Hi Nico,

> Hi list,
>
> I'm furious. I developed a project with Interbase, now Firebird as our database. The system is already 1,5 year
> up and running without any problem. Now my boss contacted a consultant to give his opinion about our IT infrastructure.
> His comments were : "Firebird is open source, it's a risky database, and you're depending on the goodwill of a few
> INTERNET PEOPLE who are developing the database. YOU SHOULD MIGRATE TO MS SQL SERVER". I could kill that man. I
> invested day and night in the development of the project. O fcourse my boss will listen to a consultant who is wearing
> a tie and walking with a briefcase. Now I'm looking for that article that Interbase wons the second place for the best
> database. It was choosen before SQL server, DB2, etc etc. Does anyone remember that article , Where can I find it ?

Have a look at:
http://info.borland.com/interbase/awards/

It was in a german magazine called "Java Magazin", but the Online
article isn't available anymore (at least I haven't found it).


Regards,
Thomas Steinmaurer
IB LogManager 2.1 - The Logging/Auditing Tool for InterBase and Firebird
http://www.iblogmanager.com