[Year 12 IT Apps] Filemaker School License

[Roland Gesthuizen]

Good question Andrew, I am curious too now.

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On 16/01/2013, at 11:14 PM, Andrew Shortell <shortell at get2me.net> wrote:

> Hi y'all
> 
> Open source?
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Free_database_management_systems
> 
> The specs from VCAA do not seem to preclude the use of some of these.... Just which one?
> Why would we want to pay exorbitant sums of money for microsloth stuff that does not even work as advertised? Actually that could make a good case study for ITApps
> Don't know about you but I hate being ripped off.
> 
> Andrew
> 
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> On 16/01/2013, at 12:08 PM, Mark <mark at vceit.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hi Don. Filemaker has changed its licensing scheme. It used to be $99 per licence (concurrent users). Now they want some hideous amount of money per seat.  If I had to upgrade my Filemaker licence, I'd be looking for alternatives now.
>> 
>> Another bullet in the foot decision...
>> 
>> 
>> On 16 January 2013 12:01, Watson, Donald R <watson.donald.r at edumail.vic.gov.au> wrote:
>>> Hello All,
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> I taught IT Apps for the first time in 2012 and found using MS Access for the database aspects to be unnecessarily complicated. I am trying to convince my school to fork out for a Filemaker volume license (30 seats) but my techies are quoting me ridiculous prices. Can anyone give me an idea of what is fair and reasonable for a Filemaker volume license. What sort of deal we should be asking for?
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> Don Watson
>>> 
>>> Sale College
>>> 
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