Bento (database)
FileMaker Inc. | |
Stable release | 4.1.2
/ October 1, 2012 |
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Database software | |
License | Commercial and proprietary |
Website | www |
Bento is a discontinued
Compatibility
Bento was only compatible with
Release schedule
A public preview was made available alongside the initial product announcement on November 13, 2007,[3] with the first final version released on January 8, 2008.[4]
Version history
Date | Version |
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Nov 13 2007 | Bento Public Preview |
Jan 8, 2008 | Bento v1 |
Oct 14, 2008 | Bento v2 |
Sep 29, 2009 | Bento v3 |
Mar 16, 2011 | Bento v4 |
Template sharing
A Bento template was a pre-made library with all the forms necessary to catalog items within a certain context. With the release of Bento 2 on October 14, 2008, Bento users could import, export and share their templates. On June 16, 2009, FileMaker launched its own template-sharing site[5] where users could download a variety of templates as well as share their own.
Upgrade controversy
On October 14, 2008, FileMaker released Bento 2.0 with bug fixes and new features, including integration with
Additionally, on November 25, FileMaker provided an official statement[7] indicating that they would discontinue revisions and bug fixes for the version 1 product.
Given interest in a revision, this was neither a quick, nor an easy decision to come to.
Bento 1 received extensive beta testing, but like every software product, issues were discovered after shipment. We followed up with Bento 1.0.2 to address critical issues that had been discovered.
In addressing product issues discovered after 1.0.2 for the 2.0 release, we reworked the product in significant, and sometimes, architectural ways. Simply put, this means that there is no way to easily migrate the fixes in 2.0 backwards to 1.0. We would have to reengineer 1.0 until it effectively became 2.0. Doing so would have strongly delayed the 2.0.3 version of Bento, which we will be releasing as a free update for Bento 2.0.1/2.0.2 this week, and continued development of the Bento product line.
As of May 20, 2012, the price for Bento 4 was $49 for a single license, or $99 for a "Family Pack" of five licenses.[8]
Discontinuation
FileMaker
Competing software
FileMaker
- FileMaker Pro (formerly ClarisFileMaker)
Others
- Alpha Five
- Dabitat
- Borland Paradox
- DataEase
- dBase
- Foxpro(later acquired by Microsoft)
- Helix Rade
- Kexi
- Lotus Approach
- Microsoft Access
- NeoOffice
- Omnis Studio
- OpenOffice.org Base
- SQLite
- Sun StarBase
- Sybase PowerBuilder
References
- ^ a b "FileMaker will stop offering Bento Sept. 30, 2013". info.filemaker.com. July 31, 2013. Archived from the original on 3 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- FileMaker Inc. Archived from the originalon 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2007-11-14.
- ^ "First Look: FileMaker's Bento database for Leopard". MacNN. November 13, 2007. Archived from the original on November 14, 2007.
- ^ Dalrymple, Jim (January 8, 2008). "FileMaker ships Bento personal database". Macworld. Macworld. Retrieved January 9, 2008.
- FileMaker Inc. June 16, 2009. Archived from the originalon August 6, 2009.
- ^ "Bento User Forums". Retrieved February 15, 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Official response to upgrade pricing and Bento 1 update questions - Bento User Forums". Retrieved February 15, 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Bento pricing". Filemaker. May 20, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
External links
- Bento Users Archived 2015-07-28 at the Wayback Machine – unofficial Bento users' site