Firebird is a relational data base that supports many ANSI SQL standards. It runs on Linux, Windows, and a range of Unix platforms. Firebird provides high concurrency, high performance and powerful language support for stored procedure and triggers. Since 1981, it has been used in production systems under many names.
The Firebird Project is a commercially-independent project consisting of C and C++ programmers, technical advisers, and supporters. It develops and enhances a multi-platform relational data management system that uses the source code released by Inprise Corp (now Borland Software Corp) 25 July 2000.