>>Perhaps it's waiting for the ice to thaw between Borland/Interbase
>>and Firebird and IBPhoenix.

>What's the issue between Firebird and IBPhoenix?

None. The message you replied to had the following implicit parentheses:

"... the ice to thaw between Borland/Interbase and
(Firebird and IBPhoenix)"

Cheers,
Tobias