Why to use Firebird+IBX
Lars (from Compas Pascal blog) talks about the usage of IBX with Firebird databases. Don’t forget to check the comments for interesting information about compatibility.
Category: Firebird in the press
Find where Firebird is being mentioned in the press
Firebird is #1 with Delphi
Wings of Wind blog talks about Firebird support requests for Delphi, with interesting numbers:
The main complaint of some folks was about (lack of) support for their favorite database engine. As perhaps, you know, in this release there is no official SQLite and PostgreSQL support. Well, giving in account that we have already a new DBX driver in this version (Firebird) and the number of votes for PostgresSQL and SQLite compared with the ones for the Firebird DBX driver (which was #1 in QC with more than 1000 votes on all reports – duplicates, variants etc.) is a quite expected result.
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Firebird + MS SQL + mySQL accounts more than 50% from your preferences with Firebird as clear leader. (MS SQL + mySQL = Firebird percentage). Closely follows Oracle and Access (!). Now, with the acquisition of SUN the things (perhaps) will change.
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Also we see a bunch of Firebird/Interbase solutions which are high in ranking: FIBPlus, and a little bit lower IBX and IBObjects almost in par.
Check the full post, including nice graphics.
Top 7 Free Open Source DB Servers
Article on “Simple Thgoughts” mentions Firebird. There is poll in the article about “What is your favorite DB server” and you can vote for Firebird right now (no need to register).
Brazilian Active Delphi Magazine – August issue with a pleasant Firebird surprise.
Douglas Tosi wrote on his blog :
This week I received the Brazilian Active Delphi magazine with a pleasant surprise. My very fist published article.
Embarcadero Extends Upcoming Delphi 2010 Release with Firebird SQL
The latest sneak preview showcases expanded database connectivity for more than a dozen platforms including Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Sybase, MySQL, InterBase, IBM DB2, and more, plus new support for the popular Firebird SQL database (…) “The 2010 releases will add highly requested support for Firebird SQL, the popular open source database which is based on Embarcadero’s InterBase database platform.”
Read full article at JDJ.
Sneak Peek: Embarcadero Extends Upcoming Delphi 2010 Release with Support for Firebird SQL
MySQL, InterBase, IBM DB2, and more, plus new support for the popular Firebird SQL database.
Firebird is a community-supported open source database based on Embarcadero’s InterBase platform. RAD Studio’s DataSnap multi-tier data access framework has also been enhanced to support an array of industry-standard data communication protocols such as JSON, SOAP, XML and REST enabling interoperability with virtually any data source.
Read full article in PR-Inside.
Embarcadero to upgrade acquired Borland tools
Capabilities in the suite include native support for the Firebird open-source database. “Firebird is one of the most used open-source databases out there, like MySQL,” Rozlag said.
Read full article in Computerworld.
The full analysis of Sourceforge CCA voting, including all finalist results
Do you like charts, graphs and number crunching? We have the full analysis of CCA voting, including all finalist results
Also you can watch the video with the announcement
“CCA09 Award – Best Project for the Enterprise”
[ED: i like the presenter speach : I’m not even drunk , I have a bad memory ]
The last big chance for Firebird?
Marco Cantu talks about Firebird SFCCA award, and says:
The Firebird open source database server wins a SourceForge Community Choice Award (in the “Best Project for Enterprise” category). This is certainly a very good sign of its popularity. At the time MySQL future is far from clear, due to multiple project spin-off following Oracle acquisition of Sun (and MySQL), Firebird has a chance to stand out. Maybe its last big chance, I’m not sure.
Read full post.
David I post about SFCCA and Firebird
The open source, SourceForge community, has voted for the 4th annual community choice awards. The best open source project for enterprise was Firebird SQL. Some application developers and database professionals know that the genesis of Firebird is Embarcadero InterBase. In fact, if you look at the source code, you’ll see copyright notices that are also in Embarcadero Technologies‘ InterBase SMP SQL database. 185,000 votes were cast by community members.
Stay tuned to the Embarcadero Developer Network for news about our support for Firebird in future versions of all of our products. We look forward to a great future working closely with the Firebird community.
Read full post.