Ostendo and Firebird Installation Instructions
Please refer to the attached document, which describes the process for software installation of Firebird and Ostendo
Also please refer to the Knowledgebase Article "Installing Firebird 2.5.1 in a multi user environment" for further information relating to Firebird 2.5.1
If Firebird already exists for another application on the same server, please refer to the Knowledgebase Article "Running Multiple Instances Of Firebird"
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