Newly Upgraded Business Productivity Kit

New for small business service providers; includes Web integration and
expanded customization; available with free trial of FileMaker Pro 9

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 29 - FileMaker, Inc.announced today the immediate availability of its Business Productivity Kit Services Edition. Download it now along with a trial version of FileMaker
Pro 9 at http://www.filemaker.com/bpkserv_pr.
Designed specifically for small business service providers of all sizes
and types, the Business Productivity Kit Services Edition provides
easy-to-use databases to manage clients, process sales orders, track
projects, send targeted direct mailing, produce invoices, reports and
mailing labels, and more.
Earlier this month, FileMaker released its updated Business
Productivity Kit, customized for small businesses that sell products and
materials. And now small business service providers can use the Business
Productivity Kit Services Edition immediately for tracking clients and
vendor contacts, processing sales orders, organizing pricing information on
services provided, invoicing and other key business data -- all in an
integrated database solution. The kit also provides a "How to Build This
Solution Yourself" learning guide complete with sample graphics to assist
users in customizing their database.
"Using the Business Productivity Kit Services Edition, recruiters,
contractors, lawyers, consultants, insurance salespersons, physicians --
any type of small business professional or service provider -- can now
deploy our latest Web and customization tools to intelligently manage and
organize their business," said Ryan Rosenberg, vice president marketing and
services, FileMaker, Inc.
The Business Productivity Kit Services Edition is an integrated set of
business solutions for managing and tracking contacts, e-mail, projects,
sales orders and more all accessed via an easy-to-use main menu.
Takes Advantage of New FileMaker Pro 9
The Business Productivity Kit Services Edition incorporates
groundbreaking Web and ease-of-use features specific to FileMaker Pro 9 to
help users connect with live Web data, work faster and customize with ease.
For example, with the FileMaker Pro 9 Web Viewer, users can now connect
directly to a contact's Web site with a single click and view a map to the
customer's location right on the contact record. The new Conditional
Formatting feature in the inventory module enables users to receive a
visual alert regarding important inventory details. And using Auto
Resizing, all forms will automatically adjust as your window size changes.
FileMaker Pro 9 runs on both Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X platforms.
Existing data from Microsoft Excel can be easily imported to the Business
Productivity Kit.
How to download the Business Productivity Kit Services Edition and the
free 30-day trial of FileMaker Pro 9
The kit requires the new FileMaker Pro 9 database software and is
available at no cost when you download a free 30-day trial of FileMaker Pro
9 at http://www.filemaker.com/bpkserv_pr.