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Top 10 New Features in Claris FileMaker 21.1 and How They Can Benefit Your Business

We’ve got some very exciting news to share! The latest version of FileMaker, 21.1 is now available, and it’s packed with some powerful features. The latest release of Claris encompasses updates to FileMaker Pro, FileMaker Server, and FileMaker Go for iPhone and iPad. Although version 21.1 is a point release, don’t be fooled. This release is a big deal. In fact, a total of 309 issues addressed! Claris has put immense effort into improving PSR (Performance, security and reliability) and we are happy to see the results of this effort in the improvements in version 21.1. Read more
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Claris FileMaker AI Script Steps, Part 2 – Practical Applications

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Whether you're looking to uncover hidden insights with semantic search or create a smart recommendation system that feels personalized, the FileMaker AI script steps and tools provide use cases that are your key to unlocking a smarter, more efficient future. Read more
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Join Us in Welcoming Charles, Annie, and Seed System Solution

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Last month we announced that Mike Ross and Ross Digital have joined the Portage Bay Solutions team. This month we’re delighted to share that we’ve also welcomed Charles Wiltgen and Anastasia Woyna, a brother and sister duo who are behind the success of Seed System Solution, a highly versatile data management solution for the seed sales and seed production industry. Read more
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Keeping You Up-To-Date: FileMaker DevCast, SXSW, SMTP to OAuth

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There’s always a lot happening in the Claris FileMaker world and we like to stay in touch with what’s going on. Here are three recent tidbits that will help you stay up-to-date as well - DevCast episode 14, Kate's insights from SXSW, and our upcoming Claris Beyond Meetup about the Google SMTP to OAuth chan Read more
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Claris Engage Recap + DevCast with Special Guest, Clay Maeckel

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During the Claris Engage conference in February, Clay Maeckel, Chief Software Architect at Claris, graciously shared some of his time with us as a guest on our podcast, for Episode 13 the FileMaker DevCast. In the first part of the podcast, our citizen developer host, Dan Smiley, and Clay discuss a variety of areas. Then the podcast wraps up with our team sharing post-conference takeaways, insights, and favorite moments.  Read more
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Finding the Creative Synthesis of SXSW, AI and FileMaker

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This March I had the opportunity to attend SXSW Interactive, one of the premiere gatherings for creatives, technologists, and business leaders. It’s no surprise that SXSW is known as the conference of creativity. I left the event with new, innovative ideas spinning in my head. In this post, I share with you my key insights from the conference, along with demonstrating the role that AI can play in our modern workplace, based on my own experience using it to synthesize the conference materials. Furthermore, I also want to leave you with a creative parallel - demonstrating how SXSW and FileMaker have grown up in similar fashions. Read more
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