FileMaker Server 12 Advanced

Maximize your database sharing capabilities

FileMaker Server 12 Advanced includes all the features in FileMaker Server 12 plus more sharing and connectivity options. Add FileMaker Server 12 Advanced to FileMaker Pro and maximize your database sharing capabilities (separate purchase of FileMaker Pro required). Or host FileMaker Go databases on FileMaker Served Advanced to share the latest information with your team while you’re on the go.

Sharing

FileMaker Server 12 Advanced technology does not limit the number of FileMaker Pro client that can be networked. Technical limits are imposed by your hardware, database design, and operating system. Manage any size group of FileMaker Pro users with greater security and network performance.

Administrator Groups

Create Administrator Groups and assign specific administrative tasks while retaining exclusive control of your server and maintaining a high level of security.

NEW! The Group Start Page displays a list of all databases accessible to your team on one convenient web-based page. Email, bookmark, or add a link to the group start page on other web pages. Display messages for your team and launch FileMaker Pro, FileMaker Go, and Instant Web Publishing directly from the page.

ODBC/JDBC Support

ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) and JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) support makes it possible to read from and write to FileMaker Pro databases hosted by FileMaker Server Advanced with many external programs and development tools. Get up to 50 simultaneous ODBC/JDBC remote connections.

Instant Web Publishing

Securely publish your databases to the web and users you authorize can connect to your database to view, edit, sort, or search records.

Instant Web Publishing in FileMaker Server Advanced supports up to 100 concurrent web connections – 20x more than in FileMaker Pro alone.

Faster WAN performance

Get greater performance over a wide area network (WAN) with FileMaker Server 12. Finding data can be up to 40% faster as FileMaker Server sends less data across the network with fewer round trips. In addition, when searching in a field formatted as a value list or when filtering information in a most portals, data will normally be retrieved in less than a second.

64-bit application

Now a 64-bit application, FileMaker Server 12 can have more memory available to run even faster, especially with large databases or a large number of client connections. By temporarily storing more data in memory and only writing changes to the disk, FileMaker Server 12 processes data faster and more efficiently and reduces the possibility of file corruption.

More stable architecture

Enjoy greater stability in FileMaker Server 12 with a re-architected database server. In addition to ODBC running as a separate process, now scripts and plug-ins run together as a separate process, and Progressive Backups run independently as well. So if one of these processes happens to fail, it won’t affect the database server. The server will continue to serve data, just as expected.

Progressively download media

Taking advantage of the newly re-architected container fields in FileMaker Pro 12, FileMaker Server 12 has even more processing power allowing you to progressively download videos and other media to your FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Go clients. Now you can flip through records without waiting for files to completely download before moving to the next record.*

* Streaming (progressive download) not available when SSL is turned on.

More efficient backups

Backing up large data sets using FileMaker Server 12 is faster and more efficient than ever. Once you have a baseline backup, only files that have changed in your solution are backed up again. When storing data externally using the enhanced container fields in FileMaker Pro 12, only the container data that has changed is backed up.

FileMaker Server 12 introduces new Progressive Backup, which tracks the bits that have changed in your database, bundles and applies them to the baseline backup. Choose how often you want to run Progressive Backup – as frequently as one minute, up to every 60 minutes. Now you can rest assured that even data that is accidentally deleted can be recovered from the most recent backup.

Speedy web publishing

The web publishing engine in FileMaker Server 12 has been completely re-written and is now faster than ever. With the ability to handle multiple data requests at the same time, along with more efficient memory processing, you will see performance improvements of up to 65% when your custom websites interact with the PHP or XML API.

10 Reasons why you should use FileMaker Server 12!

• Manage databases remotely from any computer on the network.
• Schedule automatic backups for data protection.
• Automate administrative tasks with the Admin Console.
• Receive email notifications of errors or completed maintenance activities.
• Share with larger groups of users compared to peer-to-peer sharing.
• Centralize your live external SQL connections.
• Publish data to the web using PHP or XML.
• Secure data transfers with SSL encryption.
• Stream movies and music instantly from your database.
• Use external authentication via Active/Directory/Open Directory.

Minimum Requirements

Windows

- Windows 7 SP1
- Windows Server 2008 SP2 or R2
- Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2

Mac

- OS X Lion and OS X Lion Server v10.7
(Intel-based Mac)
- Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server v10.6.8
(Intel-based Mac)