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According to a post at the Mac Observer, Macy’s Parade & Entertainment Group, the arm that manages the retailer’s annual Thanksgiving Day Parade, has given up on Microsoft Access and is moving its databases to FileMaker Pro 9.
What often required days to extract important information in a usable form using Microsoft Access was reduced from about 10 days to just one or two days. More important, “we can better meet the needs and specifications of each individual, group and staff member,” says Robin Hall, Macy’s Parade & Entertainment Group senior vice president.
Macy’s move to FileMaker Pro may show that even large companies may want to rethink relying only on Microsoft Products as in the past and consider other software options that far better suit their needs. I have known this fro sometime when it comes to FileMaker Pro as a longtime user. I have always hated Microsoft Access as to its rigidness and complex use. FileMaker Pro is cross platform.
