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IBProvider v3 Release Candidate 2 (RC2) has appeared.

IBProvider team is pleased to announce IBProvider v3 Release Candidate 2, which already become a part of IBProvider Professional Edition. We have fixed all known bugs and implemented new unique features.

ODBC Escape Sequences (ODBC 3.5)(ODBC 3.5):

  • 69 ODBC functions (including string, math, system, convert and date time functions);
  • 3 sequences for getting date and time;
  • The ODBC CALL escape sequence for calling a procedure;

Firebird 2.1 is supported:

  • New SQL statements:
    INSERT OR UPDATE, UPDATE ... RETURNING, DELETE ... RETURNING.
    You can read details in the article: Using of Firebird 2.1 features in the ADO .Net
  • Provider core algorithms were optimized.
    RDB$PROCEDURE_TYPE feature was implemented. It is allowing quick Prepare() for stored procedures.

New information properties were added. IB Client, IB Client Version and IB Client Name allow reading version info from client library (fbclient, gds32)

IBProvider Professional Edition.

Integration with Microsoft Office has improved.

Current release is support:

  • Microsoft Word Mail Merge Wizard. You can retrieve data from Interbase and Firebird and use them in the mailing automation.
  • Microsoft Excel Import Data Wizard. You can import data from single table or as a join of many tables through the SQL query.

More about improvements you will read in the news from 18 October 2007

IBProvider has known about 13 database server types, include Firebird 2.1 and Interbase 2007 It is automatically setup own core when client connect to a server. Setup has included the following actions:

  • Defining keywords list and reserved words list;
  • Loading an ODBC Escape Sequences parser;
  • Selecting nested transaction algorithms;
  • Selecting other server algorithms;
  • Selecting a metadata provider;
  • Detecting a supported dialect;

IBProvider has made connection stable, standard and simple, thus client do not worry about low level database interaction and only think about own business tasks.

Support of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and Business Intelligence

Linked Server technology is a simple way to integrate applications based on Microsoft SQL Server with applications, based on another data sources. IBProvider support this technology, therefore integration with SQL Server now available for Firebird and Interbase.

Under Business Intelligence term we have found powerful toolkit for developing wide type of applications. It has included:

  • Reporting Services for creating and delivering reports;
  • Integrations Services for developing ETL processes (Extract, Transform, Load );
  • Analysis Services for effective data mining and multidimensional analysis. OLAP;

IBProvider support ODBC Escape Sequences. This feature allows applying all power of multidimensional analysis in Analysis Services, and with small efforts getting information in time dimensions and doing mathematical calculations.

Currently OLE DB is supported by most environments and toolkits including:

  • Visual Studio 6.0, Visual Studio .Net;
  • Microsoft Office, VBA;
  • C++ Builder and Delphi;
  • WSH, VBScript, Java Script;
  • ASP, ASP .Net;
  • Crystal Reports;
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and 2005, including Business Intelligence (Integration, Reporting and Analysis Services);

IBProvider is offering solution, which can be easy integrated into the developing process and used with most environments or toolkits.

IBProvider is the ideal solution for desktop applications with embedded database and for large projects with gigabyte-sized databases, with ETL, data mining and analysis processes.

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All IBProvider news:
08-07-2008 New IBProvider Release Candidate 3 is available. Support of the integrated Windows authentication (SSPI) for Firebird 2.1, Support of long names and BOOLEAN type in Interbase 7.x and Interbase 2007, etc.
17-06-2008 IBProvider releases have appeared. OCTETS character set support, data type converter release, 64 bits values in metadata schematics.
12-05-2008 IBProvider releases have appeared. New implementation of the data types converter.
07-04-2008 New IBProvider v3 for 64 bits operational systems.
11-03-2008 New build No 3965 of IBProvider v 3.0 RC2 has appeared.
08-02-2008 New IBProvider releases have appeared. Visual Studio 2008 support and DTC support were improved, known bugs were fixed and Firebird/Interbase compatibility was enhanced.
26-12-2007 We have changed the IBProvider license agreements and now give discounts.
08-11-2007 The second Russian Firebird and Interbase conference will take place in Moscow, November 23, 2007
30-10-2007 IBProvider Free Edition (3.0.0.3313 Release Candidate 2 [RC2]) has appeared.
29-10-2007 IBProvider v3 Release Candidate 2 (RC2) has appeared.
18-10-2007 New release of the IBProvider Professional Edition appears. We have improved Integration with Microsoft office and fixed known bugs.
13-09-2007 New providers versions in the Professional Edition now can be used with Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Business Intelligence Development Studio
20-07-2007 The latest editions of IBProvider Professional and IBProvider Free now support new features of Firebird 2.1
25-05-2007 Download engine now working. All customers will receive personal releases more quikly.
27-04-2007 The latest editions of IBProvider Professional and IBProvider Free are available for download.
13-12-2006 C++ client library for OLE DB-providers now support the Unicode project types (which based on unicode strings).
04-12-2006 New releases appear: IBProvider Professional Edition - is a professional developer kit for Interbase and Firebird. IBProvider Free Edition - is an absolutely free of charge and most powerful version based on the commercial core of IBProvider v3.
07-10-2006 IBProvider 3.0.0.2385 [RC1] and IBProvider 2.5.0.2088 [Release] now avaliable. New properties aliases: Charset, PSWD. Metadata reading algorithm and SQL parser was optimized. Supporting arrays in ADO .Net.
28-08-2006 IBProvider 3.0.0.2065 [Beta]. IBProvider 2.4.7.2034 [Release]. MSSQL 2000/2005 integration improvement.
13-08-2006 IBProvider 3.0.0.1959 [Beta]. IBProvider 2.4.6.1989 [Release]. С++ library for OLEDB providers now support VC8 (VS2005)
25-05-2006 IBProvider 3.0.0.1324 [Beta]. IBProvider 2.4.5.1953 [Release]. Client Library for C++.
05-05-2006 IBProvider price will be changed after 23 may 2006. New demo versions are avalible
30-03-2006 IBProvider release v.2.4.4 (v.1.7.26) build 1885 now available. IBProvider v.3 [build 1107. beta]
27-02-2006 IBProvider v.1/v.2 [build 1877 Release Candidate 1]. IBProvider v.3 [build 1062. beta]
30-11-2005 IBProvider 2.4.3.1859. Release.
01-11-2005 Fix of problem with arithmetic errors in .NET applications.
28-09-2005 IBProvider v3 [build 913] [beta version].
22-09-2005 IBProvider v3 [build 890] [beta version]. IBProvider v2/v1 [build 1811].
01-09-2005 The InterBase and Firebird Developer Magazine.
28-07-2005 IBProvider v3 [build 789] [beta version]. IBProvider v2/v1 [build 1802].
15-06-2005 IBProvider v3 [build 779] [beta version]. IBProvider v2/v1 [build 1795].
12-04-2005 IBProvider User Forum is Open
22-03-2005 IBProvider 2.4.2.1772. Release.
28-02-2005 IBProvider 3.0.0.639 beta. Change of the corporate license.
11-02-2005 IBProvider 3.0.0.573 beta.
24-12-2004 IBProvider 3.0.0.449 beta.
12-11-2004 IBProvider 2.4.1.1720/1.7.23.1720. Release.
31-05-2004 IBProvider 2.4.0.1607/1.7.22.1607. Release.
14-05-2004 Release Candidate 2.4.0.1588/1.7.22.1588
30-04-2004 Version 2.3.3.1523 beta
29-03-2004 Version 2.3.3.1416 beta
17-12-2003 Version 2.3.3.1300
18-10-2003 Version 2.3.2.1233
22-08-2003 Version 2.3.1.1184
25-06-2003 Version 2.3.0.1134 - extended support of MS AS, MS SQL
23-04-2003 Version 2.2.0.969 - Data Links dialog support, localization
31-03-2003 Version 2.1.2.
26-03-2003 Version 2.1.1.
04-03-2003 Version 2.1. The error processing mechanism is completely reconstructed.
26-02-2003 Discounts on IBProvider.
18-02-2003 Changes in License Terms
23-01-2003 Version 2.0.1.735. Bug fix, optimization, HTML help
10-12-2002 The second generation IBProvider
21-11-2002 Version 1.7.11.584 and 1.8.0.584 beta
06-11-2002 Version 1.7.10.542 and 1.8.0.542 beta
20-10-2002 Version 1.7.9.481 and 1.8.0.481 beta
12-08-2002 Version 1.7.6.350 and 1.8.0.350 beta
30-07-2002 Version 1.7.5.311 - Bugs fixing
10-07-2002 Version 1.7.4.289
20-06-2002 Version 1.7.3.269
30-05-2002 Version 1.7.2.255
08-05-2002 Version 1.7.1
22-04-2002 Version 1.7.0.227. Support of UNICODE. New prices.
29-03-2002 Version 1.6.3.213
28-02-2002 Version 1.6.2.201
08-02-2002 Version 1.6.2.199
19-01-2002 Version 1.6.1.185
24-12-2001 Free Version 1.5.2
13-12-2001 Version 1.6
14-11-2001 1.5.1 - Change of Compiler. Optimization. IColumnsRowset. etc.
30-08-2001 IN-OUT Parameters. Arrays. ....
16-07-2001 Error with test of connection in Data Links
21-05-2001 Support of stored procedure
16-05-2001 New samples on Delphi for MTS from Andrei Semak
14-05-2001 The final touches to RowSet
30-04-2001 Commercial release
20-04-2001 Support of DTC and Resource pooling
04-04-2001 Support of null-containing character arrays
16-03-2001 Implementaion of IOpenRowset::OpenRowset
15-03-2001 Support of DECIMAL and NUMERIC
12-03-2001 Errors correction...
01-03-2001 Fix bug in command prepare
03-01-2001 The main cardinal change is in accordance with implementation of operation auto-commit support.
01-12-2000 IBProvider and client library Reconstruction.
15-09-2000 New version of IBProvider for IB6.

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