Hi Raymond,

> Does one have to purchase both Interbase Workbench and Firebird Workbench

in order to work

> with both?

InterBase Workbench still supports both database engines - and anyone who
registered InterBase Workbench keeps that functionality.

In the (not so near) future, Firebird support will become optional in
InterBase Workbench.

> This would be an issue for conversions between on and the other.
>
> What are the differences between IB WB and FB WB?

Firebird Workbench is launched for people who use Firebird exclusively -
it comes at a lower price (as it doesn't support InterBase) and cannot
connect to InterBase at all.

And perhaps even the best part about Firebird Workbench: a percentage
of the license fee is contributed to the Firebird project.

If you have any more questions about InterBase Workbench, don't
hestitate to ask at the InterBase Workbench newsgroup - see website
"support" page for details.


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

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