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IBPhoenix - Your Premier Source of Firebird Support

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IBPhoenix is the leading provider of information, tools and services for Firebird users and developers (those who develop applications on Firebird and those who develop the Firebird database engine itself).

At IBPhoenix, we are committed to delivering practical solutions to empower your database management and development endeavors.


Firelink Box

Firelink - Firebird plugin for internal ODBC connectoins

With this plugin you can use execute statement ... on external constructs to issue commands on remote servers via ODBC.


FBOpt Box

FBOpt - Database migration and optimization tool

A single license (€99) will allow you to optimize or migrate any number of databases within your organization.


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EmberWings - Quarterly Magazine about Firebird

EmberWings is available for free, but with a 3-month delay for the general public. Regular Firebird Foundation donors get exclusive early access to every new edition upon release​. Latest FREE issue: 2024/04 (December)


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IBPhoenix is directly involved in the Firebird Project and is also a member of the Firebird Foundation.

  • The Firebird Project develops Firebird RDBMS and Firebird drivers for various programming languages. The Firebird Butler division develops solutions for Firebird RDBMS administrators and application developers.
  • The Firebird Foundation is an organisation of individuals and companies of various sizes, working together as parts of a non-profit organisation that aims to ensure the continued development of the open source Firebird relational database and related products.

Do You Know...

...What's the difference between Firebird Database and a fire escape?

The fire escape gets you out of danger, but Firebird keeps you out of database danger in the first place!

Latest News

2025-05-31: Jaybird 6.0.2 and Jaybird 5.0.8 released.

2025-05-07: New version of Red Expert 2025.04 is available.

2025-04-28: Flamerobin 0.9.14 Snapshot released with a few fixes and features

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Development News - May 2025
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A regular monthly overview of Firebird development

Development News - April 2025
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A regular monthly overview of Firebird development

Development News - March 2025
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A regular monthly overview of Firebird development

EmberWings Quarterly Magazine about Firebird
posted in Books and other publications

EmberWings is an official publication of the Firebird Project, and is available for free, but with a 3-month delay for the general public. Regular Firebird Foundation donors get exclusive early access to every new edition upon release​.

Beyond technical articles, instructions and tips, it contains interviews with noteworthy individuals, an overview of Firebird's development, information from the Firebird community, evaluations of compelling products, and a touch of thematic humor. All of this presented in a streamlined format with an aesthetically pleasing print-friendly layout.

Last issue: 2025/01 (March)

Latest FREE issue: 2024/04 (December)

Firelink plugin
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Firelink plugin allows you to use odbc drivers to connect your Firebird database with other database servers. With Firelink data exchange between Firebird and a remote server has never been easier.