If your business necessitates the persistent use of databases to interact with customers and employees alike, today's your day. FileMaker Pro 12 was unleashed earlier today with an assortment of new themes, and if you're looking to take the desktop application's organizational power mobile, things are going to be a whole heck of a lot cheaper.
While it's now possible to work with FileMaker Go's suite of tools on your iPhone or iPad gratis, it should be noted you're still going to need the FileMaker Pro 12 desktop application to really utilize the application. Considering the last iteration of Go carried a price tag of $39.99 for iPad -- $19.99 on iPhone -- Go 12 is an excellent perk for Pro users.
The new iOS FileMaker offers some impressive new features. Multitasking is front and center, allowing for seamless movement in and out of the app. That's especially useful when comparing, say, customer order databases against another business-related app. Moving between said apps is as simple as a four-finger swipe.
When you're done creating new forms, tables, and the like, FileMaker Go 12 now supports exporting those items in multiple formats. Supported extensions include Excel, CSV, TAB, dBase, and HTML. Enhanced security features even allow you to delegate which specific iOS devices – and thereby their owners – are actually able to access your files.
Syncing databases between your Mac desktop running FileMaker Pro 12 seems like a breeze, as you're able to simply copy the files over or even just email them to your iOS device. It's also possible to access items through a FileMaker Server setup.
While all of the preceding features look great, and the visual elements of FileMaker Go 12 are clean and streamlined, the new media integration features look incredibly appealing. It's now possible to load media like music or video files stored in your company's database directly to your iOS device. If you're taking advantage of FileMaker Server, there's no need to worry about data storage limits. Businesses with a focus on digital media will definitely benefit from the ability to instantly stream files to remote employees.
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