Bento is a discontinued databaseapplication for Mac OS X made by the former FileMaker Inc., since renamed to Claris. Bento differed significantly from the company's flagship product, FileMaker Pro, in that it relied heavily on templates and integration with other applications. By default, Bento's data sources included Apple's Address Book and Calendar (previously called iCal) applications, which it could modify directly. FileMaker announced on July 31, 2013, that it would discontinue Bento on September 30, 2013.^[1]

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Bento was only compatible with Mac OS X 10.5 or later due to its reliance on features not available in previous versions of the operating system. Certain actions, such as switching templates, used Core Animation to animate the transition. It also included integration with Time Machine for backing up and required iCal 3.0 (later renamed Calendar) for live data editing.^[2]Mame roms download complete pack 8027 games updates.

Release schedule[edit]

A public preview was made available along with the initial product announcement on November 13, 2007,^[3] with the first final version released on January 8, 2008.^[4]

Version history[edit]

Template sharing[edit]

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. A couple of other user-created template sharing sites also existed:

Upgrade controversy[edit]

On October 14, 2008, FileMaker released Bento 2.0 with bug fixes and new features, including integration with Apple's Mail. The new version did not offer upgrade pricing and cost the same as version 1. Many customers expressed their disappointment at the official Bento user forums,^[6] where FileMaker responded that they were using the 'same pricing model' as other companies' products such as Apple's iWork and iLife suites.

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[edit]

FileMaker announced on July 31, 2013, that it would completely discontinue the Bento product line on September 30, 2013, with technical support for Bento products finally ending on July 30, 2014.^[1]

Competing software[edit]

FileMaker[edit]

• FileMaker Pro (formerly Claris FileMaker)

Others[edit]

• Foxpro (later acquired by Microsoft)

References[edit]

1. ^ ^ab'FileMaker will stop offering Bento Sept. 30, 2013'. July 31, 2013. Archived from the original on 3 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
2. ^'Meet Bento – FileMaker Inc'. FileMaker Inc.
3. ^'First Look: FileMaker's Bento database for Leopard'. MacNN. November 13, 2007.
4. ^Dalrymple, Jim (January 8, 2008). 'FileMaker ships Bento personal database'. Macworld. Macworld. Retrieved January 9, 2008.
5. ^'Meet Bento Bento Template Exchange Showcases Real-World Uses and Downloadable Templates'. FileMaker Inc. June 16, 2009. Archived from the original on August 6, 2009.
6. ^'Bento User Forums'. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
7. ^'Official response to upgrade pricing and Bento 1 update questions - Bento User Forums'. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
8. ^'Bento pricing'. Filemaker. May 20, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2012.

External links[edit]

• Bento Users – unofficial Bento users' site

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