InterBase has all the key attributes that are critical for embedded applications and applications that are deployed at remote sites. It is easier for your development team to learn and use, easier to deploy, and requires no maintenance in production. InterBase is one sixth of the minimum installation size for Microsoft SQL Server yet it provides SMP support, cross- platform support, a sophisticated cost-based query optimizer, row level locking, immediate recovery from a server crash, transaction support with isolation levels that guarantee a consistent snapshot of your data at any point in time, a rich SQL dialect, both before and after triggers, full control of trigger firing order, stored procedures, on-line backups, on-line metadata changes, replication and the ability to trigger events in the client application from triggers in the database.