What’s New in InterBase XE3

IBLite - Embeddable database for iOS

IBLite is a freely deployable, embeddable database for iOS that runs in a stand-alone environment and enables deployment of apps which directly utilize the InterBase engine. IBLite is available exclusively with RAD Studio XE4 (all editions) and Delphi XE4 (Professional with Mobile and above).

Be the first to deploy to Windows 8!

There’s a lot of excitement around Microsoft Windows 8. With the release of InterBase XE3, you get the option to embed this amazing technology into your Windows 8 applications. Even more, you can easily copy your databases between all supported Windows and Mac OS X platforms.

Tight integration with C++Builder, Delphi and RAD Studio for seamless deployment

InterBase free Developer Edition is included with RAD Studio, C++Builder and Delphi. With InterBase XE3 you get easy deployment of your applications to Windows, Mac OS X and iOS. Your database will be packaged with RAD projects so when you deploy your project to any platform, InterBase will automatically get deployed with it.

New 64 bit ODBC driver allows easy deployment on 64 bit platforms.

InterBase XE3 offers new ODBC drivers for 64 bit allowing you to deploy and use InterBase on 64 bit clients and server. Also, embed InterBase with your 64 bit ODBC applications (Windows only) and deploy it across multiple platforms.

What was new in InterBase XE?

Improved Security

Stronger password protection with cryptographic hash function. InterBase XE also supports passwords up to 32 characters in length to comply with the most stringent security requirements.

Improved Scalability

InterBase now has the ability to manage more data and larger databases

Features for Easier Development

Support for Dynamic SQL in Stored Procedures.

Improved handling for large objects

Optimized performance for large objects with Stream methods