Apimac Introduces the all-new iDatabase, Database Manager for Mac and iPhone
Milan, Italy - Apimac today is pleased to introduce
iDatabase 1.0 for Mac OS X, their Mac compatible version of the company's highly
successful
iDatabase 3.2 for
iPhone/iPod touch application. Designed to permit wireless, bi-directional
syncing between computer and mobile device, iDatabase is a complete personal
database management solution. Ideal for tracking membership lists, expenses,
projects, Internet accounts, etc., the app includes 16 ready to use templates
such as Accounts, Contacts, Exercise Log, Recipes, and To Do. Drop and drag
creation of custom templates is also supported.
Virtually identical in
features, layout, and operation, iDatabase 1.0 for iOS and iDatabase 3.2 for Mac
OS X complement each other to offer a personal database management solution both
on the desktop and on the go. The clean, simplified GUI allows the user to begin
using the app immediately, without instruction of any kind. Facilitating this
ease of use is a built-in library of 16 templates: Accounts, Classes, Computers,
Contacts, Customers, Events, Exercise Log, Expenses, Inventory, Movie Catalog,
Membership List, Mobile Phones, Notes, Projects, Recipes, To Do, and Vehicle
Maintenance.
For example, opening the Expenses template, a variety of
text fields, number fields, and choose fields are already perfectly organized
and ready for use. Editing or adding to these elements is a straightforward,
drag and drop procedure. The topmost, title field is labeled Description and is
accompanied by a single line, large type text field. Below that is Amount with a
single line number field. Next is a choose field, Type (of expense), consisting
of a drop down menu populated with the following choices: Car, Entertainment,
Hotel, Meal, Tolls, Parking, Transportation, and Other. Clicking in the Date
field brings up the current date in standard month/day/year numerical notation,
and each may be edited or incremented. Next is Have Receipt accompanied by a
simple Yes/No choice field, and then Reimbursed, Yes/No. Last, is a text box
entitled Paid By, allowing the user to enter all the details pertaining to
payment.
iDatabase combines simplicity with sophistication in its support
of custom templates. The app allows the user to select from 10 different
fields:
- Small Text Field stores letters, symbols, and numbers used as
text in a single line without scrolling bar
- Large Text Field stores
letters, symbols, and numbers used as text in a multi line of text with
scrolling bar
- Number Field stores numbers
- Date Field stores dates
-
Time Field stores time
- Date and Time Field stores a date and time together
to reference a fixed point in calendar time
- Image Field stores images
-
Item Picker Field presents a list of mutually exclusive choices
- Separator
Field divides a record into distinct visual parts
- Calculation Field
presents the result of an arithmetic operation between two or more number
fields
Adding fields, labeling, and ordering them create custom
templates. This is conveniently accomplished using the drop and drag procedure.
Fields are easily moved, added, subtracted and modified, and fields which
require the use of other fields (e.g., the Calculation Field), automatically
notify the user of this when employed. iDatabase for Mac and ,
iDatabase for
iPhone can be synchronized via Wi-Fi. iDatabase supports Backup and Restore,
Exporting and Importing of databases in .idatabase and .CSV formats (the iPhone
version via the service online Dropbox). The .idatabase files preserve the
complete content and structure of the database, including pictures.
"With
the great success of iDatabase for iPhone, our affordable personal database
management solution, it became clear that we needed to develop a companion app
for Mac," stated company Senior Vice President Worldwide Product Marketing
Gabriele Gobbo. "iDatabase 1.0 offers all the features and convenience of the
original iPhone version on any Mac computer."
Language Support:
- US
English, Italian
System Requirements:
- Mac Version: Mac OS X 10.5.8
or later (Snow Leopard compatible)
- iPhone/iPod touch Version: iOS 3.0 or
later (iOS 4 compatible)
- 8.3 MB OS X
- 1.2 MB
iOS
Pricing/Availability:
iDatabase 3.2 for Mac is available for
$29.00 (USD) from the
Apimac Store. A fully
enabled, free 8-day trial version is also available for download. iDatabase 1.0
for iOS is $2.99 (USD) and available worldwide through the App Store in the
Productivity category. Review copies are available on request.
About
Apimac:
Located in Italy Apimac is a company founded in 1996 dedicated to
Mac OS X and iPhone only software. People at Apimac aim to put into users' hands
applications which they can use in a way they do things every day. Right after
opening their applications, users can immediately focus on their task, not even
noticing that they're using entirely new software. Copyright (C) 2010 Apimac.
All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, iPhone, iPad and iPod are
registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.
Contact Info:
Gabriele Gobbo
Senior Vice President
Worldwide
Product Marketing
Apimac
gabriele@apimac.com
Read more