Quite simply, an API is a purpose built extension of an existing system to allow information to flow back and forth with other systems.

Celebrations rippled throughout the FileMaker development world today with the return of Daniel's ever popular blog dishing out super-handy expert advice for FileMaker developers everywhere...

Wahoo! A new release of the venerable database platform, FileMaker, is out today. Check out our rundown on WebDirect and the other new superpowers contained within...

Earlier this month we saw the results of Xero's continued growth, particularly the increase in users in Australia. With a growth rate of 219% for the year, we are starting to see that businesses in Australia are really getting behind the products (32% of all users are Australian based).

We recently finished an iPad solution for Canterbury Track Cycling using FileMaker Go. Known as RacePlace, it records the results of their club racing, championships and special events and integrates smoothly with the website we built for them at the end of last year.

Weetbicks, our FileMaker development blog, is well known within the FileMaker community. Daniel's articles help other developers with ways to work around sticky problems. But in the last two months, the FileMaker Weetbicks blog has dried up a little - Daniel has gone M.I.A.!

In the cold of July Daniel, Julie and myself packed our skimpiest summer gears, sprayed on the tan and headed to body-beautiful Miami? OK it wasn't exactly like that, but it was hot hot hot and the hotel Fontainebleau was a classy venue, right on the beach.

Apple released its new operating system, Mountain Lion, a couple of weeks ago. As it is always a good idea to test new software before deploying it to all computers in a business, we tested it on a few computers, just to make sure not to run into serious problems.

Our very own Daniel Wood has just been awarded the coveted Mad Dog PR Award at FileMaker DevCon 2012. The award recognises developers who have made a significant contribution to advancing the awareness of FileMaker in the media and community.

Digital Fusion have been working out of Australia for a few years now, sharing an office in Sydney with one of our favourite clients - Streamtime. During this time we?ve had good success but not good enough for our liking.