On April 23, 2023 Claris announced the availability of a new version of the FileMaker family of apps along with a surprise new naming scheme and logo. If you purchased FileMaker Pro or Server directly from Claris, then you should have already received an email about this latest major upgrade. Like so many other software publishers, Claris delayed this upgrade due to the global pandemic. It released FileMaker 19 May 20th, 2020 with the most recent update to 19.6.3 in February 2023.
We at Tokerud Consulting Group are conservative adopters of newly announced major upgrades; so we have yet to acquire it. We are following several sources of information about the upgrade however, because we want to know what benefits it might offer our existing and prospective customers.
So far what we’ve seen are claims of speedier performance. That has been touted as a feature with every upgrade, so we’re not impressed yet. What is likely a detail, as far as you are concerned, is that FileMaker 2023 will only support the most recent 2 versions of MacOS: Ventura and Monterey. Studio Manager users generally stay up-to-date, as far as the operating system is concerned, so we doubt this will be a problem for you.
We’ll post again if we find something to boast about, or to warn you about, as far as the impact of FileMaker 2023 on Studio Manager. It has influenced us in one way however. We have decided to call our next release: Studio Manager 20.
As you may know, the currently available version is Studio Manager 18. We are going to skip a number in order to stay consistent with the technical name FileMaker 20. Studio Manager 20 is now in development. It will be a bit longer before it’s ready for your consideration, upgrade or purchase.
Now that your business in growing again [post pandemic], we encourage you to consider Studio Manager, as a new enhancement to your management tasks, or as an upgrade. Our primary developer, Janet Tokerud (415) 789-5219, is eager to answer any questions you have about the upcoming Studio Manager 20 or FileMaker 2023.
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