Firebird bugs fixed in php 5.3.x
Some bugs are fixed in php 5.3.x and firebird could work now with symfony project (must be tested first)
Month: December 2007
Are Proprietary Databases Doomed?
Times of change are upon the database market. The major established database companies are being challenged by open source upstarts like MySQL and PostgreSQL. [Add firebird to the list too]
FB versions usage in Brazil
FireBase online poll (with almost 1,000 votes) shows the following results:
1.5x [50%]
2.0x [36%]
2.1 [12%]
1.0x [2%]
Poll question is: What is the most recent version of Firebird that you are using?
Firebird 1.5.5 is Released
The Firebird Project team is pleased to announce the release of Firebird 1.5.5. This bug-fix release adds no new features but addresses a few bugs and security issues that have turned up in the 11 months since v.1.5.4.
Firebird Maestro 7.12 released
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SQL Maestro Group is happy to announce the release of Firebird Maestro 7.12, a powerful Windows GUI solution for Firebird administration and database development. |
New version features SQL Generator tool, improved Data Grid and Database Designer, and some other useful things.
Full press-release is available here:
http://www.sqlmaestro.com/news/company/4718/
phpBB3 Gold Released
We are very pleased to announce the availability of the phpBB 3.0.0 package. One of the main features is that is running on Firebird 2.0x you can see the the feature comparison vs the 2.x here
Are you interested in a Lazarus/ZeosLib Developer Conference?
Here is the poll on Lazarus web site
ZeosDBO 6.6.2 Release Candidate
MailStore Home – product that uses firebird as backend
Here is the thread with mailstore application mention
MailStore looks really good (but has some broken Dialog Windows – strange for an DotNet App) – very stylish Interface Thmbsup. I downloaded the personal edition and imported some folders. The search is really fast (they are using (Firebird) Database in the background). I will try it with all my mails – on the upcoming weekend. Really nice software smiley
Facts about databases – blog post of the day
Use Firebird SQL Server, if you have the luxury to choose among many database systems.