and other helpful K-12 resources. The Starter Kit with a trial version of FileMaker Pro 9 can be downloaded at www.filemakertrial.com/k-12.

About FileMaker, Inc.

FileMaker, Inc. develops award-winning database software. Its products include the legendary FileMaker Pro product line for Windows, Mac and the Web, and the new Bento personal database for Mac. FileMaker Pro won 46 awards, more than its next eight competitors combined, from 2003-2007. Millions of customers, from individuals to large organizations, rely on FileMaker, Inc. software to manage, analyze and share information. FileMaker, Inc. is a subsidiary of Apple Inc.

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