Category: Tools & Products releases

Microtec is pleased to announce a new version of CopyCat, our Delphi /
C++Builder component set for database replication.

CopyCat can be used for integrating replication functionality into your
applications, or for making your own customized replicators, enabling
off-site database work, asynchronous work over slow connections,
automatic live backup, etc.

For information about CopyCat, see here

Changes in version 1.03.0:

About 70 UDFs of the main library of “SR UDF Library” become FREE in the Lite version. You can download it here.

FirebirdClient 2.0 Beta 4 for Visual Studio 2005 & Microsoft.NET 2.0, the ADO.NET Data Provider for Firebird, is available for download.

Download information can be found here

· Beta 4 ( 2006-02-03 ) · Please read the Changelog for details.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed Foreign Keys schemas.
• Fixed problem with the COLUMN_SIZE column in the FbViewColumns schema.
• Bug fix in FbPoolManager when trying to return back to the pool a connection.
• Fixed DataTypes schema in the FbMetaData.xml file.
• New Features:
• [DDEX] Foreign keys should be now automaticalled added to DataSets at design time when dropping tables from the Server Explorer.
• Added correct support for the new .net 2.0 DbParameter.SourceColumnNullMapping property (Alexander V. Leshkin)
• Initial implementation of the new extended support for char/varchar fields with OCTETS character set.
• Changes:
• Added RemoteEventId property to FbRemoteEvent class.

The next version update for Interbase/Firebird Development Studio has been released. Database Designer was essentially improved. Click here to get detailed list of new features and fixes.

You can download a trial version of IB/FB Development Studio at www.sqlly.com

EMS Software Development Company is pleased to announce SQL Manager 2005 for InterBase/Firebird – the new major version of the powerful InterBase and Firebird administration and development tool!

SQL Manager 2005 is compatible with any Firebird version up to 2.0 and InterBase version up to 7.5 and supports all of the latest features including trigger messages, BLOB filters, and so on. It offers plenty of powerful tools for experienced users such as Visual Database Designer, Visual Query Builder and Stored Procedure Debugger to satisfy all their needs.

You can learn more about SQL Manager 2005 for InterBase/Firebird and download the latest version at: www.sqlmanager.net/products/ibfb/manager

Today we uploaded a new Version 2006.01.29 of IBExpert on www.ibexpert.com

Some of the new features of IBExpert 2006.01.29 includes fixes in Database comparer, enhancements in SQL and Stored Procedure editor, script executive, new functions and language extensions, etc.

You can download a trial version at www.ibexpert.com

Upscene Productions releases a new version of their Advanced Data Generator tool, a complete and versatile test data generator that includes libraries of real like-like data.

This new version includes MySQL 5 Stored Procedure and Microsoft SQL Server 2005 support, as well as bugfixes.

IBPhoenix inform that IBReplicator V2.1.6 is released. The Release Notes can be downloaded here.

Jason Wharton informed about a new release of the InterBase Objects component suite. This release contains many bug fixes and registered users can download it from the IBO community site. The list with all the changes can be read here. An updated evaluation kit will be available soon.