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Where are the alliances with other (web-) development companies and
products : apache, php, zope far most Macromedia / ColdFusion, etc ...
just my 0.05 Euro to that

Great idea Claus, funnily enough the original business plan re. the ISC spin
off has exactly this, and a number of Letters of Intent already signed.
Unfortunately, this sort of stuff - takes time (people) and money....
something that Firebird and IBPhoenix - don't have a lot of.

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Paul Beach
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