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Press release
June-10-2003
Firebird Japanese Users Association
Start-up Group
Organize Firebird Japanese Users Association Start-up Group
to prepare launching official association at April-1-2004
- To support and expand communication of developer community and users for Firebird -
Firebird Japanese Users Association Start-up Group today announces starting preparation to launch official Firebird Japanese Users Association at April-1-2004. The group has several meeting to discuss purpose of the association and how to achieve success to expand Firebird developers and users community in Japan.
Firebird Japanese Users Association Start-up Group starts firebird-jp-general mailing list at Yahoo eGroups from April-21-2003. At May 31, active members in the mailing list had official meeting (at the Timeintermedia inc. conference room Ichigaya Tokyo). We agree with organizing the start-up group to prepare and take a leadership for launching official association to next April. The group has discussed directive and position of the association and we plan second official meeting at middle of July. Mr. Daiju Kato, famous Firebird and InterBase technical writer and developer in Japan, joins the group for senior adviser.
The Start-up Group acquires firebird.gr.jp domain for base of activity. We enlist volunteers both individuals, non-profitable organizations and commercial companies to keep on expanding and encouraging Firebird community. We hope many Firebird users and developers join our community to achieve success for Firebird in Japan.
Firebird is the "small and sharp" relational database being developed by the Community centered FirebirdSQL Foundation, it is the open source RDBMS what has derived from InterBase® of Borland Corporation. . Worldwide users, especially Europe, Russian, Central and South America, for both commercial and non-commercial use, use it. It is licensed by IPL( InterBase Public License) what is MPL alteration.
Firebird Japan User Association Start-up Group Member:
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Representative |
Tsutomu Hayashi |
Apex Ltd.
FirebirdSQL Foundation member |
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Assistant Representative |
Kouichi Takeda |
PSNetwork |
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Web Administrator |
Shue Miula |
DipMeshSystems |
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Member |
Minoru Yoshida |
TimefulSystem Inc. |
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Yasushi Higuchi |
Vigor Ltd. |
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Sadao Kondou |
DennouKenkyujo Inc. |
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Satoshi Sirai |
Tokyo |
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Eiji Miyazoe |
Kanagawa |
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Shigeki Hosaka |
Kanagawa |
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Yukio Makino |
Tokyo |
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Nobuhiro Kinoshita |
Kanagawa |
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ENDO Yasuyuki |
Time Intermedia Corporation |
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Senior Advisor |
Daiju Kato |
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Contact Details :
Firebird Japanese Users Association Start up Group Web page
Web Page http://www.firebird.gr.jp/
Office : Firebird Japanese Users Association Start-up Group Office
Address to care of Apex Ltd.
Dai-2 Syu-Ka-En Bld.4F, 2-11-3 Komazawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan 154-0012
TEL 81-3-5431-1711 FAX 81-3-5431-1712
firebird@apex-jp.com | 
