| InfoWorld
June 18, 2009
Microsoft Halting .NET Link to Oracle Databases
Deferring to other makers, Microsoft will discontinue its own software providing access from Microsoft .Net applications to Oracle databases |
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| Redmond Developer News
June 17, 2009
Data Driver: Is Microsoft Making it Harder to Talk to Oracle Databases
"Microsoft's decision to remove the Oracle data provider from its ADO.NET roadmap has generated a lot of buzz, with some saying it was wise for Redmond to cut bait on it, and others wondering whether it's going to mean lots of code re-writing." |
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| Application Development Trends
June 16, 2009
Microsoft Kills Its ADO.NET Data Provider for Oracle
In a significant move for those who develop .NET applications targeting Oracle databases, Microsoft is removing the Oracle data provider from its ADO.NET roadmap. |
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| Tech Republic
June 16, 2009
Book Review: The Data Access Handbook Offers Database Performance Tips
If you would like to improve your application’s performance when accessing a database, Justin James recommends reading The Data Access Handbook. He provides an overview of the book’s high points, as well as a few low points. |
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| BeyeNetwork
June 2009
BeyeNetwork Spotlight with Jeff Overton of DataDirect Technologies
Jeff Overton explains how DataDirect Shadow simplifies the integration of mainframe data or applications (business logic or green screens) with applications built on distributed Java or .NET application frameworks |
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| IT Knowledge Exchange
May 14, 2009
IT Bookworm Blog: Tuning Database Applications for Performance
Drawing on their unsurpassed experience with every leading database system and database connectivity API, authors John Goodson and Rob Steward reveal the powerful ways middleware affects application performance and guide developers with designing and writing API code that will deliver superior performance in each leading environment. In addition to covering essential concepts and techniques that apply across database systems and APIs, they present many API examples for ODBC, JDBC, and ADO dot NET as well as database system examples for DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, and Sybase |
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| Solutions-Daily
May 12, 2009
Breaking SOA Price Barrier for Mainframes
"DataDirect Shadow Version 7 Establishes New Benchmark for TCO Reduction; Eliminates 99 Percent of Charged Capacity for Mainframe Web Services Processing" |
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| Dr. Dobb's Journal
May 7, 2009
This Week's Developer Reading List
The Data Access Handbook: Achieving Optimal Database Application Performance and Scalability |
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| Visual Studio Magazine
May 1, 2009
Test Center Standard Edition and Connect ODBC 6.0
"Driving ODBC Harder. Looking to give a boost to applications that rely on Microsoft's Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) standard, DataDirect Technologies has updated its drivers. |
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| IBM developerWorks
April 28, 2009
Sandy Carter's Blog: DataDirect at Impact 2009
From SQL to SOAP to Events. A Q&A with Gregg Willhoit, Chief Architect of DataDirect Shadow. |
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| IT Jungle
April 21, 2009
DataDirect Updates ODBC Drivers
DataDirect Technologies last week announced a new release of its ODBC driver, which supports all major relational database management systems, including DB2 for IBM i (DB2/400). With version 6 of DataDirect Connect for ODBC, the company has delivered enhancements in the area of application development, performance, bulk loads, and failover. |
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| CRM Buyer
April 17, 2009
Cloud Implementation Part 3: Training for the Task
Training workers for new tasks is perhaps one of the biggest hidden costs of moving IT operations to a cloud environment. How much that's going to cost depends a lot on the nature of the cloud architecture being leveraged. In fact, it may lead to the creation of a new category of IT employee. DataDirect's Mark Troester weighs in. |
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| SD Times
April 15, 2009
New Products: DataDirect Connect for ODBC v. 6
Data connectivity and mainframe integration company DataDirect Technologies has made available DataDirect Connect 6.0, adding integration with major platforms and databases, including IBM’s DB2, Microsoft’s SQL Server, Oracle and Sybase. Company executives said that DataDirect Connect 6.0 has new load bulk functionality for loading bulk data into a database through the open database connectivity API, and for performing bulk operations without having to deploy load software from an outside source. |
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| Gartner Research
April 7, 2009
More Ways to Save Money in Your IBM Mainframe Environment
IT organizations remain under budgetary pressure. Gartner analyst Mike Chuba provides some nonstandard options to reduce mainframe costs and potentially defer upgrades. DataDirect is mentioned as being able to ensure that an organization’s installed MIPS are being used most effectively.
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| InformIT
April 03, 2009
Achieving Optimal Database Application Performance and Scalability
InformIT SQL Server Reference Guide host Buck Woody talks with Robert Steward, co-author of ""The Data Access Handbook,"" about database application performance. |
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| Database Trends & Applications
March 30, 2009
DataDirect Releases New ODBC Drivers; Publishes Book on Database Application Performance
DataDirect Technologies, a provider of data connectivity and mainframe integration, has released a new suite of 32-bit and 64-bit ODBC drivers that offer new enhancements intended to streamline application development, boost performance and reduce application certification costs. The updated suite, DataDirect Connect for ODBC version 6.0, integrates with the DataDirect Bulk Load and DataDirect Application Failover products. |
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Information Management
March 26, 2009
Case Studies in Brief: State of Maryland Stays Ahead of Criminals with Dashboard
The State of Maryland Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention (GOCCP) and Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) is using DataDirect Shadow with Oracle Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition as an essential technology solution behind its Law Enforcement Dashboard. |
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Redmond Developer News
March 26, 2009
Data Driver Blog: The Return of ODBC, Boom or Bust?
Microsoft has been quietly working to revive an old but trusted data access technology that some thought it had left for dead -- Open Database Connectivity or ODBC. Blog post includes commentary and opinion from Rob Steward, VP of R&D at DataDirect. |
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Visual Studio Magazine
March 26, 2009
DataDirect Boosts ODBC Drivers
Looking to give a boost to applications that rely on Microsoft's Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) standard, DataDirect Technologies this week released version 6.0 of its DataDirect Connect for OBDC. |
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Insurance and Networking News
March 5, 2009
Antares Selects DataDirect Shadow to Aid Real-Time Claim Adjudication
Antares Management Solutions, a business division of Medical Mutual Services LLC, is using a product called DataDirect Shadow, a single, unified integration architecture supporting mainframe SOA enablement and data integration, to integrate mainframe data into a service-oriented claims processing application, the companies report. |
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ebizQ
March 4, 2009
Mainframe SOA to Facilitate Real-Time Claims Adjudication
DataDirect Technologies, a provider of data connectivity and mainframe integration and an operating company of Progress Software Corporation, announced that Antares Management Solutions, a business division of Medical Mutual Services, LLC., is using DataDirect Shadow to integrate mainframe data into a service-oriented claims processing application to improve the efficiency of medical billing and customer service. |
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Computer Business Review
Feb 27, 2009
Clearpace Uses DataDirect's Open Access SDK and Runtime Software Components
"DataDirect Technologies, a provider of data connectivity and mainframe integration services, has announced that database archiving services provider Clearpace Software is using the DataDirect OpenAccess software development kit and runtime software components to enable standards-based data connectivity to its NParchive product from any data source or application." |
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Server Management
Feb 26, 2009
SOA is Not Dead
"Article authored by Gregg Willhoit, Chief Architect of DataDirect Shadow, discussing the debate about the viability of SOA and its ability to deliver on its promise." |
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InfoWorld
Feb 24, 2009
HIPAA, HL7, ICD and DataDirect
"Strategic Developer blogger Martin Heller visited DataDirect and learned about the headaches people will have conforming to the new HIPAA and ICD standards in the next few years. And, of course, he got a product demo." |
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SearchSOA
Feb 17, 2009
Componentized XML Query Tool Takes a Step Forward
Article highlighting the features and functionality found in version 4.0 of the DataDirect Data Integration Suite |
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IT Finance Connection
Feb 16, 2009
If Integrated Correctly, Legacy Mainframes can be Powerful BI Tools
Podcast with Dan Finerty, senior consulting engineer at DataDirect. |
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Database Trends & Applications
Feb 15, 2009
Understanding the Role of SDO in SOA
"Bylined article by Brad Wright of DataDirect discussing how Service Data Objects (SDO) is emerging as the standard for SOA data access via data services platforms." |
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Computerworld UK
Feb 6, 2009
Making Mainframe-Based SOA Affordable
Article by Gregg Willhoit, chief architect of DataDirect Shadow on how the combination of pre-planning and innovative new technologies can ensure that SOA initiatives remain within budget. |
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Information Management
Feb 1, 2009
DataDirect XML Converters 4.0
Product review by Don Taylor, Benefitfocus CTO and Jack Lunn, Benefitfocus director of engineering, Automation. |
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Visual Systems Journal
Feb 1, 2009
Data Integration Suite
The way we write applications changes, but the need to access data remains a challenge. DataDirect’s Data Integration Suite gives developers the tools to use data from virtually any data source in modern XML-based applications. The DataDirect Data Integration Suite has three main elements; there’s an XML application designer called Stylus Studio, an XQuery processor that you can use to query both XML and non-XML format data, and a set of XML Converters. |
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Visual Studio Magazine
Feb 1, 2009
The Latest Products for .NET Developers: DataDirect Connect for ADO.NET
Product overview of the new features and functionality found in the latest release of DataDirect Connect for ADO.NET. |
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XML Journal
Jan 9, 2009
DataDirect Data Integration Suite Features XQuery 4.0, XML Converters and Stylus Studio 2009
DataDirect Technologies announced the latest release of the DataDirect Data Integration Suite featuring new versions of its XML-based component technologies for data integration in traditional and service-oriented environments. |
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Database & Network Journal
Jan 1, 2009
Bringing Data Into Service: The Role of a Data Services Layer in SOA
Eric Samson, CTO of data services discusses how information locked away inside monolithic application silos has proven to be a stubborn obstacle to the flexibility that modern business requires. |
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IBM Systems Magazine
Jan 1, 2009
The Thin Blue Line
The State of Maryland helps law enforcement agencies improve efficiency with multidatabase access |
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DM Review
Dec 18, 2008
How MDM and Data Services Platforms can be Complementary
Article by DataDirect's CTO of Data Services, Eric Samson discussing how accessing and integrating quality data is the next step in SOA. |
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eBizQ
Dec 18, 2008
Making the Most of Your Mainframe Investments: Talking with DataDirect
Calvin Fudge, the Director of Marketing for the DataDirect Shadow Product Group speaks with Peter Schoof, managing editor of eBizQ at the Gartner AADI Conference. In the podcast, Calvin talks about SOA and the mainframe, and something that should be of interest to every company today...getting the most out of your IT investments. |
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Redmond Developer Magazine
Dec 18, 2008
Is LINQ to SQL Dead?
Some would argue LINQ to SQL was dead on arrival when it arrived in .NET 3.5 Framework just over a year ago, but Microsoft made that all but official during its Professional Developers Conference in October. This feature article includes commentary from DataDirect's Jonathan Bruce and recent DataDirect survey findings. |
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Visual Studio Magazine
Dec 12, 2008
DataDirect Releases ADO.NET Drivers
DataDirect Technologies this week upgraded its ADO.NET database drivers, which provide connectivity between .NET-based applications and DBMSes from Oracle, IBM, Microsoft and Sybase. |
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IT Jungle
Dec 9, 2008
DataDirect Supports i 6.1 with .NET Data Provider
Organizations that are looking to hook up their .NET applications to DB2/400 data sources may be interested to hear that DataDirect Technologies' ADO.NET data provider is now certified for IBM i 6.1, the latest release of the OS/400 operating system. |
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