Hi ladies, gentlemen,

Upscene Productions is happy to announce the version 1.0 alpha
release of "InterXpress for Firebird" - our dbExpress driver for Firebird.

InterXpress for Firebird gives you guaranteed access to Firebird via
Borlands dbExpress database access technology.

Fully supported:
- Firebird 1 & 1.5 (ODS 10)
- Delphi 6
- Delphi 7
- dbExpress meta-data information
- dbExpress Plus Package

The driver comes in three versions:

- Desktop Edition
- Server Edition
- Server Edition with Connection Pooling

Desktop Edition
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The Desktop Edition is aimed at deploying and developing applications that
use a localhost
or local protocol connection and accepts up to four connections per client
process. The
license includes full rights to deploy the driver at any number of sites for
any number of
workstations.

Server Edition
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The Server Edition is aimed at deploying and developing applications that
require a remote
connection (client/server) and allows unlimited connections from a single
client process.
The license includes unlimited rights to deploy the driver at any number of
sites for any
number of workstations and/or servers.

Server Edition with Connection Pooling
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Basically the same as the "Server Edition" but with internal connection
pooling.
Specifically useful for application servers and webserver applications
without having to
build a connection pooling mechanism - this driver already has it! Instead
of pooling the
dbExpress connection (an added layer by Borland), it pools the actual
database connection.
So there's nothing you have to change in your application!

All versions come with a full year of support and maintenance updates. This
period can be
extended at a reduced price after that year.

Firebird Sponsoring
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Upscene Productions sponsors the Firebird Project - a percentage of your
license fee for
InterXpress for Firebird is contributed to the Firebird project and its
developers.


With regards,

Martijn Tonies
Upscene Productions - Database Tools for Developers
http://www.upscene.com