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FileMaker 16 Is Here!
FileMaker, Inc., a subsidiary of Apple Computer, announced the release of FileMaker 16. This version is packed with some very important new features that makes the FileMaker platform even more powerful. FileMaker was already a great product – so great that we have...
Behind the Decision to Create the ServTek Field Service App
Service businesses are everywhere. In fact, much has been made of the fact that the U.S. economy has become primarily a service economy. Roughly 80% of our economy is now service-based. Much of that service is handled by field service personnel -- people who come to...
Inventory: FileMaker has the Answer
FileMaker, Inc. has published an excellent new e-book that outlines how businesses can leverage inventory systems built on the FileMaker platform. Not only does it outline the benefits of having a custom inventory management system, but it gives some important...
The Promise of Custom Software
Once upon a time, not so long ago, you would walk into a software retailer and gaze in confusion at the shelves of boxes, an image in your mind of the perfect software. You might spend an hour just reading the backs of various boxes, the text promising to solve all...
Alchemy’s New Digs
Alchemy Consulting Group is excited to announce that we have moved into our new, expanded office near Brackett Airport in La Verne, CA. This new office gives us more room to spread our wings and help even more businesses be more productive, cost-efficient, and...
Why You Should Upgrade To FileMaker 15
You will most probably have heard about the release of Filemaker 15 and could be contemplating whether to upgrade to it or not. As with any new release of any software, Filemaker 15 comes with so many exciting features that will make your experience using it for your...
New: FileMaker 15!
FileMaker, Inc., a subsidiary of Apple, has released its latest version of the powerful FileMaker platform. With FileMaker 15, lots of new possibilities arise, from managing inventory more efficiently with iBeacon and making it easier to log in using TouchID, to...
Alchemy Promoted to FBA Platinum
SAN DIMAS, California — October 1, 2015 — Alchemy Consulting Group LLC, a leading FileMaker Platform developer, today announced that it has been designated as a Platinum Level FileMaker Business Alliance (FBA) member. Partners who reach the FBA Platinum level are...
FileMaker Security: Be Afraid
We in the FileMaker community have enjoyed a period of relative calm when it comes to data breaches; our platform is not widely noticed among professional hackers (but also not completely unnoticed). This is called, by some, "security by obscurity," and it's a really,...
FileMaker: 20 & 30 – Wow!
FileMaker has reached two important milestones: The platform is now 30 years old, and still going strong. No longer a mom and pop database product, but a well-positioned, immensely powerful development platform to help anyone solve a host of difficult problems....