SQL Server JDBC Driver

The Most Reliable, Best Performing JDBC Driver for All Microsoft SQL Server Versions

The Progress DataDirect Type 5 JDBC SQL Server driver delivers the best performance and scalability for Java applications connecting to Microsoft SQL Server. DataDirect Connect for JDBC provides the benefits of Type 5 features across all major databases.




  • Solves the limitations of Type 4 JDBC driversLearn more about JDBC Performance
  • One driver supports simultaneous connections to all supported versions of SQL Server
  • Performance and scalability leader in SPECjAppServer/ECPerf industry benchmarks
  • Robust JDBC 3.0 / JDBC 4.0 feature set

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Performance
  • SPECjAppServer/ECPerf performance benchmark leader
  • Multiple connection tuning options and easy driver tuning
  • Bulk load operations
  • Pooling and managing connections
  • Statement pooling
  • Freeze/Unfreeze pooled statements
  • Data conversion
  • Socket management
  • Network wire management
  • Batching and throughput optimization
Security
  • OS authentication (aka Single Sign-On) via Kerberos
  • SSL data encryption
Enterprise Application Functionality
Driver Functionality
  • Hibernate certification
  • Fully internationalized - Unicode, double-byte, multi-byte
  • JTA/JTS support
  • Robust data type support such as BLOB/CLOB and timestamp values
  • Savepoints
  • Multiple open result sets
  • Parameter meta data
  • Testing and debugging tools
Specification Compliance / Support
  • Java SE 6.0
  • JDBC 3.0
  • JDBC 4.0
  • J2EE Certified for 1.4, 1.3, 1.2 Compatibility Test Suites (CTS)
  • Certified with J2EE Connector Architecture (resource adapters)
  • Supports any Java-enabled platform that supports JDK 1.4 or higher*

*Java SE 6 or higher required to use JDBC 4.0 functionality

 

Improves the performance and scalability of your Java applications

  • Clear performance winner - in benchmark tests comparing updates, inserts, fetches, and parameter-based processing
  • High-performance Bulk Load - enables loading large amounts of data into SQL Server very quickly, without requiring application code changes or additional bulk load tools
  • Easy-to-use tuning options - Control the amount of data returned across the network on single roundtrips from the SQL Server server, without making application code changes

Provides comprehensive database/platform coverage from one vendor

  • One JDBC driver for SQL Server - regardless of database version or platform
  • One vendor – for all your data connectivity needs (JDBC, ODBC, .NET) for any major database—SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, Sybase, and more, while offering extensive platform support

Makes it easy and cost effective to support multiple databases and database versions

  • One JDBC driver - for simultaneous connections to SQL Server 7, 2000, 2005, and 2008, significantly reducing the costs of deploying and testing applications against multiple versions of SQL Server
  • Interoperability features - A common architecture across drivers and robust interoperability features such as SQL up-leveling greatly simplify the task of supporting other databases in addition to SQL Server, such as Oracle, DB2, Sybase, and more

Delivers simple, easy-to-use high availability for any application

  • Application failover – Automatically and transparently redirects requests to an alternate database server if the primary server is unavailable because of a hardware failure or traffic overload, without requiring changes to application code
  • Load balancing - Works with failover to help distribute new connections so that no one server is overwhelmed with connection requests

Enables single sign-on and end-to-end data encryption

  • SSL data encryption - secures the integrity of your data and provides client/server authentication
  • Operating system authentication via Kerberos - allows you to include database access in a Single Sign-On environment

Guarantees reliability for demanding production environments

DataDirect JDBC drivers for SQL Server are quality tested and certified with:

  • Sun’s Compatibility Test Suite (CTS)
  • DataDirect’s JDBC Verification Suite - the largest, most mature JDBC testing infrastructure, which tests all JDKs, multiple connection modes, and Java application servers
  • Hibernate Certification Test Kit - guarantees the highest level of compatibility, performance, scalability, and reliability when using DataDirect JDBC drivers with Hibernate

Ensures 100% specification compliance and robust functionality

  • JDBC 3.0 / JDBC 4.0 full compliance – supports key functionality, such as validating connections, getting and setting client information, and automatically loading the driver by the Java SE 6 VM
  • Robust functionality - Bulk Load, Multiple Open ResultSets, Statement Pooling, Freeze/Unfreeze Statement Pool, Connection Pooling and Management, Load Balancing, and Failover
  • Robust data type support – BLOB/CLOB, timestamp values, Savepoints, and resource clean up

Reduces total cost of ownership through superior technical support

  • Award-winning technical support - Focused on database connectivity, our 24x7 support can help you resolve data connectivity issues quickly; includes phone, web, email, forum, fax, and an extensive knowledgebase

 

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