Engineers at FileMaker, the personal-database software company behind Bento, have outdone themselves. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company, a subsidiary of Apple, on Tuesday launched a portable version of Bento for the Apple iPhone and iPod touch through Apple’s App Store.
Bento for iPhone and iPod touch links users’ contacts and keeps track of anything from business-related sales to recipes on personal databases. The $4.99 application allows users to organize recipes, to-do lists, projects and event planning, according to the company. For business users, it organizes expenses, inventories, time billing, and customer lists.
“Whether you are planning an alumni reunion, managing the membership list of a club, expense tracking, or logging exercise routines at the gym, Bento for iPhone and iPod touch can help you get it done while you are on the go quickly and easily,” said Ryan Rosenberg, vice president of marketing at FileMaker. “With so many cool, ready-to-use templates, users are going to find Bento for iPhone and iPod touch irresistible,”
Organization on the Go
The application will provide real value for iPhone and iPod touch users, said Carl Howe, director of Yankee Group’s consumer research group.
“I’ve got my list of maintenance receipts on my car and when is my next oil change, or a list of projects that I’m working on for the PTO,” Howe said.” Again, the whole argument is I can take those whole databases to go.”
Information can be added into Bento’s 25 templates, or users can create their own forms to organize any data on the iPhone or iPod touch, according to FileMaker.
“The way to think about it is it is a way to do more with contacts and mail on your phone and do them in ways you want to use them rather than ways others want you to use them,” Howe said. “It’s taking…

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