ET Talk database applications for the Mac, and the discussion usually begins and ends with FileMaker . The long-time Mac developer, now a subsidiary of Apple, enjoys a virtual monopoly over the database software market. If the latest version of FileMaker Pro is any indication, the trick is to update the software to run natively in Apple's next-generation operating system. Aqueous Data Running natively in OS X, FileMaker Pro 5.5 uses the Aqua interface.
Buttons pulsate and dialog boxes fly out of menus like magic carpets.
But the OS X-related changes go deeper than that. You'll be able to append these movies to existing records, and play through them using Forward and Back controls. The 5.5 update adds new features to FileMaker Pro that any Mac user can take advantage of, regardless of what version of the Mac OS they use. Before, it was possible for FileMaker Pro users to view data from other ODBC-compliant databases, such as Microsoft Access and Oracle. ODBC, or open database connectivity, is a Microsoft standard for sharing information and query syntax among different databases.