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<p>FileMaker Developer Conference, Phoenix, AZ - Aug. 25 - Chaparral Software<br />
& Consulting Services, Inc. today released new versions of their highly<br />
acclaimed developer tools at the FileMaker Developer's Conference.</p>
<p>EZxslt 1.5 is an upgrade to its application that simplifies the generation<br />
of Microsoft Word documents using data stored in FileMaker Pro 6 databases.<br />
EZxslt 1.5 adds powerful capabilities that support tables, headers,<br />
footers, and finer control over the generated output. "Users have been<br />
creating documents such as contracts, report cards, and project status<br />
reports with EZxslt since its release", according to Chaparral President<br />
Russell Kohn. "With EZxslt 1.5 users can now also create documents using<br />
related data such as Invoices, Service Orders, and Course Schedules". The<br />
table support provided in EZxslt 1.5 now allows FileMaker Pro users to<br />
easily create flexible, multiple-column cell-based reports and forms.</p>
<p>Brushfire 2 is a substantial upgrade to the blazing fast and well-regarded<br />
FileMaker Pro analysis package that adds comprehensive field, layout,<br />
relationship, and dependency analysis reports to its suite of script<br />
analysis capabilities. Brushfire 2 continues to use HTML as a presentation<br />
mechanism, retains its fast performance and adds many new error and<br />
overview reports.</p>
<p>The main difference between Brushfire 1.5 and Brushfire 2 is the number and<br />
type of FileMaker objects analyzed and the depth of the reports. Where<br />
Brushfire 1.5 focused on scripts, Brushfire 2 presents more error reports,<br />
provides much more detail about the interdependency of FileMaker Pro<br />
objects on the File level, as well as complete Uses and Used-By cross<br />
referencing for Fields, Layouts, Relations and Scripts. According to the<br />
company, the browser based interface is both efficient and flexible,<br />
allowing developers to review code and analysis data while viewing<br />
production code at the same time. A native Mac OS X version was also<br />
announced.</p>
<p>REQUIREMENTS & AVAILABILITY</p>
<p>EZxslt 1.5 is available immediately for Windows and Macintosh platforms<br />
with licensing starting at $129.95 and upgrades starting at $29.95.</p>
<p>Brushfire 2 is available immediately for Macintosh users and is expected in<br />
early Fall 2003 for Windows users. Brushfire 2 has a suggested retail price<br />
of $279.95 for a single platform, with a $249.95 limited time discounted<br />
price available. Upgrades from prior versions to Brushfire 2 cost $129.95.</p>
<p>Until Wednesday, August 27, Chaparral is offering a conference bundle of<br />
both Brushfire and EZxslt for only $299.95 for both FileMaker consultants<br />
and corporate customers. This special is available to all customers on the<br />
Chaparral web site.</p>
<p>EZxslt requires FileMaker Pro 6.0v4,and works with a large range of<br />
Microsoft Word versions on both Windows and Macintosh platforms.</p>
<p>Brushfire 2 for Macintosh classic requires FileMaker Pro 5.0 or later.<br />
Brushfire 2 for Macintosh OS X and Brushfire 2 for Windows require<br />
FileMaker Developer 5.5 or later.</p>
<p>--<br />
About Chaparral Software (<a href="http://www.chapsoft.com" title="http://www.chapsoft.com">http://www.chapsoft.com</a>) Brushfire is a product<br />
of Chaparral Software & Consulting Services, Inc., a privately held<br />
corporation based in Calabasas, California, that has been providing custom<br />
database consulting and programming services since 1986. Chaparral<br />
publishes leading FileMaker Pro developer utilities and offers specialized<br />
XML training classes.</p>
<p>About FileMaker, Inc. (<a href="http://www.filemaker.com" title="http://www.filemaker.com">http://www.filemaker.com</a>) FileMaker is a leading<br />
provider to the growing Web-publishing and workgroup database markets.<br />
FileMaker software lets departments and teams create databases to manage<br />
and track projects, assets and people. Its award-winning FileMaker line of<br />
database software provides relational power, instant and custom Web<br />
publishing and legendary ease-of-use. FileMaker, Inc. is the database<br />
software subsidiary of Apple Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL).</p>
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