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Follow UsBEDFORD, USA: DataDirect Technologies, solution provider for data connectivity and mainframe integration and an operating company of Progress Software Corporation, today announced the availability of DataDirect Connect for ODBC version 6.0.
The latest release of 32-bit and 64-bit ODBC drivers offers new enhancements intended to streamline application development, boost performance and reduce application certification costs with the inclusion of DataDirect Bulk Load and DataDirect Application Failover.
With support for all major platforms and popular databases including Oracle, DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, Sybase and Informix, DataDirect Connect for ODBC version 6.0 extends its wire protocol design to the PostgreSQL and Greenplum databases providing open source users with reliable, high-performance database connectivity.
A provider of third-party ODBC drivers since the inception of the standard, DataDirect Technologies continues its commitment to superior application development with the introduction of DataDirect Bulk Load.
The complete, driver-based implementation delivers for bulk-load scenarios without the need for database vendor tools or client libraries. With the DataDirect Bulk Load functionality found in DataDirect Connect for ODBC version 6.0, software developers can:
* Load bulk data into a database the fastest way possible through ODBC
* Export data from one database and import it into another
* Perform a variety of bulk operations without having to use or deploy load tools from the database vendor
* Boost the performance of existing batch operations without the need for application code changes
The new DataDirect Application Failover features in DataDirect Connect for ODBC version 6.0 offer enterprise quality failover with no application changes. Solving the mission-critical problem of what happens to an application if access to the database goes down, DataDirect Application Failover provides a consistent, interoperable, database-independent solution for all supported databases.
The flexible implementation works with or without expensive data replication or clustering technologies from database vendors to deliver application reliability and uptime and help independent software vendors (ISVs) and corporate IT departments enhance the application user experience.
“During these fiscally challenging times, data access and developer features found in the DataDirect Connect for ODBC version 6.0 are certain to help organizations improve programmer productivity, bring products to market faster and reduce customer support burdens,” said John Goodson, vice president and general manager for DataDirect Technologies.
DataDirect Connect for ODBC consistently supports the latest implementation of the ODBC specification and offers robust security features including operating system authentication for creating a Single Sign-On environment and Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption to protect critical data.
Wire protocol architecture allows the DataDirect Connect for ODBC drivers to deliver the fastest, most scalable and secure application connections to relational databases.
By removing the need for database client-library software, time consuming and complicated deployment issues related to installing and maintaining different versions of the client software for different databases, database versions and operating systems are eliminated.
Other notable features found in DataDirect Connect for ODBC version 6.0 include advanced connection pooling inside each driver vs. the driver manager. Unlike other ODBC connection pooling tools available, DataDirect Technologies’ requires no application code changes to use the feature and provides a variety of options for monitoring, managing and tuning the pool itself.