Firebird is a program that represents an open-source relational database system deployable on various platforms, providing a starting point for creating and developing complex database applications. The package includes a set of tools for server, development, and administration, as well as client components that work together to offer a reliable yet versatile option for managing databases.

Firebird can function as either an application or a Windows service, providing powerful yet user-friendly development tools and ANSI SQL compatibility. Transaction management and querying multiple databases are features that simplify your work when dealing with multiple databases simultaneously.

When working with Firebird, various connection alternatives to databases are available. You can choose between Firebird.NET, Java, Delphi/C++, Lazarus, FreePascal, FireRuby, PHP, Python, Perl, and others. Firebird's real-time data monitoring and logging capabilities allow debugging SQL code on the spot and conducting remote audits.

FEATURES:

Disk Structure
Database Triggers
SQL and Objects
Procedural SQL
Security
International Language Support
Platform Support
Administration
Remote Interface
Derived Tables
PSQL now supports named cursors
Implemented protocols for Windows
Service API migration to Classic completed
Lock timeout for WAIT transactions
New implementation of string searching operators
Restructuring of updatable views
Introduced additional database shutdown modes
Improved UDF functionality with NULL handling
Runtime check for concatenation overflow
Changes in synchronization logic
Support for 64-bit platforms
Increased record enumeration limits
Debugging enhancements
Improved handling of connections on POSIX Superserver
Reworked tracking of PSQL invariants
Support for ROLLBACK RETAIN syntax
No more registry search on Win32 servers
Additional optimizer improvements