Simply put, if you want Firebird you can't use IBX, since it's becoming more and more incompatible.
You can use:
IBObjects, that I use
FIBPlus (http://www.devrace.com/index2.php)

I think that IBO native components for data access and visual controls are really powerful and Client/Serfver oriented, that means that you can have huge performance benefits and less code.
It's pricely, but there are components that, for instance, I don't use (TDataset descendants, Web, text search, etc.), and it sames me from buyng other data entry components just to have a decent date edit or monetary edit component.
If you start, you do need to buy Getting Started Guide (GSG) that's about 29$.
regards
Marco Menardi

--- In IBObjects@y..., "George Smith" <gsmith@b...> wrote:
> Dear List:
>
> I have been studying Jason's web site and believe I know the answers
> to the following but your replies can help to clarify and provide
> me due-diligence for management.
>
> 1. If you wish to use Firebird not Borland-Interbase is IBOjects the
> way to go? Why?
>
> 2. After development and you are ready to deploy from a profitable
> organization is the cost of IBObjects a yearly fee. If you use all
> is it $595.00 per year.
>
> 3. If client is Windows/Delphi and Firebird is running on Linux are
> there any problems with this configuration.
>
> 4. Which of the IBObjects packages do you need for the above config.
>
> We are going to use Firebird as the database for a rewrite of our
> major package and I thank all in advance who reply.
>
> George R Smith
> On the side of the software box, in the 'System Requirements'
> section, it said 'Requires Windows 95 or better'.
> So I installed Linux!