FBNews offline
The data center where the site is hosted suffered an explosion in the power room, and all the sites hosted there were offline for the whole Sunday and first hours of Monday. More information here. No information/data was lost.
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Firebird code analysed by new C++ tool
A good usage of C, C++ and similar languages involves using the language in a disciplined manner, such that the hazards brought by their weaknesses and more error-prone features are minimized. To that end, it is common to require that code rely only on a well-defined subset of the language, following a set of coding rules. GGCC is a free tool that can be used to analyze code.
Firebird (and some other open source projects) were analyzed and experimental results can be seen here.
Info submited by Juarez Rudsatz.
Firebird in Database Journal
The site Database Journal talks about the new FB 2.1 release.
Firebird Master Classes in Brazil
Dmitry Yemanov (FB development team) and Dmitri Kouzmenko will be doing two “Master Classes” in 18/July (eve of Firebird Developers Day conference), in Piracicaba-SP. Complete information is available here. Very few vacants available, subscribe now!
International FB conference (call for papers)
The next International Firebird Conference will take place in Bergamo (Italy), from 25 to 27/September. If you want to speak at the conference, the Call for Papers is already running, and you have until 15/June to send at last the drafts of your talks proposals.
Beta Release of DB Difftective Products
Datanamic are very pleased to announce the beta release of our two new tools, the DB Data Difftective and the DB Schema Difftective. The beta versions of both products are now available for download.
DB Data Difftective is a tool to compare and synchronize database content.
DB Schema Difftective is a tool to compare and synchronize database schemas.
Both tools support Oracle, MySQL, InterBase, Firebird, MS SQL Server and PostgreSQL databases.
+ Download DB Data Difftective Beta. + Download DB Schema Difftective Beta.
Macedonia’s Ministry of Finance uses Firebird
The ministry’s Money Laundering Prevention Directorate (MLPD) used Gnu Privacy Guard (GPG) between 2004 and 2007. This is Open Source software for encrypting and electronically signing data, allowing it to be transmitted securely even through public networks. The directorate also uses the Open Source relational database management system Firebird. “Both the banks and the MLPD accepted our solution without any objections, and it did not introduce any costs”, comments Jovanovic.
Read full article here.
CodeGear sold to Embarcadero
Today was announced that Embarcadero is buying CodeGear (Borland division responsible for programming tools, including Delphi and InterBase).
Video about new features of FB 2.1
ActiveDelphi site released an on-line video (in portuguese) showing some of the new features of Firebird 2.1. You need to (free) register in the site to be able to download the video.
FDD – Inscrições on-line!
For Brazilians: As inscrições para o 5º Firebird Developers Day já podem ser feitas on-line através do site oficial do evento. Inscreva-se já e economize pagando menos!