


The release of Firebird 1.0 is the first version (November, 2001) which is based on open source texts of InterBase 6.0. Not supported versions 1.0 (the last release 1.0.3 of April, 2003)

The history Interbase begins in 1984, thus, the product is a successor more than 20letnego experience with relational databases.

It is commercially independent C and C project ++ programmers, technical advisers and developers of multiplatform database management systems, based on the source code issued by Borland corporation on Jin the form of the free version of Interbase 6.0.Īmong shortcomings: lack of a cache of results of requests, full-text indexes.įirebird is based on the source code InterBase 6.0 which was issued as Open Source by Borland company in August, 2000. Firebird (FirebirdSQL) is the compact, cross-platform, free database management system (DMS) working at Linux, Microsoft Windows and various as Unix platforms.Īs advantages of Firebird it is possible to note the mnogoversionny architecture providing parallel processing of operational and analytical requests (it is possible because the reading users do not block writing), compactness (distribution kit 5Mb), high efficiency and strong language support for stored procedures and triggers.įirebird is used in the different industrial systems (warehouse and economic, financial and state sectors) since 2001.
