Apple subsidiary FileMaker Inc. on Thursday released the FileMaker Creative Pro Starter Kit. The kit includes five databases developed to help creative professionals and managers handle jobs and billing, images and collateral, clients and vendors. The kit comes with a 30-day free trial of FileMaker Pro 7.
The Creative Pro Starter Kit includes five FileMaker-based solutions created by FileMaker developers — ClientTracker from iSolutions, Praesto Jr. from Base Builders, Asset Tracker from New Century Data, Job Time Tracker by Soliant Consulting and JobCharge timesheet from EnglishComp. A complementary Creative Pro Web site has been launched that features stories about how FileMaker is used by advertising, design and broadcast companies. The site includes video demos, links to FileMaker developers and consultants and more. The full version of FileMaker costs US$299. System requirements call for Mac OS X v10.2.8 and later.