ASP and Firebird
This paper is about Firebird and ASP pages, the most interesting thing is that it shows how to use transactions within ASP pages, which is not so common. [Ed: pabloj is my hero, we need more articles like this one ]
Category: Worth Reading
Content not direct related to FB, but interesting reading.
eRuby: Using Ruby DBI for database connectivity
Here’s a list of the Linux and Windows database drivers for ruby and links for downloading them. All from Firebird and MySQL to Oracle. The tutorial also shows how to install the DBI abstraction layer for Ruby to get database connectivity and use it to create write once use everywhere Ruby code.
via dzone.com
OpenOffice Calc and Firebird through ODBC
This is meant to be a quickstarter in using OpenOffice 2.0.3 and Firebird on Windows.
In-memory databases
SAP may have stumbled onto an Oracle killer: in-memory technology that could, in theory, quash the need for a relational database in some cases.
Read full article here.
Borland/DevCo and Turbo*.*
Not direct related to Firebird, but as a great number of Firebird users are also Delphi users, this is interesting news…
DevCo will release, in a few weeks, Turbo versions of its products, as free and low priced versions! Check more info in the following links:
www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2000205,00.asp
www.turboexplorer.com
Press release at www.turboexplorer.com/TurbosPressRelease.htm
Oracle: Open Source No Threat in Enterprise Database Space
Oracle is holding its own in the open-source database space, while not seeing any competition in the enterprise database market from open-source companies, Bob Shimp, the vice president of Oracle’s technology business unit, told eWEEK July 31.
Read full article here.
VistaDB 3.0 – World’s First Fully Managed Embedded SQL Database
The SQL databases available for the .NET Framework today, including Microsoft SQL Server 2005, SQL Everywhere, MySQL and Firebird are all based on unmanaged architectures. Therefore when developers create .NET Framework-based applications that embed any of these SQL databases today, the result is an unmanaged application that does not conform to Microsoft’s guidelines. VistaDB 3.0 changes this by enabling developers build fully managed .NET Framework-based SQL database applications that can run natively on desktops, mobile devices and web servers.
Full article here.
Buyer nailed down for Borland tools biz
Borland is expected to announce a deal during the next few weeks having picked a buyer from a shortlist of three candidates narrowed from 10, sources told The Register. The deal is believed to be worth between $100m and $150m. More info here.
Database models
Here is a site with dozens of database models to be downloaded. Thanks Fabio Alves for sending the link.
Why Can’t Database Tables Index Themselves?
Interesting article can be read here. Thanks for Fabio Alves for sending the link.