Read about the latest version of FileMaker and MacWorld.com They give is a 5 mouse rating the highest available.

FileMaker Pro 9 contains a number of nice but non-dramatic improvements over previous versions of the product, and one major surprise: support for direct access to Structured Query Language (SQL) databases. Feel intimidated by the very sound of it? Don’t be. FileMaker still has the lowest geekiness-to-power ratio of any database management system on the market.

Macworld’s buying advice

For new buyers, FileMaker Pro 9 is the most attractive version of the product ever. But, should current users upgrade? For most, the answer is yes. If you are still using FileMaker 6 (or 7 or 8 or 8.5) and you tend just to tinker around—something FileMaker almost encourages—download the demo and decide for yourself if features like Append to PDF and conditional formatting are worth the cost of the upgrade. At least nothing will break while you try out the new version, since FileMaker 9 uses the same .fp7 file format as the last three releases. But for those users who work with FileMaker a lot, version 9 is the third home run FileMaker has hit in its last four times at bat.

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