[Year 12 IT Apps] Filemaker School License

[Andrew Shortell]

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

Andrew Shortell
Educator
CRC Melton

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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.
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> Another bullet in the foot decision...
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> On 16 January 2013 12:01, Watson, Donald R <watson.donald.r at edumail.vic.gov.au> wrote:
> Hello All,
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> 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?
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> Don Watson
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> Sale College
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