Latest Release - FileMaker 18

On May 22, 2019, FileMaker, Inc. announced the availability of the new FileMaker 18 Platform.  The FileMaker 18 Platform offers stronger essentials to make unique custom apps that work seamlessly across iPad, iPhone, Windows, Mac, and the web. The updated product line improves the fundamentals of custom app development with new features in these key areas:

  • Mobility - Harness the power of iOS with added support for on-device sensors, iBeacon, integration with other apps, cloud file sharing, touch ID and 3D Touch.  Leverage the power of Apple APIs with the improved iOS App SDK. Now you can create iOS apps that connect to iOS technologies such as push notifications, HealthKit, HomeKit, Apple Pay, and more.  And now, you can extend your reach beyond iOS with FileMaker WebDirect support for Android mobile phones.
  • Automation & Integration - Go from days to hours or hours to minutes when importing large data sets. This new time-saving command-line tool helps you update your deployed custom apps in no time.  Other tools allow in-product updates and support for PostgreSQL and IBM DB2.
  • Ease of use - New tools to jump-start creating your custom apps, including an updated user interface for the FileMaker Server Admin Console.
  • Security - A new account lock-out feature prevents brute-force dictionary attacks, while enhanced SSL capabilities and OAuth 2.0 support allow you to stay on top of your data security.
  • Performance -  If you lose your network connection, continue working with files that don’t depend on that host while the connection is being restored.  Filtering and sorting data now takes place separately from other operations so you can continue to use your app while these processes are running.

As FileMaker developers, we had access to the FileMaker 18 platform for several months prior to its release and are already familiar with its capabilities.  To find out how it may work for you, please call us at 404.978.2255 or 844.967.4448 (toll-free), or click here to use our web-based contact form.

Our FileMaker Services

The FileMaker-Pros at N-Sight Consulting specialize in developing custom applications and database solutions for all sizes and types of businesses and organizations using FileMaker as the central development platform. Regardless of the scope or nature of the project, our goals are always the same:

  • To identify and respond to client needs
  • To develop solutions that have intuitive user interfaces and are easy to use
  • To provide solutions that are affordable
  • To develop solutions that can grow as the business or organization grows

As part of our development process, we also look at how your solution is going to be used to help determine how it should be deployed.  This can range anywhere from small networked solutions to applications running on desktops across an organization either using FileMaker clients or via web browsers and deployed on phones or tablets using FileMaker Go or FileMaker WebDirect.

We have experience over a wide range of businesses and functionalities, including:
  • Accounting
  • Construction
  • Education
  • Health Care & Medical Services
  • Inventory Management
  • Project Management
  • Real Estate Services
  • Routing
  • Transportation
  • Banking & Finance
  • Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
  • Field Service Data Collection
  • Human Resources
  • Manufacturing
  • Property Management
  • Retail, Online and Bricks & Mortar
  • Scheduling
  • Wholesale / Distribution
To see how we can help your organization or business, please call us in Atlanta at 404.847.9585, or toll-free at 844.9.NSIGHT / 844.967.4448, click here to send us an e-mail, or click here to go to our web form.

If you're interests reach beyond FileMaker, you may want to check out the main web site of N-Sight Consulting by clicking here.
For more information about FileMaker, please see some of the links provided below:

MacWorld: FileMaker 14 review: 30 years old and still innovating - FileMaker is "a whole family of products that integrate with one another, with other data sources (through its support for ODBC/JDBC and PHP) and the Internet (via WebDirect) ...  that keeps getting stronger with each release."

PCMag.com: FileMaker 13 Review - "FileMaker reigns supreme when it comes to building beautiful, custom apps..." and remains "an Editors' Choice for business software and database apps" as was FileMaker 12, FileMaker 11, and FileMaker 10.

Macworld: Venerable database gets a style and accessibility update - "This is the most significant upgrade for FileMaker since FileMaker Pro 7 was released almost a decade ago."

PCWorld: FileMaker 13: The database is in your browser - "The marquee feature of the new FileMaker 13 is FileMaker WebDirect, which allows FileMaker to be used through an HTML5-compliant browser."

Tech Republic: FileMaker Go for iPad empowers mobile SMB field staff - "FileMaker strives to provide easily deployed and maintained databases, and FileMaker Go enables ... organizations ... the opportunity to leverage FileMaker-created databases, inventories, project management systems, sales and customer information, and more using iPads."

DarkReading.com: FileMaker for Securing iPads at Work - "FileMaker ... provides an interface into SQL databases against which you can quickly and cheaply design PC interfaces. The newly released FileMaker Go for the iPad has similar capabilities, allowing a firm to create an interface quickly for an iPad for any existing SQL databases."