IBDAC is a VCL/VCL.NET/CLX component library for fast direct access to InterBase, Firebird, and Yaffil servers from Delphi, C++Builder, and Kylix. Includes full support for server data types and comprehensive functionality coverage. Main advantages include direct access to server data, full support of the latest versions of InterBase and Firebird, optimized code base, advanced local data handling and design-time integration.

dbExpress is database-independent layer that defines a common interface to provide fast access to SQL database servers. For each supported server, dbExpress provides a driver as an independent library. dbExpress driver for InterBase (DbxIda) provides access to IB, Firebird and Yaffil databases. It directly uses InterBase client software for server connection. DbxIda supports InterBase from version 5.x and up, Firebird 2.x, 1.x versions and Yaffil