.net embedded firebird on vista report
It’s a winform .net 2 business app that is very data centric and we tested initially with the embedded FireBird database driver which I had a gut feeling was going to be trouble, but absolutely no problems at all and every aspect is significantly faster than on the same computer with the same hardware exactly but different operating systems.
you can read the full experience on code project
Interbase/Firebird Development Studio has been updated.
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SQLLY Development team is happy to announce the availability of the next version of Interbase/Firebird Development Studio. This release introduces object renaming feature in the Database Editor. Some minor bugs are also fixed. Please find detailed list of news and fixes at: |
EMS SQL Management Studio released
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New York, United States (October 18, 2006) – EMS, one of the leaders in database administration software development is pleased to announce the release of a new product EMS SQL Management Studio! In order to meet the wishes of our customers we have released SQL Studio – a product that unites all must-have tools for database administration and development in one powerful and easy-to-use work environment. Whether you are a database or application developer, DBA or business analyst, EMS SQL Management Studio offers all essential tools to make you more productive than ever before! |
More reports about Firebird usage
IBPhoenix reports that Crystal Windows and Doors Ltd a large UK home improvement company. Firebird runs their bespoke CRM database and also their computerised production systems communicating with machinery on the factory floor.
Morfik and Firebird
From ComputerWorld:
The AJAX-based product features a visual designer and cross-compiling capabilities for programming in C#, Java, Visual Basic and Object Pascal. An embeddable Firebird database and Apache Web server also are included for application deployments. With WebOS AppsBuilder, Morfik saves developers from having to learn new languages for Web development such as PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) or Python.
Full article here.
Banco do Brasil using FB in enterprise apps
Artur Anjos pointed that Banco do Brasil (one of the biggest banks in Brazil) is using Firebird to hold information in its enterprise applications, as you can read here (in portuguese). Babelfish translated version is here.
DevCo sponsoring Prague conference
Today the sponsors of the Prague Firebird conference were announced.
The list includes the soon to be spun out “Developer Tool Group” at
Borland, a.k.a. DevCo.
ThumbsPlus expands database support with firebird
ThumbsPlus (the photo file manager) stores its thumbnails in a database. Until recently, it was limited to using the Microsoft Access JET format, which is limited to 2 gigs.
Firebird 2 Quick Start Guide
The Firebird 2 Quick Start Guide is now 100% ready, and available at
http://www.firebirdsql.org/pdfmanual/Firebird-2-QuickStart.pdf



