Customer stories


Elk Mountain Nursery

Mail-order nursery ships quality eastern native plants from coast to coast

OEHCS, Inc.

Consulting firm providing advice and guidance on compliance with federal health and safety standards. Also operates a separate company offering custom FileMaker Pro development services for non-regulatory clients.

Blue Marlin Pools/Pool Pro Office

Builder of custom swimming pools for clients across east-central Florida

Eaton Hall Exhibitions

Organizer of trade shows and exhibitions, specializing in programs relating to school design and construction.

Stevenson, The Color Company

Provider of complete prepress and color printing services, including separations, plate making, color corrections, and proofing.

Computer Expressions

It's the classic American success story. A small operation starts out in a basement with a unique product or service -- and climbs to a successful niche in the business world. That's how it happened with Computer Expressions, Inc. -- and as the company grows, it finds plenty of use for FileMaker.

"Jimmy Neutron:Boy Genius", The Movie

Producing a cartoon isn't child's play: every scene is composed of many individual shots, and every shot is a collaboration of a team of artists and technicians. When the production team of the animated film Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, The Movie needed a system to track production, they made the intelligent choice: FileMaker.

Collegiate Athletic Technologies

Behind the action in college athletics there's plenty of administrators who've cleared the field of paperwork woes -- with Collegiate Athletic Technologies' data management solutions, built around FileMaker Pro.

AirTreks.com

Across the country or around the world, FileMaker Pro helps AirTreks create memorable travel experiences.

IntelliSound

Producers of on-hold programming and automated attendant systems for over 800 clients.

Propane Resources

From supplier to consumer, and every step of the way -- Propane Resources provides vital consulting services powered by FileMaker Pro.

Northern Virginia Association of Realtors

When the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors (NVAR) needed an easy way to provide up-to-date information to its 7,000 members, they turned to FileMaker Pro. FileMaker Pro's instant Web Publishing feature lets NVAR easily keep its members informed via their dynamic Web site.

Grey Healthcare Informatics

Before experimental drugs receive approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), large-scale clinical trials must be performed by the pharmaceutical firm who created the drug. Pharmaceutical companies like SmithKline Beecham rely on Grey Healthcare Informatics to organize clinical trials of drugs -- and Grey Healthcare, in turn, relies on FileMaker Pro.

Knitting Factory

When The Knitting Factory -- both a jazz nightclub and a record label -- needed a system to manage their business and their Web site, they turned to FileMaker Pro. The Knitting Factory uses FileMaker Pro for everything from tracking employee timecards to publishing schedules of upcoming events on the Web.

Nature's Own

Nature's Own, an international operation selling high-quality beauty creams and vitamins, needed a system to organize their orders -- as many as several thousand orders per month. Their FileMaker Pro-based system totals orders, calculates bonus checks owed to distributors, and manages varying sales taxes for each product in each nation.

Software by Design

When Microsoft Access proved too difficult for end users to customize, developer SOFTWARE by design turned to FileMaker Pro. The result? INTERIORS by design, a FileMaker Pro-based interior decorating solution used by large hotels and casinos.

ImageTracker

Helping photographers on the cutting edge of digital imaging stay organized -- that's the goal of ImageTracker, an exciting new FileMaker Pro-based software tool.

Rebus

Publishing handy health and medical references without an enormous commitment of time and labor -- it all comes together for Rebus Inc. through the power and flexibility of a custom FileMaker Pro application.

Eagle Warranty Corporation

When it comes to a sophisticated database application, smooth implementation is more than half the battle. And for Eagle Warranty Corporation, FileMaker offers the smoothest implementation of all.

inResonance

Helping schools and non-profit organizations make the most of the technological tools at their command —- that's the goal of developer inResonance. That goal is accomplished through consulting services, hands-on training programs, and a line of FileMaker solutions for handling a variety of education and non-profit tasks.

LifeSciencesWorld

LifeSciencesWorld.com offers clients and website users a fast, efficient gateway to the ever-changing world of biotechnology -- through databases powered by FileMaker Pro.

North Star Academy

North Star Academy uses FileMaker Pro to manage everything from homework and classes to basic student records and even disciplinary information.

Practical Solutions for Educators

Practical Solutions for Educators markets an entire range of FileMaker Pro-based solutions to streamline Special Education-related functions.

Waves In Motion

Building applications that solve problems for schools and colleges. Building solutions that make things better. That's the mission at Waves In Motion, where FileMaker Pro is the foundation for a full range of innovative products.

JBA Urban Planners

Like many small businesses, JBA Urban Planners meets increasing demands from government agencies for better financial reporting processes with an amazing business solution that combines the flexibility and scalability of leading database management software FileMaker Pro 6, along with the power of leading accounting software MYOB.

Urban Challenge

In cities all across the US, the race is on as hundreds of eager competitors vie for honors in the Urban Challenge. But the biggest challenge of all is to keep ahead of the massive data-processing requirements and FileMaker Pro is up to that challenge.

Waymar Industries

Waymar Industries, fast-growing manufacturer of furnishings for restaurants such as Subway, had tried various order-tracking systems with little success. Already familiar with FileMaker Pro as a single-user application, Waymar implemented FileMaker Pro across the entire company, with dramatic benefits. And because FileMaker Pro is so easy to customize, Waymar is always looking for new ways to use it.

Scharff Weisberg

Scharff Weisberg, Inc. brings audio-visual technology -- from special effects to sound systems -- to productions like Broadway hit "Sunset Boulevard" to the Blue Man Group. And FileMaker Pro brings organization to Scharff Weisberg, documenting workflow from beginning to end.

Henry O'Donnell-Boatman Music

Every scene of 'Passions', NBC-TV's popular daytime drama, requires the right music to set the right mood. Henry O'Donnell-Boatman Music organizes that music using Cue Manager, a FileMaker Pro-based solution. Cue Manager stores over 5,000 musical "cues", which can be easily selected for each scene.

Cafe Volcan Baru S.A.

Gourmet coffee grower Cafe Volcan Baru S.A. created its own custom FileMaker Pro database to record each step of coffee production. In Cafe Volcan Baru's coffee mill, staff members document their work using FileMaker Mobile on Palm III handhelds; the data is then uploaded to the main database and published over the Web for access from various locations.

Vividata

A solution flexible enough to track all aspects of daily operations. Versatile enough to work across a variety of platforms. And powerful enough to centrally coordinate staff in various departments. That's what Vividata needed, and that's what they got with FileMaker.

South by Southwest

outh by Southwest, organizer of first-class festivals, exhibitions and shows, relies on FileMaker Pro to track registrations, manage mailing lists, and help oversee the thousands of other details that to into planning a successful event. FileMaker Pro is also the power behind South by Southwest's Web site, with nearly every web page containing information drawn from databases.

Moonchasers

Photographers Gail Ward and James Rigler travel the globe capturing striking images of the moon, then publish those images for all the world to see. Keeping track of those images, and of Moonchasers.com, Gail and James' growing business, is a full-time job for FileMaker Pro.

digital.forest

Database and application hosting company digital.forest grows businesses with the power of FileMaker Pro. digital.forest hosts thousands of databases and hundreds of servers for small to medium-sized businesses worldwide, and FileMaker database hosting is a vital part of their success.

YachtCrews.com

At YachtCrews.com, crew members can submit their resumes and photos to an online FileMaker Pro database. Yacht owners can then hire their entire crews, from cooks to captains, by browsing through the database.

Shady Oaks Nursery

At Shady Oaks, a burgeoning mail-order nursery, a FileMaker Pro solution organizes customer information, processes orders, tracks inventory and more. The solution is built on FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Server running in combination with Citrix(R) terminal services -- delivering faster performance and expanded functionality using Shady Oaks' existing hardware

eMotion Studios

Communications agency eMotion Studios creates a distinctive identitiy for each of their clients, and bring those identities to life through projects like multimedia web sites and digital video presentations. For each client, eMotion uses FileMaker Pro to create a custom digital video database containing up to 2,000 clips of video footage. These large volumes of footage can be cataloged, managed and made instantly accessible to staff at eMotion.

Alastair Sawday Publishing

Alastair Sawday Publishing (ASP), the company behind the well-known travel guidebook series Special Places to Stay , has built its book production process on a FileMaker foundation. Nearly every edition published (over 50 books) has been compiled with the help of FileMaker.

NextHome.com

Ohio real-estate brokerage serving the Cleveland, Akron, Canton, and Columbus housing markets boosts the services of its realtors with a powerful online listings capability.

Ackerman Galleries

Artist Gary Ackerman's two galleries selling fine art, gifts and jewelry.

Sweet Spirit Candles

Manufacturer of an extensive line of hand-poured intent candles, sold by over 40 retailers, an overseas distributor in Japan, and online.

Jim Jordan Photography

Prominent celebrity fashion photography studio offering a full range of design and production services

Willoway Nurseries, Inc.

Wholesale nursery provides over 1700 varieties of plant stock to independent garden centers and landscapers throughout the East and Midwest.

DotTax

DotTax's one-stop filing and documentation services help commercial motor carriers to easily comply with state and federal licensing standards.

Gemini Music Productions

"We need to keep records of personal information, employment history, schedules, government records, and a payroll system. FileMaker has helped us enormously in terms of efficiency and accuracy in this regard. Keeping it straight and being able to integrate information from one corner to another was essential to us." -- Neil Balm, Co-Owner, Gemini Music Productions

Learning Pathways Inc.

Keeping ahead of the maintenance needs for busy school systems, Learning Pathways' Maintenance Tracker takes full advantage of the capabilities of FileMaker Pro.

Nimmo Bay Resort

Helicopters, the great outdoors, and FileMaker Pro -- at Nimmo Bay Resort, that's the recipe for high adventure.

Super School Software

Software for teachers, software for students, software that makes school productive, software that makes school fun. That's what Project Super School is all about -- with a range of products built around FileMaker Pro.

Pro Sound

Thorough, personalized service -- the foundation of any successful business. And at Pro Sound in San Diego, California, clients depend on service built on the foundation of FileMaker Pro.

America's Cup Louis Vuitton Media Centre

Thanks to technology like FileMaker Pro, the America's Cup Louis Vuitton Cup Media Centre has been able to keep the world's media informed at all times of all the action in the race for the America's Cup.

Core Solutions

The best software solutions for challenging applications are built around a reliable core. Just ask the development team at CoreSolutions -- who've constructed a family of reliable products for education around the solid foundation of FileMaker Pro.

Arizona Behavioral Health Associates

In the office or in the field, the mental-health professionals of Arizona Behavioral Health Associates keep track of vital data with FileMaker Pro

Dave Matthews Band

The Dave Matthews Band's electrifying live performances may appear effortless to their fans. But backstage, FileMaker Pro is hard at work, harmonizing countless elements -- including set list, lighting, audio effects and equipment.

GM Voices

You're hearing voices -- on courtesy phones, in information booths, on voice mail systems and over the Web -- and they're coming from GM Voices. Each week, GM Voices produces, edits, and distributes thousands of multi-lingual voice recordings to clients worldwide. GM Voices relies on FileMaker Pro to manage activities, customers, project proposals, orders, production, and more.

The Larry Little Company

The Larry Little Company, a leading publisher of musical instructional materials, used FileMaker Pro for over five years to manage dealers, handle invoices, and ensure fast, reliable service. Then, early in 2000, Larry Little switched to Microsoft Access -- with disastrous results. (There's the happy ending to this story, since Larry Little switched back to FileMaker Pro after only 3 months.)

Return Logistics International

It's up to Return Logistics International Corporation to ensure that only fresh medications are on store shelves. Handling returns of expired and recalled medications is a complicated process, simplified by FileMaker Pro.

McGinley Hart & Associates

As part of its work preserving and renovating Boston's historic buildings, architectural firm McGinley Hart & Associates tracks the effects of one of the nation's largest highway projects on those historic buildings. Needing a cost-effective yet sophisticated solution to track information on several hundred structures, they chose FileMaker Pro.

Bran+Luebbe

Bran+Luebbe, international marketer and manufacturer of industrial analyzers, metering pumps, components and systems, takes customer satisfaction seriously. Needing to better manage customer issues, requests and complaints, Bran+Luebbe tried for several months to implement a system using Microsoft Access, without success. Finally, they turned to FileMaker Pro and have been very pleased with the results.

Liberman/Patton Agency

It's up to Liberman/Patton Agency, the largest independent casting company in the country, to find the right actor for the right show, including shows such as Seinfeld and Third Rock from the Sun. To simplify the casting process, every actor that comes through the doors at Liberman/Patton is logged, tracked, and screened for future roles using FileMaker Pro.

ADD Inc.

When 3Com needed new offices, they turned to architecture and design services firm ADD Inc. And to organize its operations, ADD Inc. turned to FileMaker Pro. Staff at ADD Inc, located in offices throughout the United States, used to process the same data in many separate applications, including Microsoft Word and Excel. That data is now centralized with InfoSite, a FileMaker Pro-based solution served by FileMaker Pro Server.

Ethan Allen Inn

* Ethan Allen Inn's motto is, "Don't leave home when you travel," reflecting its goal to create a comfortable, homey experience for travelers. A FileMaker Pro-based sales and catering solution helps Ethan Allen staff to fulfill that goal.

Paolo Vista

Paolo Vista, manufacturer and distributor of fine men's clothing, strives to maintain impeccable customer relationships. After trying for two years to implement a problematic MS-DOS system for managing customer orders, Paolo Vista turned to FileMaker Pro. The result? An easy-to-use, tailored solution.

Europawatch.com

What makes Europawatch.com tick? FileMaker Pro! Europawatch.com, provider of customized promotional watches for Fortune 1000 companies, features their entire product line on a FileMaker Pro-based Web catalog.

Terry Precision Bicycles

When Terry Precision Bicycles decided to expand from wholesale into mail order, business went through the roof. Needing an online order entry system that could keep pace, they turned to Biz Basics, a FileMaker Pro-based solution. Now, all wholesale or retail transactions at Terry Precision Bicycles -- including credit card verifications, inventory and accounting -- are handled through FileMaker Pro.

High-Frequency Music Marketing

When record labels such as Capitol, Arista and Virgin need marketing expertise for leading-edge acts like LimpBizkit and Buckcherry, they turn to Hi Frequency Marketing. To stay at the forefront of the pop music scene, Hi Frequency relies on FileMaker Pro for tasks as diverse as project management, invoicing, client tracking, inventory management -- and a FileMaker Pro-driven Web site.

International Flower Essence Repertoire

Advocates of alternative remedies believe in the healing powers of the essence of certain flowers. London's International Flower Essence Repertoire, importer of such medicinal flower essences, believes in the power of FileMaker Pro. While FileMaker Pro is powerful enough to run International Flower Essence's business from beginning to end, it's also easy enough to use that new employees can learn the system in minutes.

Pics4Learning

Pics4Learning, a partnership of Tech4Learning and Florida's Orange County Public Schools, allows schools around the world to learn from each other. Students' and teachers' photos are digitized and uploaded via the Web to the FileMaker Pro-based Pics4Learning database, where they are available to any student or teacher who needs them.

Arquitectonica

Architectural design firm Arquitectonica gains a markeing edge from its FileMaker Pro-based solution, MarketEdge. At Arquitectonica, MarketEdge organizes thousands of clients, potential clients, and business contacts.

AV-Store

AV-Store is the only exclusive online distributor of Sony audio and video products for the UK, and its Web site offers the complete range of Sony consumer products -- over 1200 items, all illustrated and fully described. FileMaker Pro keeps the entire AV-Store Web site organized, with categorized, searchable product listings, prices, technical descriptions and illustrations.

Ink Projects

"Little Museums" is the definitive guide book to unforgettable attractions such as the New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum and The Muscle Car Ranch. Authors Lynn Arany and Archie Hobson relied on FileMaker Pro to track the details of 3,000 museums -- museums most road-trippers would drive right past if not for "Little Museums".

Drive Savers

The credo of DriveSavers is simple: fast and accurate data recovery, every time. FileMaker Pro helps DriveSavers fulfill their credo by tracking the recovery process of each hard drive, from the moment it arrives to the moment it's shipped back to its owner.

Hearts of Space

Hearts of Space has grown from a weekly late-night radio program, to a multifaceted production and marketing organization encompassing radio broadcasting, CD mastering, music publishing -- and HOS.com, a dynamic website powered by FileMaker Pro. Hearts of Space had considered Microsoft Access, as well as Oracle and Microsoft SQL, but they chose FileMaker Pro for ease of use, web publishing capapbility and ODBC connectivity.

Sonic Solutions

Sonic Solutions, developer of cutting-edge audio and DVD production software, relies on a FileMaker Pro-based Call Tracking database to quickly and accurately serve customers in need of support. After considering more expensive SQL-based options, Sonic Solutions chose FileMaker Pro -- a cost-efficient solution capable of doing everything they need.

Revival Soy

Nutritional products manufacturer of soy-based health bars and shakes

American Milk Products Corporation

Import, export, warehouse distribution firm dealing in a wide range of dairy products

Ben Levitan

Represents Nextel in cellular telephone industry standards meetings

Lark in the Morning

Worldwide music retailer tracks orders and inventory with a series of FileMaker Pro databases

Progressive Solutions

Printing, mail service, and fulfillment needs for corporate clients are the focus for this growing company.

Dharma Tribe

Creators of software specifically designed for the management of yoga, Pilates, dance, and martial-arts studios.

Infinite Resources

Macintosh-based Information Services contractor, focused on building solutions for small businesses

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