The new FileMaker Mobile 8 now goes beyond synchronising with local desktop databases only. For the first time, it allows users to synchronise handhelds with databases on FileMaker Server 8 and FileMaker Server 8 Advanced.

FileMaker Asia Pacific general manager Steve McManus says FileMaker Mobile 8 is widely used to run workgroup solutions, including everything from managing service calls to tracking teachers in a classroom.

“FileMaker Pro makes it possible for anyone to create and deploy a workgroup solution that spans desktops and handhelds,” he says. “FileMaker Mobile 8 is a major advancement in the ease of management of larger workgroup solutions and the new starter solutions make it even easier for individuals to get started fast.”

FileMaker Mobile 8 runs on the Palm Treo 650, and many other Palm and Windows Mobile compatible handheld devices, allowing individuals and mobile workgroups to extend the productivity of FileMaker solutions from the office to their handheld device.

FileMaker Mobile 8 supports a range of applications as simple as lists to more complex solutions such as inventory records, customer information, student records, work orders, research notes, or help-desk records. In addition to providing one-button, two-way synchronisation, FileMaker Mobile 8 allows flexible data entry and viewing features.

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