InfoMatrix, LLC

Welcome to our weblog.  With the redesign of our website (we do all web development in house), we have switched to a blog approach on news.  We have many exciting things going on at InfoMatrix.  Probably the most exciting thing is the finalization of our VetFM 2.2 release and getting it out to our veterinary practices.  The great thing about this release is that it is 100% user defined.  Our customers have been very supportive and provided the suggestions for improvement or new features that will make this release a big hit.  Here's the press release:

From the Sacramento Bee:

Foundation still quietly fighting prostate cancer By Walt Wiley -- Bee Staff Writer Published 2:15 am PST Friday, January 7, 2005

All through the 1990s, the Robert J. Mathews Foundation for Prostate Cancer Research was in the news frequently when the men's disease was discussed. But all that stopped in 2002. Mary Lou Wright, CEO of the Sacramento-based foundation, died that year, and the foundation stopped too. The office closed. The telephone was disconnected. The Mathews Foundation Web site disappeared. The secretary of state's office listed the foundation as inactive. But reports of the foundation's death were grossly exaggerated.

"The foundation has gone quiet, but we're still here," said Susie Mathews, widow of Robert J. Mathews. "And we're going to continue supporting the research." Her dedication in the battle against prostate cancer surgery is as strong as ever, she said. The foundation is inactive because there has been no one to keep it going, but Mathews is not about to do away with it, she said. She recently contributed $1 million through the Mathews Foundation to boost the UC Davis Medical Center's Cancer Center. Prostate cancer, according to Us Too, a national prostate support organization, strikes as many men (and causes almost as many deaths annually) as breast cancer does women but lacks the national awareness and research funding that breast cancer currently receives. Mathews is trying to change that by increasing the effort against prostate cancer. Her husband, founder of CableData (now DST Innovis and DST Output), died of prostate cancer in 1987 at age 49. A year later, she founded the Mathews Foundation, which the next year gave $100,000 to UC Davis Medical Center for prostate cancer research.

"There's some great symmetry here with this recent (million-dollar) gift, because her first gift was the first major gift for the prostate program," said Tom Venturino, chief fund-raiser for the UCD Cancer Center. In the intervening years, the prostate program has moved up to the front rank of such operations, he said, now operating with 25 scientists and $4 million in grant funding. It all is part of the UCD Cancer Center, one of 60 hospital programs nationwide that have been designated as cancer centers by the National Cancer Institute. The prostate program is conducting studies at a variety of levels, Venturino said, from clinical trials with patients to studies at the cell level and several stages in between. The center has big plans, he said. A campaign under way now seeks to raise $30 million that would pay for endowments, clinical expansion and a dedicated cancer research building. Mathews is on the steering committee for the campaign, which is chaired by Jim Otto, the former Oakland Raiders center. The Hall of Fame football player is a prostate cancer survivor who received treatment at the UCD Cancer Center. Otto has raised more than $500,000 for the center since 2001 with his annual Swing at Cancer Celebrity Golf Tournament in Auburn. Mathews isn't through raising funds, either. Her husband was a computer programming pioneer who knew thousands of people in the industry and had hundreds of loyal employees and former employees, she said.

She has sold her interest in the company and moved on to found InfoMatrix, a software and business consulting firm, but she has kept the contacts she made through her husband. She plans to lobby them, gently. "Sometime in the spring of 2006 we'll have a big party for all the people who knew Bob," she said. "It'll be a great way to get a bunch of people back together who haven't seen each other in a long time. "It'll be a reunion - and a fund-raiser."

About the writer: • The Bee's Walt Wiley can be reached at (916) 321-1063 or wwiley@sacbee.com. - | Sacramento.com Copyright © The Sacramento Bee

InfoMatrix Becomes FileMaker Solution Alliance Associate

Cameron Park, CA - May 13th, 2004

Today, FileMaker, Inc. announced that InfoMatrix has become a FileMaker Solutions Alliance (FSA) Associate. This recognition comes as a result of demonstrating significant capabilities and contributions to the FileMaker community.

"We're very pleased to take a more formal role within the FileMaker Community" said Eric Jungemann, InfoMatrix General Partner. "InfoMatrix has been using FileMaker as a tool in our consulting practice but this Associate ranking reflects the increasing role that FileMaker plays in our work and with our clients. We are particularly pleased with FileMaker's release of their 7.0 product that has much greater capability for the Enterprise".

InfoMatrix General Partners are frequent FileMaker user group speakers. Additionally, InfoMatrix has made significant evangelism efforts on behalf of FileMaker including the widely distributed Nimble App white paper Download. InfoMatrix General Partners have also helped found WorldSync, Inc. which is is projecting a patented means of synchronizing FileMaker databases, particularly in mobile or collaborative communities. InfoMatrix is heavily involved in creating FileMaker and SyncDeK applications that demonstrate the complimentary nature of these two products.

InfoMatrix to Speak at FileMaker Chicago Users Group

Cameron Park, CA December 8th, 2003

InfoMatrix General Partner Eric Jungemann to speak at FileMaker Chicago Area FileMaker Developers Association (CAFDA) at its December meeting.

Eric will be discussing SyncDeK 5.0 from WorldSync, Inc. and the implications of this product on FileMaker development of mobile and collaborative applications. Eric will be joined by Jay Gonzalez of WorldSync, Inc. and Paul Bradley of PC Guild. PC Guild develops applications to support the music touring industry with associated needs for mobile applications.

Eric will be reviewing a number of ideas from "Nimble App" , a white paper developed by InfoMatrix discussing the implications of collaborative communities, cost-effective Enterprise Development using FileMaker, and new approaches to mobile applications via synchronized databases.

Introducing WorldSync Inc. - New Home for SyncDeK

Company Announces SyncDeK 5.0 - Next Generation FileMaker Pro Database Synchronization
Berkeley, CA - August 22, 2003

WorldSync, Inc. today announced its company launch as the new home of SyncDeK, the leading technology for synchronizing FileMaker Pro databases. The company acquired SyncDeK from A.E. Wood and Erickson which had developed and supported the product for the past 4 years. WorldSync announced it will initially invest an additional $1M+ to further develop and market SyncDeK. CEO Jason Erickson said WorldSync plans to accelerate SyncDeK product development, enhance customer support resources, and expand worldwide distribution for SyncDeK.

"SyncDeK has been successfully adopted by enterprise workgroups and smaller organizations whose FileMaker-based data sharing communities now include mobile and remote users," said Erickson. "We expect this real-world need for cost-effective data replication solutions to continue to grow. Expanding upon the existing success of SyncDeK, we have assembled a larger team to focus on SyncDeK. WorldSync will be able to deliver more value faster to the growing base of SyncDeK customers."

WorldSync also announced SyncDeK 5.0, scheduled for release in Q4, 2003. The company will preview SyncDeK 5.0 at the FileMaker Developer Conference, August 24-27 in Phoenix, Arizona.

WorldSync's Executive Team

In addition to Erickson as CEO, WorldSync's executive team includes COO/Board Member Eric Jungemann and Chairman Alan Wood. Erickson was Chief Architect of SyncDeK while CTO and Partner with A.E. Wood & Erickson, and will be responsible for WorldSync's strategic roadmap and SyncDeK product development. Jungemann is also General Partner at InfoMatrix LLC, and brings over 20 years of experience in executive management, product development, IT consulting, business operations and corporate finance. Wood, who chairs WorldSync's board of directors, is one of the original architects of SyncDeK and is CEO of A.E. Wood and Erickson, which will continue supporting information management consulting clients as a FileMaker Solutions Alliance Partner, and now as a SyncDeK Value Added Reseller.

SyncDeK 5.0 - Next Generation FileMaker Pro Database Synchronization

SyncDeK 5.0, announced today, is designed to dramatically reduce development costs for FileMaker developers who require flexible, secure and scalable synchronization in their database solutions.   The new product version will introduce a core SyncDeK application built as a next generation Java-based service, and activated with FileMaker Pro through a single plug-in. SyncDeK 5.0 also takes advantage of FileMaker Pro's XML capabilities to automatically and transparently manage data exchange.

"SyncDeK 5.0's modern architecture will allow dramatic speed improvements and greater functionality as we move forward in expanding the reach of our product," said Erickson. "With SyncDeK 5.0, installation is simpler for both Mac and PC clients and support costs have been significantly reduced. Our expanded development team is focused on finishing this release, and we are committed to which we will be demonstrating at FileMaker DevCon in Phoenix next week."

About SyncDeK

SyncDeK provides a framework for building and managing distributed database systems with FileMaker Pro .   SyncDeK's robust data replication technology allows multiple, distributed copies of a FileMaker database to synchronize data bi-directionally, even without requiring direct connectivity.   Replication data (Add, Modify, Delete) is captured and securely encrypted in transit, without the overhead of VPN, SSL and other transport-level security mechanisms. SyncDeK logs all activity locally or centrally, building a record change history that can be used for continuous back-up and quick recovery of data. SyncDeK can also synchronize databases between multiple FileMaker Servers.

SyncDeK customers include NASA, Lockheed Martin, Adobe Systems, Atlanta Hawks and The Dave Matthews Band.   Smaller organizations use SyncDeK to support mobile knowledge workers such as sales reps, case managers, technicians, inspectors and emergency.

Susie Mathews Elected to Qcorps Residential Board of Directors

Cameron Park, CA June 1st, 2003

InfoMatrix General Partner Susie Mathews was elected today to the Board of Directors for Qcorps Residential.

Qcorps Residential, Inc., a privately-held company headquartered in Houston, Texas, developed, owns and maintains access to the Resident Connection Service Network, an extensive network of private-label Brand Channels providing direct access and online purchasing capabilities between home-related service providers and consumers needing to buy household services (typically when moving). Through its exclusive Channel Partner relationships – multifamily owners and managers, real estate brokers, home builders/developers, relocation services, title companies, Department of Defense, and other organizations having unique consumer relationships – the Network reaches millions of moving households with one-stop shopping convenience for utilities, telephone, video, Internet and other essential household services.

The Network’s tremendous success has resulted from providing substantial value to all participants. First and foremost, consumers enjoy an unparalleled user experience and easy access through trusted Channel Partners. Consumers uniformly report that they will use the Network for future moves and other ongoing purchases. Service providers benefit from an unprecedented ability to directly access “buying” consumers and tailor their marketing and service offerings to specific types of customers with no incremental costs. This value is demonstrated by the election of several major service providers to utilize the Network as both service providers and Channel Partners. Channel Partners benefit from the ability to enhance their core business activities by providing valuable and complementary services to their constituencies (customers/members/employees) while also generating ancillary revenues. This value is demonstrated vividly by the election of several major service providers to utilize the Network as both service providers and Channel Partners.

The Network has recently expanded its service area to support all moving and non-moving U.S. households (over 100 million) with major brand name and local service providers and can easily support the continued rapid expansion of Brand Channels and service providers without reducing its exceptional consumer service.