> Also, I see lots of support references to 'embedded Firebird'. What is that
> and how is it different from CS and SS? What platforms is it available for?

CS (Classic-Server) and SS (Super-Server) are both variants of the
Database-Server. CS is a multi-process-server, SS is a
single-process-server. There should be documentation describing the
differences for Interbase, it's not really firebird-specific.

Embedded is not a Server at all, the complete database is linked to
the application - everything is handled locally.

All three are available on the same platforms: Linux, Windows and
various UNIX variants.

Elmar