SANTA CLARA, Calif. – July 9, 2008 – FileMaker, Inc. today announced the “Tell Us Your Bento Story” sweepstakes. Bento users who describe how and why they use Bento, a personal database from FileMaker, are eligible to win a new Apple iPhone 3G.

Bento is a stylish, personal database that helps Mac users organize their work and personal life. Designed specifically for Mac OS X Leopard, Bento is an exceptionally easy way to organize contacts, calendars, projects, events and more, faster and easier than ever before. Since its release, Bento has won numerous accolades from the press. BusinessWeek called it “a powerful organizing tool anyone can use.”

“Bento users are super-proud of what they’ve created and eager to share their stories with the rest of the world,” says Ryan Rosenberg, vice president marketing and services. “And now they have a chance to win a new iPhone in the process.”

Bento also links with Address Book and iCal, allowing users to see their contact data on their iPhone or share it over the Web with .Mac (soon to be MobileMe).

There are hundreds of ways Bento is being used for work and for home, from managing essential business contacts, to tracking home inventory, to more exotic uses such as managing wine collections and recording dreams. For example:

* Wendy Lee of Tiannan Woods Ranch is using Bento to manage her thriving goat farm.
* Owen Findsen is cataloging the recorded works of legendary jazz artist Duke Ellington using Bento.
* Alternative health practitioner Daniel Donner uses Bento to track his marketing contacts and efforts, as well as logging Workers’ Compensation cases.
* Bento is at the center of personal trainers Heather Welborn and Nimoy Triplet’s business, enabling them to keep track of clients’ progress, diets and training programs.

Read more at http://www.filemaker.com/bento_stories_pr.
How to enter the Bento sweepstakes
To enter the sweepstakes, participants may send a Bento success story (500 words or less) to filemakerpr@filemaker.com with a subject heading of “Bento Sweepstakes.” No Purchase is necessary to enter. FileMaker will award one iPhone 3G to one winner in July, August and September. Click here to download contest rules and regulations (also available at http://www.filemaker.com/products/bento/bento_sweepstakes_rules.pdf).

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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 49 awards, more than its next eight competitors combined, from 2003-2007 in the U.S., and a total of 130 awards worldwide during this time. 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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