Download Firebird 2.1.3 rc2

Well-known databases for storing large amounts of data are of course Oracle with its 11g database, IBM with the DB2 database and Microsoft with SQL Server. Another database management system is Firebird, which has its origin in Inprise’s Interbase database, today known as Borland Software, whose history dates back to this page can be read. This relational database can be installed on a variety of operating systems, including the Linux and Windows platforms, making it widely deployable. The developers have released the second release candidate of version 2.1.3 with the following abbreviated announcement:

Firebird 2.1.3 Release Candidate 2 Ready to Test

The Team is pleased to announce that the second (hopefully final) release candidate builds are ready to field-test. Builds for 32-bit and 64-bit Linux, Windows and MacOSX Intel are available. Download HERE and enjoy. As always, your feedback to the firebird-devel list would be welcome.

This is the second release candidate of the Firebird version 2.1.3 sub-release. It is a late BETA whose purpose is for FIELD TESTING. It is recommended that you test it before deploying it into production. Cumulative release notes covering from V.2.0.5 up to this build of V.2.1.3 are available both in the build kits and online. Installation notes and cumulative bug-fixes for both versions are released in separate documents. Supplementary documentation is to be found in the numerous README files in the build kits.