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ODBC to SQL Server

Get the Most Secure ODBC to SQL Server Driver

Developers of distributed applications that use ODBC to SQL Server connectivity must consider and guard against a variety of security threats including router vulnerabilities, denial of service attacks, packet sniffing, credential hijacking, and SQL injection. An important security element in such environments is your selection of an ODBC to SQL Server database driver. Depending on its design, an ODBC to SQL Server driver can reinforce your security measures, or become an added complication and point of vulnerability.

Progress DataDirect Delivers Superior ODBC to SQL Server Security

As the world’s leading developer of data connectivity software, Progress® DataDirect builds unmatched security features into our comprehensive suite of ODBC, ADO.NET, and JDBC database drivers. Our ODBC SQL Server middleware, like all of our drivers, includes data protecting mechanisms such as:

  • A unique wire protocol architecture that eliminates the need for database client libraries, thus removing a security vulnerability and potential cause of memory leaks.
  • Embedded TLS/SSL data encryption technology, enabling you to automatically encrypt your ODBC to SQL Server communications and reduce the risk of packet sniffing, credential theft, or SQL injection.
  • Built-in support for Kerberos and NTLM authentication systems, so that ODBC to SQL Server database access can be seamlessly integrated into Single Sign-On mechanisms.

The industry’s most aggressive and comprehensive testing suite helps to ensure that our ODBC to SQL Server connectivity products provide fail-safe security in any type of production environment. The same robust security features that safeguard our ODBC drivers for Microsoft back ends are also standard across our entire line of database drivers, including JDBC Oracle drivers and other types of JDBC connectivity.

Performance and Reliability

Benchmarking studies have shown Progress DataDirect database drivers to be the best performing drivers on the market, by metrics such as throughput, CPU efficiency, and memory footprint. For 64bit application architectures, we offer ultra-high performance ODBC Oracle 64bit and other 64bit ODBC drivers. For businesses with data integration needs, Progress provides a wide range of solutions including EDI conversion products.

Our 20 years-long dedication to building secure, dependable, high performance enterprise data solutions has made Progress DataDirect the data connectivity and integration provider of choice for many of the world’s leading companies, including 96 of the Fortune 100.

Learn more about Progress DataDirect ODBC drivers, or download a driver today and start your free trial period.