PROGRESS DATADIRECT ODBC DRIVERS

Superior Performance from the Industry's Only Suite of Wire Protocol ODBC Drivers

The industry standard for ODBC database connectivity, Progress DataDirect's ODBC drivers deliver the fastest, most scalable application performance. Progress DataDirect's ODBC drivers support all major databases and platforms, including Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, Sybase, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Teradata, and more. In addition to Windows, Progress DataDirect ODBC drivers are available for UNIX and Linux, as well as for 64-bit and 32-bit applications.

PRODUCT OVERVIEW
KEY FEATURES
KEY BENEFITS

Unlike "classic" ODBC drivers from database vendors and other suppliers, Progress DataDirect's unique wire protocol ODBC drivers eliminate the need to connect to the database through database client libraries. Eliminating client libraries such as Oracle SQL*Net and DB2 Connect means better response time and throughput and reduced cost and time in deploying and maintaining applications.

Performance	Wire protocol architecture Easy driver tuning via Performance Tuning Wizard Bulk Load Load balancing Pooling and managing connections Data conversion Socket management Network wire management Batching and throughput optimization
Security	OS authentication (aka Single Sign-On) via Kerberos TLS / SSL data encryption
Enterprise Application Functionality	Application failover Load balancing Most widely-used ODBC Driver Manager for Unix/Linux Unicode and ANSI character sets Interoperability between databases and different versions of each database Built-in debugging capabilities
Comprehensive Database / Platform Coverage	Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, Sybase, Teradata, MySQL, Greenplum, PostgreSQL, and others Windows and Unix / Linux 64-bit ODBC drivers available
Driver Functionality	Advanced data types such as BLOB, CLOB, XML, NCHAR, etc. Consistently supports the latest ODBC specification and database features
Quality and Reliability	Quality tested and certified with the largest, most mature ODBC testing infrastructure in existence
Technical Support	Award-winning support is focused exclusive on data connectivity, offering 24x7 phone, web, email, and an extensive knowledgebase

Most ODBC drivers require the use of database client libraries such as Oracle SQL*Net to connect to the database. This creates performance bottlenecks and increases the amount of time and effort required for application maintenance. Progress DataDirect ODBC drivers eliminate this unnecessary overhead by communicating directly to the database through the database's own wire level protocol.

Improves application performance and scalability – Because Progress DataDirect ODBC drivers don't require database client libraries, the associated memory, CPU, and network bottlenecks are eliminated, resulting in increased throughput, even as user loads increase.
Simplifies application deployment and administration – You don't have to install and configure the database software on each client machine to access the database server. This simplifies installation and maintenance and considerably reduces the footprint on each machine.
Improves application stability and uptime – Database client libraries introduce memory leaks, increasing the likelihood of application or platform hangs or crashes. Wire protocol drivers help you avoid these issues and dramatically improve application and environment reliability by eliminating the client.

In addition, Progress DataDirect provides comprehensive database and platform coverage from one vendor, making it easy and cost effective to support multiple databases and database versions:

Supports all major databases – Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, Sybase, Teradata, MySQL, Greenplum, PostgreSQL, and more.
One driver supports simultaneous connections to multiple versions of a database – This significantly reduces the cost of deploying and testing applications against multiple versions of a database.
Supports all major platforms – Windows, Unix, and Linux.
Supports 64-bit applications – Take full advantage of faster processing speeds with 64-bit ODBC drivers.
Supports all major UNIX platforms – IBM AIX, HP-UX, and Sun Solaris across a wide range of processor architectures.

As a provider focused exclusively on data connectivity, Progress DataDirect offers the most proven and technical robust line of ODBC drivers. Over 350 independent software vendors and thousands of corporations rely on Progress DataDirect for the most demanding production environments.