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FIREBIRD SQL SERVER

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Firebird SQL server is a relational database offering many ANSI SQL-92 features that runs on Linux, Windows, and a variety of Unix platforms. Firebird offers excellent concurrency, high performance, and powerful language support for stored procedures and triggers. It is used by approximately 1 million of software developers worldwide. Read full technical capability here

It is the same relational database that our 225+ hospital clients have been using for over a decade, some of them holding over 300 GB of critical data on a 100 workstation network.

True Open Source

Firebird is free for commercial and educational usage: no license fees, installation or activation restrictions. No double licensing - Firebird license is based on Mozilla Public License.

Deployment

  • Embedded version (in dll) with multi-user support
  • Native Windows installer available, localized in most popular languages
  • Run as service or as application
  • RPM or tar.gz distributions available
  • Ability to create custom “100% silent” installers
  • Read-only deployments (database and server can be on CD, DVD, Blu-Ray, etc)
  • Small footprint (minimal installation is 4Mb, standard is 33Mb)

 

Performance

  • Choice of architectures to fit all needs – Embedded, SuperServer, SuperClassic and Classic
  • Multi-CPU and multi-core SMP scalability for SuperClassic and Classic architecures
  • Database up to 20 Terabytes supported
  • Thread-Safe Client Library

 

Backup and restore

  • Online backup – ability to create backup copy without stopping database
  • Online dump – ability to quickly create copy even for very big database
  • Incremental backup – partially supported Point-In-Time Recovery

 

Full Text Search

  • Integration with Sphinx, Full Text Search Engine

High compatibility with industry standards on many fronts makes Firebird the obvious choice for developing interoperable applications for homogeneous and hybrid environments.

The mix of high performance, small footprint, supreme scalability, silent and simple installation and 100% royalty-free deployment make Firebird a highly attractive choice for all types of software developers and vendors.