Released on: September 8, 2008, 2:54 pm

Press Release Author: SolutionMakers, Inc.

Industry: Computers

Press Release Summary: Event Topics Include Web Services and the FOCUS Framework

Press Release Body: SEATTLE, WA – September 9, 2008 – We are proud to announce that
Vincenzo Menanno, Chief Database Architect at FM::Nexus, will be our speaker for the
September 2008 Seattle Chapter FileMaker Professional User Group (FMPUG) meeting.

Menanno will answer the questions, “What are Web Services, what the heck is a WSDL,
and how can FileMaker developers take advantage of them?” Menanno will demonstrate
powerful Web Services available on demand across the Internet. He will show how easy
it is to plug Web Services into a solution, starting with an example database
talking to FedEx Shipping. Menanno will also configure the ability to send SMS
messages from inside FileMaker, implementing this in less than 5 minutes, with most
of the heavy lifting done by a plug-in, a WSDL, and minimal coding. He will also go
over the enhancements and changes made in the 2.0 version of the plug-in and how
those changes greatly improve the usability and deployment.

Next on Menanno’s agenda, he will share the development framework that he and others
use to start projects - the FOCUS framework. Menanno will talk about the merits and
drawbacks of what he calls FOCUS, and the benefits of this approach with code
re-usability, UI objects, functional groupings, etc. He plans to make this framework
freely available early next year and is looking for developers interested in
contributing suggestions and advice. So far the framework has adopted some gems from
the FileMaker community, and he will dive under the hood to present those to the
audience.

Menanno will be raffling off a free copy of Web Services 2.0 to an FMPug member, as
well as a secret surprise only available to those who show up! In addition, other
raffle prizes include a copy of FileMaker 9 donated by Phil Smith of FileMaker and
the book “FileMaker Pro 9: The Missing Manual” courtesy of Peachpit Press.

The meeting will be held on Monday, September 22, 2008 from 6:30 PM until 8:30 PM
and is open to all current FMPUG members. Not yet a member? Want to see what FMPUG
is all about? Feel free to attend your first meeting at no charge. Event
organizers, SolutionMakers, Inc., will provide some light snacks and beverages and
Washington Mutual has once again donated the beautiful meeting space, the White Oak
Room on the 42nd floor of the Washington Mutual Center in downtown Seattle. The
address is 1301 2nd Avenue, 42nd Floor, Seattle, WA 98101. Attendees will need to
register online at http://www.fmpug.com to obtain access to the building.




Web Site: http://seattlefmpug.blogspot.com

Contact Details: Additional information: Jody Bossert - Marketing and Project
Coordinator, 1-800-237-3975 x103, jodybossert@solutionmakers.com, or visit our web
site at http://www.SolutionMakers.com. For information specific to FMPUG, visit
their web site at http://www.fmpug.com or the Seattle Chapter can be found online at
http://seattlefmpug.blogspot.com.