FileMaker Updates FileMaker Pro 7 and FileMaker Developer 7
FileMaker Server 7 Updaters Planned for Later This Month

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct 20, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ --
FileMaker today announced software updates for FileMaker Pro 7 and
FileMaker Developer 7, available at
http://www.filemaker.com/support/updaters.html. These important updates
improve the performance of each of these products.

"If you're using FileMaker Pro 7 or FileMaker Developer 7, which have both
been widely acclaimed by editorial reviewers and customers alike, you'll
want to download the updates now," said Ryan Rosenberg, vice president,
Marketing and Services, FileMaker. "And, if you haven't yet upgraded, now
is the time!"

FileMaker Pro 7 v3 updater

Over 300 modifications have been made in areas including text editing,
layout editing, scripting, calculations, portals, value lists,
import/export, find, spell-checking, security and Japanese language
functionality.

FileMaker Developer 7 v3 updater

The updater addresses several areas, including the script debugger, DDR and
Developer Utilities, text editing, layout editing, scripting, calculations,
portals and more. Please see the Read Me file included with the
downloadable update for more details.

FileMaker Server 7 updaters

The company also said it plans to provide the FileMaker Server 7v2 updater
and FileMaker Server 7 Advanced -- ODBC/JDBC updater before the end of this
month.

About FileMaker, Inc.

FileMaker Pro is used by millions of individuals and workgroups around the
world to be more productive and efficient. Business, education and
government customers rely on FileMaker to manage people, projects, images,
assets and other information. In addition to being the number one-selling
easy-to-use database software, the award-winning FileMaker product line
also includes low-cost Applications that automate basic business tasks,
ready-to-use Starter Solutions, and tools to create and share solutions
from the desktop to the web. FileMaker, Inc. is a subsidiary of Apple
Computer, Inc. (AAPL).

* At this time, FileMaker Server 7 Advanced cannot be used as an ODBC or a
JDBC data source on Mac OS X. FileMaker plans to support ODBC and JDBC on
Mac OS X in a future release.