We are excited about the release of FileMaker Pro 11. There are a handful of feature and usability advancements that make it a very compelling upgrade and keep us excited about the evolution of the platform. We are looking forward to taking full advantage in our future solutions. We also understand that it will be some time before many organizations will be ready to make the move to a new version of FileMaker across all of their users.

At Pause On Error I was scheduled to lead a discussion about using the SQL API in FileMaker Pro but nixed it to make room for other presenters. Instead I talked about FileMaker MVC with Ernest and data modeling with David Graham of BitTailor. Because of the popularity of the topic, however, I thought I'd address a few of the questions I received in hallways and at the bar here.

To: Our Prospective School Software Customers

Recently, we've been getting some great questions from you about our licensing terms and how they compare to other FileMaker school database products. While I can't speak to how other companies handle this, I thought I'd take the opportunity to talk about how Proof's licenses work. I've put together a more complete FAQ on this topic but here are some highlights.