Borland Open-Sources InterBase 6.0

Borland announced the open-sourcing of its InterBase 6.0 database engine, leading to the creation of the Firebird project. This move ignited a new community around the database.

Significance

This event created the perfect market opportunity for IBExpert, providing a burgeoning open-source community with a powerful database but lacking professional tooling.

Key facts

Year
2000
Type
milestone
Location
Global