- Bento (database)
infobox software
name = Bento
caption = The Bento public preview running on Leopard
developer =FileMaker Inc.
latest release version = 1.0v2
latest release date = release date and age|2008|02|13
operating system =Mac OS X
genre =Database
license = Proprietary
website = [http://www.filemaker.com/products/bento/overview.html Official website]Bento is a database application for
Mac OS X made byFileMaker Inc. Bento differs significantly from the company's flagship product,FileMaker Pro , in that it relies heavily on templates and integration with other applications. By default Bento includes Address Book and iCal as data sources and can modify them directly.Compatibility
Bento is only compatible with
Mac OS X 10.5 or later due to its reliance on features not available in previous versions of the operating system. Certain actions such as switching templates useCore Animation to animate the transition. It also includes integration with Time Machine for backing up and requiresiCal 3.0 for live data editing. [ [http://www.bentotrial.com/preview/learn-more.aspx Meet Bento] — FileMaker Inc.]Release schedule
A public preview was made available along with the initial product announcement on
November 13 ,2007 . [ [http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/11/13/bento.database.for.leopard/ First Look: FileMaker's Bento database for Leopard] — MacNN] The final version was released onJanuary 8 ,2008 . [cite news | title=FileMaker ships Bento personal database | url=http://www.macworld.com/article/131457/2008/01/bento.html | first=Jim | last=Dalrymple | date=2008-01-08 | accessdate=2008-01-09 | work=Macworld ]References
External links
* [http://www.filemaker.com/products/bento/overview.html Official Bento website]
* [http://forums.filemaker.com/fmbnto/ Official Bento Support Forums]
* [http://www.bentousers.com The BentoUsers Web Site]
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