PR: FileMaker can dance with FirstClass, too!

[Andreas Pizsa]

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Andreas Pizsa, Tools & Toys=20
Phone +43 (1) 216-5585=20
Fax +43 (1) 216-5585-19=20
e-mail: And...@ToolsAndToys.com=20
Web: www.ToolsAndToys.com=20
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Communications / Groupware / Databases=20
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FileMaker can dance with FirstClass, too!=20
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FirstAccess Lite links FirstClass with FileMaker Pro=20
Free version available at www.ToolsAndToys.com=20
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JULY 4, 1997 - Vienna, Austria - Tools & Toys today announced=20
immediate availability of FirstAccess Lite for FileMaker Pro, a new=20
tool that allows administrators of FirstClass systems to integrate=20
FileMaker Pro databases with FirstClass. Without programming in=20
AppleScript, SQL, HTML, or Java. FirstAccess Lite for FileMaker Pro=20
connects MacOS-based FirstClass Servers with FileMaker Pro databases=20
and allows Macintosh, Windows and DOS users to search those databases=20
online using SoftArc's free FirstClass Client software.=20
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Database Access for Everyone=20
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"Unlike other FirstClass database access tools, FirstAccess Lite for=20
FileMaker Pro was designed to make remote database acces available to=20
everyone", said Andreas Pizsa, General Manager of Tools & Toys; "With=20
FirstAccess, Administrators don't need to learn a scripting or query=20
language." FirstAccess makes databases integration a matter of only a=20
few minutes: query, hitlist and detail forms can be completely=20
customized and can include familiar user interface elements like text =20
fields, popup menus, check boxes or pictures. The administrator uses=20
FirstClass'=BFgraphical interface to simply enter the name of the=20
database fields to be displayed.=20
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Unique Features=20
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FirstAccess Lite for FileMaker Pro includes a number of unique features=20
that are not found in other FirstClass database access products:=20
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=B0=09No programming or scripting required=20
=B0=09Configuration through FirstClass' easy to use graphical user=20
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=B0=09Accelerated for PowerPC=20
=B0=09Free version for one database available=20
=B0=09Aggressive, competetive price=20
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"Pro" Version to Support Enhanced Functonality=20
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While the Lite version can only search FileMaker Pro databases, Tools &=20
Toys is working on a "professional=93 version of FirstAccess which=20
they will announce later this year. The "Pro=93 version will also allow=20
to add, delete and modify records online with the same ease of use.=20
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Pricing and Availability=20
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FirstAccess Lite for FileMaker Pro is available immediately and can be=20
purchased through authorized FirstClass Resellers worldwide for the=20
price of US$ 149.-. A demo version and a free version that supports=20
only one database can be downloaded from SoftArc Online or the Tools &=20
Toys Web site (www.ToolsAndToys.com).=20
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About FirstClass=20
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FirstClass is a cross-platform, enterprise-wide group communications=20
system that integrates state-of-the-art e-mail with group conferencing,=20
access to existing corporate databases, forms processing, real-time=20
discussions and on-line communications functions. FirstClass offers the=20
same ease of use, functionality and robust performance over network or=20
modem, and operates in Macintosh, Windows and terminal emulation=20
environments. The product is available in 12 different languages and is=20
used by businesses, educational institutions, government and private=20
individuals in more than 30 countries worldwide. =20
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About Tools & Toys' FirstAccess=20
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FirstAccess Lite for FileMaker Pro is the first in a series of easy to=20
use database access extensions for FirstClass. FirstAccess products are=20
designed to make remote database access available to everyone:=20
Administrators don't need to learn a scripting or query language.=20
FirstAccess allows Macintosh, DOS and Windows users to easily access=20
databases using SoftArc's free FirstClass Client software. The product=20
is available through authorized FirstClass Resellers worldwide. =20
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A demo version and a free version that supports only one database can=20
be downloaded from SoftArc Online or the Tools & Toys Web site=20
(http://www.ToolsAndToys.com)=20
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