[Macpartners] FileMaker 10 Release Announcement

[Cecilia Marra]

Good morning,

Information Services and Technology (IS&T) is pleased to announce the availability of FileMaker 10
for Macintosh and Windows. IS&T offers full support for FileMaker Pro 10 and limited support for
FileMaker Server Advanced 10.

Current users of version 8.x or earlier are encouraged to upgrade directly to FileMaker 10. Users of
FileMaker 9 may continue using that version or upgrade to FileMaker 10 if they want or need features
specific to FileMaker 10.

IS&T has discontinued support for FileMaker Pro 8.5, effective immediately.


New Features
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FileMaker 10 has a significantly different user interface than version 9. You can find links to
documentation and a video tutorial at:

http://itinfo.mit.edu/article.php?id=9106

Some valuable new features and functionalities have also been added:

http://filemaker.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/filemaker.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=7069


System Requirements
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For detailed system requirements for FileMaker Pro 10 on Macintosh and Windows, go to:

http://filemaker.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/filemaker.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=6930

For detailed system requirements for FileMaker Server Advanced 10 on Macintosh and Windows, go to:

http://filemaker.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/filemaker.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=7152


Backwards Compatibility
-----------------------
FileMaker 10 uses the same file format as the 7.x through 9.x family. No file conversion is required
to upgrade. However, IS&T recommends against using FileMaker 10 in a mixed environment with earlier
versions: there are feature differences that could cause problems for users of older versions, and
FileMaker Server 10 is *not* compatible with version 7 clients.


How to Obtain
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Faculty and staff are eligible to use FileMaker Pro, FileMaker Pro Advanced, and FileMaker Server
Advanced for Institute purposes only on machines owned or administered by MIT. Faculty and staff can
request licenses for these products here (certificate required):

https://web.mit.edu/ist/products/vsls/forms/mit-filemaker-dept.shtml

Students are eligible to use FileMaker Pro on personally owned machines for academic or MIT-related
purposes only. Student licenses can be requested here (certificate required):

https://web.mit.edu/ist/products/vsls/forms/mit-filemaker-student.shtml

For updated information on distribution, please see the VSLS web site:

http://web.mit.edu/is/products/vsls/mitfmpro/index.html

NOTE: There is no longer a processing fee for *any* FileMaker products.


Training
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IS&T provides training on FileMaker Pro 9 and 10. For upcoming classes, including New Features in
FileMaker Pro 10, see the course schedules at:

http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/training/


Getting Help
------------
Documentation on FileMaker at MIT can be found here:

http://itinfo.mit.edu/product.php?id=48.

Support for FileMaker Server Advanced is limited. To see which features are supported, go to:

http://itinfo.mit.edu/article.php?id=8684

IS&T does not provide support for FileMaker Pro Advanced.

If you have questions or need assistance, please contact the Computing Help Desk at (617) 253-1101
or computing-help at mit.edu.


Thank you and enjoy the new world of FileMaker 10!

Cecilia Marra,
Product Release Coordinator on behalf of the FileMaker Release Team

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Cecilia Marra
Web and Database Consultant
Departmental Consulting and Application Development (DCAD) 
Information Services and Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
cmarra at mit.edu 

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