United Kingdom, 27 October 2010, FileMaker today announced that its versatile FileMaker Pro 11 database has won the Business Software of the Year award at the MacUser Awards2010, while its popular personal database Bento 3 received high commendation in the Education Software category.

FileMaker Pro 11 was selected as the winning product for the Business Software category, beating other vendors including LogMeIn, Bean, MacRabbit Esspresso, and Panic Transmit 4 at the prestigious ceremony held at the Delfina hotel in London.

Tony Speakman, Director, Northern Region, FileMaker commented: “We are delighted to win the award for Business Software of the year, especially against such varied competition. FileMaker is a ubiquitous solution and this award recognises the benefits of this technology and its importance to business professionals. To win an award voted for by readers is a great achievement and we’re very pleased that users share our enthusiasm for FileMaker.”

The MacUser Awards are firmly established as an integral and keenly anticipated part of the Mac industry calendar. The awards are voted for by MacUser readers and are considered a benchmark throughout the industry. The awards recognise those products and vendors which have made a significant contribution throughout the past year taking into account the most important technologies used by businesses and consumers.