Share databases with 2 to 250 simultaneous users

When you're ready to share your FileMaker Pro 7 information, FileMaker Server 7 is ready to go—whether you're a two-person small business or a large corporate workgroup.

• Allow up to 250 users to simultaneously connect to a hosted database.
• Support large workgroups of more than 250 simultaneous users, if simultaneous usage of databases is not required because idle users can be disconnected automatically.
• Use in a mixed-platform environment by allowing access to shared files through either Windows or Mac OS versions of FileMaker Pro 7.

Improve performance over peer-to-peer database sharing

• Perform searches and calculations on the server instead of the client.
• Leverage high-performance hard disk storage systems and multi-CPU servers.
• Take advantage of large amounts of RAM using sophisticated caching.

Host and serve massive amounts of data

• Host up to 125 database files with FileMaker Server 7.
• Each database can store up to 8 terabytes of information—4,000 times the old limit.
• Host thousands of tables with FileMaker Server 7.
• Add additional servers as your needs grow for expanded capacity.

Administer databases locally or remotely

• Optionally perform maintenance on live databases, including live backups while the file is in use.
• Automate unattended, scheduled backups.
• Configure and maintain servers remotely using FileMaker Server Administration software.
• Audit remote administration through a new Event Log entry that identifies Administrators and their activities.
• Ensure clients have the most current plug-ins using the Auto Update feature.
• Record plug-in downloads in the Event log.
• Change server settings without restarting the server.

Protect your data with additional security features

• Reduce the overhead of managing user accounts and passwords using external authentication through industry standards provided by Active Directory or Open Directory.
• Filter the display of hosted database names based on the users' privileges to protect sensitive information.
• Enhance the security of FileMaker information that is transferred between hosted databases and desktop clients with SSL encryption.

Macintosh
Software requirements

• Mac OS X (10.3 or 10.2.8)
• Mac OS X Server (10.3 or 10.2.8)