DataDirect Connect® For ODBC

New Features in Version 6.0

• DataDirect Bulk Load- The 100% driver-based implementation delivers the best performance for bulk load scenarios without the need for database vendor bulk load tools or client libraries.

• DataDirect Application Failover- A flexible implementation that works with or without key data replication / clustering technologies to deliver improved application uptime, in some cases without requiring application code changes.

• NewGreenplumandPostgreSQLwire protocol drivers ¿ DataDirect extends its unparalleled breadth of database coverage to include two new open source databases.

• Advanced Connection Pooling ¿ DataDirect now supports connection pooling inside each driver rather than within the Driver Manager across all supported platforms. The unique implementation offers significant benefits over any other ODBC connection pooling implementation (including the ODBC Driver Manager on Windows), in that no application changes are required to use this feature, through tuning options you can limit the maximum number of connections, pre-load the connection pools, or re-connect dead connections in the pool and you can check pool status and clear pools through API calls.

• Virtualisation Certification ¿ DataDirect has expanded its commitment and support for using DataDirect Connect for ODBC in virtualised environments by using our industry-leading test and verification suites to certify these virtualisation platforms and technologies: AIX LPARS, HP nPartitions and vPars, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Full Virtualisation, Solaris Zones (Containers), Windows Server 2008 Virtualisation, VMWare

• New Client Platforms: AIX 6.1, Windows Server 2008 on x86-64, Windows Vista SP1 on x86-64 & Windows XP SP3 on x86-64

• New or updated drivers in this release: Btrieve, DB2, Greenplum, Informix, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Sybase & Teradata