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Features in development
Forum post posted August 22, 2010 by Grant Stephens, last edited February 9, 2012
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Features in development
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Now FMGo has been out for a bit I am sure there have been alot of feature requests flooding in. I was wondering if a dev could make a sticky regarding features that are in the process of being implemented and estimated availiability dates. I know a few people are waiting for features such as signature capture and I would hate to waste hours finishing development in FMtouch only to have it released the next day in FMGo.
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Hello. I would like to second this idea.
It would be nice to have an idea as to what new features are in development and an approximate eta for their release.
Of particular interest to myself and many others I'm sure is the ability to enter data all day using the FM file on the local device (iPhone) while offline, then sync to a remote FM Server later when a connnection is available.
I am no sales and marketing expert but I can imagine that once this feature is available it will increase the demand for FM Server. I know our relatively small company would purchase FM Server and many copies of FM GO if it would eliminate or greatly reduce the flood of Excel attachments and or faxed forms from the field.
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Feature requests should be made public, so they can be reviewed and may be commented on and rated.
Nils
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All:
Thank you for your posts.
You are free to post and discuss suggestions. However, the best place to enter suggestions and make your voice heard is into our Feature Requests web form at:
http://www.filemaker.com/company/contact/feature_request.html
These suggestions are monitored and read by both our Development and Product Management departments who discuss and consider these suggestions for a future release.
FileMaker, Inc. does not discuss future releases.
TSGal
FileMaker, Inc.
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While I can understand that discussing future release plans in public forums may give competitors an advantage, I hate to point out that the competition already has most of these features. Surely you are able to give us an indication that you are actively working on these requests or even just a 'we will be releasing an update shortly to include some popular feature requests'... Could you could explain why "FileMaker, Inc. does not discuss future releases."? I am sure it would be a great service to the FM community (and to FileMaker Inc) to more proactively include them in your development cycle.
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Grant Stephens:
Thank you for your post.
I won't go into all the reasons why we don't discuss future products, but FileMaker, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Apple Computer, and they set policy. Keep in mind that Apple Computer is a publicly traded company, and any discussion of future products could be viewed by the Security and Exchange Commission as a way to manipulate the stock price.
On a separate note, there are many people outside of FileMaker, Inc. (including forum members) under non-disclosure agreements that contribute to our "development cycle".
TSGal
FileMaker, Inc.
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So what did the Security and Exchange Commission have to say when apple announced to the world it would be releasing the next Iphone revision or Ipad? Point taken though... We will just wait and check the app store daily until something pops up...
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Like it or not, the basis of this policy is understandable and immutable. The explanation provided by TSGal says it all. I think what many are looking for is some assurance that there's a solid commitment to grow the Go platform, beyond just tweaking a version 1 release. This is a direct reflection of the quality of the initial product, and the tremendous potential it represents. But before embracing development of "Go specific" solutions, many would like to know that there's a development plan and that this isn't just a pet project that someone pushed through which will now languish on the back burner.
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CALL-151:
Great question. I've been talking this over with my boss and his boss.
The bottom line is we still cannot discuss future products. However, I can tell you we are excited and pleased with the reaction to FileMaker Go. If you go to the Apple Store, you will see several 5-star reviews.
TSGal
FileMaker, Inc.
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Understood. Hopefully, the pace and content of future updates will ease apprehensions.
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