Why We Use FileMaker Pro

FileMaker, Inc. is the worldwide leader in easy-to-use database software for business professionals. Colibri Solutions develops and delivers FileMaker Pro solutions because it is a highly effective relational database management application for the workgroup or department of 2-250 users. Why?

Cost-Effectiveness: FileMaker Pro 9 is a rapid database development environment that combines a low initial investment, highly competitive development costs, and minimal long-term support requirements when compared to other relational database management systems. Our experience with over 50 custom network and web solutions suggests over 99% server uptime with almost no ongoing maintenance costs.

Security: FileMaker Pro solutions incorporate custom solution security or can utilize external authentication via a directory service and Windows authentication. Access to hosted databases can be based on user privileges and access within any database can be managed to the individual record or field level. Data traffic between FileMaker Server and LAN or web clients can be secured easily with 128-bit SSL encryption.

Compatibility: FileMaker Pro 9 can share data with MS Office applications such as Word and Excel via plug-ins, a variety of reporting tools, and QuickBooks accounting software. Using FileMaker Server 9 Advanced, data can be queried or updated from within enterprise applications via ODBC, SQL and XML technologies. On the web, FileMaker Pro supports industry standards such as XML/XSLT and PHP.

Accessibility: In order to satisfy a range of uses, FileMaker Pro combines a powerful design and development environment with end-user friendliness. Data entry and retrieval are straightforward, and there is no complicated querying language to learn.

Scalability: FileMaker Pro software allows our expert developers to create sophisticated database solutions (up to 8TB per file) with thousands of tables and quadrillions of records (up to 64,000,000,000,000,000).

Platform Support: The FileMaker Pro product line is certified for use with Windows Server 2000/2003, Windows XP/Vista, Citrix MetaFrame XP, Mac OS X 10.4/10.5, and Mac OS X Server 10.4/10.5.