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Downloads of Bento by FileMaker Surpass Quarter-Million Mark
SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Over 250,000 users
have downloaded Bento, the new personal database for Mac OS X Leopard,
FileMaker announced today.
The majority of the downloads have come from sales and trial downloaders
of Bento in North America, and the company is just now beginning to distribute
Bento around the world. In addition to English, Bento is now available in
French, Italian, German, Spanish and Japanese.
'Bento's popularity is propelled by the need for easy-to-use
organizational software tools such as Bento, and by the rapid adoption of Mac
OS X Leopard,' said FileMaker president Dominique Goupil.
Bento has also won praise throughout the editorial community. BusinessWeek
recently termed it 'a powerful organizing tool anyone can use.' Bento was
honored as Editors' Choice by Laptop magazine, MacWorld magazine (UK) and Mac
Observer.
Bento is the stylish, personal database that helps Mac users organize
their work and personal life. Designed specifically for Mac OS X Leopard,
Bento is an exceptionally easy way to organize contacts, calendars, projects,
events, and more, faster and easier than ever before.
For more info and to buy Bento, go to http://www.filemaker.com/bento250Kpr.
About FileMaker, Inc.
FileMaker, Inc. develops award-winning database software. Its products
include the legendary FileMaker Pro product line for Windows, Mac and the Web,
and the new Bento personal database for Mac. FileMaker Pro won 46 awards, more
than its next eight competitors combined, from 2003-2007. Millions of
customers, from individuals to large organizations, rely on FileMaker, Inc.
software to manage, analyze and share information. FileMaker, Inc. is a
subsidiary of Apple Inc.
