General Information

IBPhoenix Developer DVD

IBPhoenix is now shipping its seventeenth Developer DVD. Containing Firebird 1.0.x, Firebird 1.5.x, 2.0x, 2.1.x and 2.5 plus a large collection of other Firebird related material. The DVD consists contains Firebird binaries, Documentation, Drivers, Tools, source code, CD search engine and a searchable archive of the Firebird Developer and Support lists.

If you already have a subscription or support contract, don't panic, the DVD will be automatically sent to you.

What is it?

The IBPhoenix Developer DVD contains:

• Latest 2.5 binaries and source.
• Latest 2.1.1 binaries and source.
• Latest Firebird 2.0.x binaries and source.
• Firebird 1.5.x - including source and binaries for all supported platforms.
• Firebird V1.0.x - including source and binaries for all supported platforms.
• "Jaybird" the Firebird JDBC Driver.
• The Firebird .NET Provider.
• The latest snapshot and release of the ODBC Driver.
• Python Driver.
• Other advanced documentation on Firebird (including).
  • "Understanding Firebird Transactions".
  • "Reading and Understanding the Lock Print".
  • "Understanding the Firebird Optimiser".
  • "Understanding the Firebird or InterBase Error Log File".
  • "Inside Firebird Databases - Looking at the Internal Structures".
  • "How to Write Updatable Views".
  • "How to Write an Internal UDF Function".
  • "How to Write an External UDF Function".
  • "Firebird 2.x Book Supplement".
• How-to's to get you started, wherever you're coming from.
• A browsable, search application for Windows and Linux for the whole of the Firebird Support and Developer Lists to date.
• A large collection of third party software and components for Firebird and InterBase.
• Firebird Quick Start Guide.
• Firebird User Guide and Firebird Reference Guide.
• Firebird 2.1 Release Notes.
• Firebird 2.0.x Release Notes.
• Firebird 1.5.x Release Notes.

What are the differences between the DVD's?

The Educational DVD can only be purchased by students or teachers, the developer DVD is available to individual developers , whilst the Corporate DVD allows the purchaser to make multiple hard copies of the documentation or copies of the DVD for "in house" use only within a commercial oganisation.

How much is it?

The Developer DVD has three price points:

• Corporate $249.00
• Developer $149.00
• Educational $99.00

Note: These prices include postage and packing.

Or alternatively, you can take out a subscription.

Subscription

Subscription provides you with quarterly copies of the IBPhoenix DVD,as well as a monthly newsletter containing information on new bugs, bug fixes, new releases of Firebird software, and other relevant Firebird information. Subscription is available for a single annual fee.

Pricing:

• Corporate $750.00
• Developer $450.00
• Educational $300.00

How do I order my DVD?

You can order via the IBPhoenix Shop or you can send an e-mail to Paul Beach, or give him a call on +33 (0) 247 5830 43 (you need the (0) if you are calling me from France, if you are calling from international, don't use it) with the following details:

• Name
• Telephone Number
• Shipping Address
• Coporate / Developer / Educational customer
• Payment method (i.e. how you intend to pay)

Supporting IBPhoenix and Firebird

IBPhoenix exists to further the viability of Firebird, and to encourage the use of Firebird by developers throughout the world.

FireBird reflects the true open source ethos, where the development community have full access to the source code, can direct its future and can freely deploy the binary versions.

Like most open source companies we charge for our support services, but we also contribute to various lists and newsgroups, answering questions and mentoring developers who want to develop, use and implement Firebird solutions.

Philanthropy comes after making money, not before it. Choosing a database as part of your development platform is a long term decision, as such we believe that many companies will rely on us to be around not just for the now, but also for the foreseeable future. Even if you are not directly paying us for support, the purchase of this DVD will contribute to both IBPhoenix and also aid IBPhoenix in assisting the Firebird open source development efforts.

As we build confidence in the continued use of Firebird we are also widening the work opportunities of the many developers that are involved either in Firebird development itself, or aspects of the wider community. By continuing to purchase future releases of this DVD you will help us in achieving these and other goals.

Thank you very much for your support.