Ascending Technologies releases ThemeMonster 3.0

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Ascending Technologies releases ThemeMonster 3.0

CHICAGO, IL/PALM DESERT, CA - WWW.ASCTECH.COM - August 28, 2000 - Ascending Technologies today released ThemeMonster, a visual utility for creating theme files to assist users of FileMaker Pro 5 for Windows and Mac OS from FileMaker, Inc. ThemeMonster is available immediately, and can be downloaded from the Ascending Technologies web site.

FileMaker Pro 5 has the ability to use Themes: documents that allow the user to control the visual aspects of color, style, and font choices used in new layouts created in databases. ThemeMonster lets the user make their own Theme files. A "Must Have" for developers and in-house FileMaker managers alike.

ThemeMonster allows the corporate customer to easily implement a set of corporate standards for reports, without having to make every user a designer. By creating a set of theme files and distributing those files throughout the organization, everyday users on the network can create ad-hock reports that conform to the corporate standard, simply by selecting the theme while using the Layout Assistant. MarCom and in-house design departments will love ThemeMonster; if they're familiar with FileMaker Pro, they're already familiar with the concepts involved in creating a theme with ThemeMonster.

Consultants will be able to use ThemeMonster to create their own theme files to automate their in-house workflow, and to deliver themes to clients.

ThemeMonster is the easiest and clearest way to create the complex XML documents required to by FileMaker Pro 5's Layout Assistant. ThemeMonster uses a visual approach, much like popular WYSIWYG web site generators.

"It really looks just like FileMaker Pro 5," said Steve Abrahamson, CEO and founder of Ascending Technologies. "I've seen users completely forget that they're not just using ScriptMaker or something - it's that intuitive."

"ThemeMonster is priced lower than other comparable tools, but we still deliver just as much bang... just for fewer bucks. And the end result - the theme file - is just the same as what you'd get from any other comparable utility."

ThemeMonster was originally designed in 1999 by a loose group of developers as a theoretical endeavor. Steve Abrahamson served as the development lead on that project, creating the general program behavior and the user interface. Released in 2000 as Theme Creator, it was very well-received. In mid-2000, the members of the group shifted, and the product went in two directions; one with Ascending Technologies, and the other with the remaining members of the group.

ThemeMonster is available immediately for $79.95.

Ascending Technologies is a developer of custom solutions and the proud developer of the Monster family of products. ThemeMonster is the latest official addition to Ascending Technologies' Monster family, which also includes the widely acclaimed CalendarMonster. 

Founded in 1988, Ascending Technologies is a developer of high-end FileMaker Pro systems. Ascending Technologies, CalendarMonster, and ThemeMonster are trademarks or registered trademarks of Ascending Technologies. FileMaker Pro is a registered trademark of FileMaker Inc. For more information about Ascending Technologies' abilities and products, please visit http://www.asctech.com.