lynda.com Announces In-Depth Examination of Top Database Application’s New Features

WebKnowHow
Friday, October 20, 2006; 05:00 AM

FileMaker, Inc. released Filemaker Pro version 8.5 -- a popular database application for both Windows and Mac. 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. All of the new features will be addressed by lynda.com's training sessions.

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.

lynda.com provides education and technical training solutions for designers, computer graphics specialists, digital media users, and computer owners.