| Volker 2005-10-31, 8:23 pm |
| i-net software releases i-net MERLIA 7 (beta1) for MS SQL Server which supports JDBC 4.0, the new release of the Java Database Connectivity API which is a new major release with significant improvements on ease-of-use and programmer productivity. The new JDBC version introduces support for new SQL 2003 data types including native XML also.
While prior JDBC releases focused on improving functionality and introducing new features, JDBC 4.0 offers major benefits in the ease-of-use of the JDBC API.
As databases become increasingly capable of storing large amounts of binary and textual data, JDBC 4.0 offers extended support for the CLOB (character large object) and BLOB (binary large object) SQL data types. Perhaps the most significant enhancement in SQL 2003 is support for XML as a native database data type. JDBC 4.0 will be part of J2SE 1.6.
Related Links:
a.. Major changes in the JDBC API 4.0
b.. Driver Feature Matrix
c.. JDBC 4.0 specification on the Sun site
d.. Free download of a trial version
Volker Berlin
i-net software GmbH
10969 Berlin - Germany
http://www.inetsoftware.de
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