A Brief History

The database we know as FileMaker was created in 1983 by a couple of guys from Wang. It's truely amazing that through all the changes in technology, that the engineers have retained so much of the original concepts- simplicity with an attractive interface. In 1988, the product was purchased by Claris, the software arm of Apple Computer. In 1998, Claris was dissolved and FileMaker made the argument to Apple to be 'spun off' as a new company, FileMaker, Inc.

Since then, FileMaker has posted profits every quarter- through the dot com bust, through the down economy, and through the challenges which have claimed the majority of the products which once competed against FileMaker. FileMaker, Inc. is still owned by Apple, and they share a common approach to create quality products. As an Apple company they have no debt and are fiscally very stable. In this era of uncertainity, it's nice to know that your database enivironment is going to be around in five years.

FileMaker is investing record amounts of money into research and development, and has a record of adopting new technologies to keep their products in step with current technology trends.

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Wikipedia's History

Early History of FileMaker

FileMaker Facts

Why FileMaker

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Cost of Ownership

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Gateway to Cloud Computing

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Dedicated Services

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Plays well with others

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