Subject Re: [ib-support] "Borland dropped Interbase"
Author Martijn Tonies
Hi Mark,

Complete rubbish! Unless it must have changed overnight...

Borland stated that IB7 - with multi cpu support, internal monitoring,
thread
safe client and some more, will be released this year.


With regards,

Martijn Tonies
InterBase Workbench - the developer tool for InterBase
http://www.upscene.com

Firebird Workbench - the developer tool for Firebird
http://www.upscene.com

Upscene Productions
http://www.upscene.com

"This is an object-oriented system.
If we change anything, the users object."

> This is moer on that longevity of Firebird thread that I started a week or
so
> ago. The consultant who was uncertain about us relying on Firebird threw
in the
> comment at the meeting that Borland has stopped development of Interbase.
Doesn
> anyone know why Borland would give it away? Was it losing them money? I
have the
> impression that interbase 6.5 is a development since they gave away the
code,
> which would indicate the opposite. It's a confusing but fascinating
picture.
>
> regards,
>
> Mark