IBM DB2 JDBC DRIVER

The Most Reliable, Best Performing IBM DB2 JDBC Driver

DataDirect Type 5 Architecture DB2 JDBC Driver
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The Progress DataDirect Type 5 DB2 JDBC driver delivers the best performance and scalability for Java applications connecting to IBM DB2. DataDirect Connect for JDBC provides the benefits of Type 5 features across all DB2 versions and platforms.

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Solves the limitations of Type 4 DB2 JDBC drivers
Supports simultaneous connections to all supported versions of DB2 from one Type 5 JDBC driver
Consistently leads the industry in performance and scalability in SPECjAppServer/ECPerf industry benchmarks
Provides robust JDBC 3.0 / JDBC 4.0 feature set
Offers high-performance Bulk Load capabilities
Supports advanced DB2 9.7 features

BENEFITS
FEATURES
DATA SHEET

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 DB2 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 DB2 server, without making application code changes
Provides comprehensive database/platform coverage from one vendor	One DB2 JDBC driver - 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 DB2 JDBC driver - for simultaneous connections to all DB2 database versions and platforms, including Windows, UNIX, Linux, iSeries (AS/400), and z/OS (OS/390), significantly reducing the costs of deploying and testing applications against multiple versions of DB2 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 DB2, such as Oracle, SQL Server, 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's DB2 JDBC driver is 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 – 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, and an extensive knowledgebase

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

Application failover and load balancing
Interoperability between databases and different versions of each database
SQL up-leveling

DB2 v9.7 on Linux, UNIX, and Windows Feature Support

256-bit AES encryption
Currently Committed Transaction Isolation
Statement Concentrator
Inline LOBs
Oracle compatibility data types
New Functions and SQL syntax

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

Additional DB2 JDBC Driver Functionality

Hibernate certification
Fully internationalized—Unicode, double-byte, multi-byte
JTA/JTS support
Robust data type support such as timestamp values
Savepoints
Multiple open result sets
Parameter meta data
Testing and debugging tools

HIGH-PERFORMANCE JDBC DRIVERS

Progress ® DataDirect Connect ® and Connect XE ® for JDBC ™ is the world’s only suite of Type 5 JDBC drivers for all major databases. Progress DataDirect Connect for JDBC is the SPECjAppServer/ECPerf performance and scalability leader, and supports advanced functionality such as application failover, load balancing, bulk load, SSL data encryption, and OS (operating system) Authentication. Progress DataDirect Connect for JDBC consistently supports the latest database features and is fully compliant with Java SE 6.0 and JDBC 5.0. Using Progress DataDirect Connect for JDBC , developers can easily build database-independent applications; a common architecture across all major databases makes it easy to switch databases or upgrade to new versions of an existing database.

ONLY COMPREHENSIVE SET OF JDBC DRIVERS FOR ALL MAJOR DATABASES

Progress DataDirect Connect for JDBC offers the same high performance and rich functionality no matter what database you need to access — Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, Salesforce.com, Sybase, MySQL, Informix , Windos Azure SQL Database, database.com, force.com, and Progress ® OpenEdge ® 11 M T.

Robust, configurable, high-availability functionality to Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, Salesforce.com, Sybase, and MySQL including transaction failover, load balancing, and more.
One driver for each database regardless of database version or JDK version.
Ability to enable functionality or tune for performance without the need to access and change application code.
100% Java DataDirect Bulk Load across all supported databases for dramatically improved JDBC Batch operations or simplifying bulk data movement.
Full functionality is available across all supported JDK versions regardless of what platform they are running on.
Full support for use and deployment with any app server or object- relational mapping (ORM) technology including IBM Websphere, JPA, Oracle Weblogic, JBoss, Hibernate, Apache Tomcat, or Spring.
A common architecture enables database-independent application development, reducing development effort and allowing developers to complete projects far more quickly.

UNPARALLELED PERFORMANCE AND SCALABILITY

Progress DataDirect JDBC drivers have been benchmarked against other drivers for a variety of database operations. In our test methodology, we compare the capacity and efficiency of the providers by isolating and testing these key variables: throughput, CPU efficiency, and memory usage.

Superior throughput—DataDirect throughput is unmatched, on average processing 20-500% more work over competing JDBC drivers in a given time period. In one test that simulates a monthly report in which many records are fetched, the DataDirect driver delivers up to 1450% more throughput, and in most tests, Progress DataDirect driver throughput stays high and even increases as more users are added.
Greater CPU efficiency—DataDirect drivers use considerably fewer CPU cycles to deliver superior throughput than competing drivers—in many cases, up to 150% more CPU efficient.
Smaller memory footprint—DataDirect drivers use significantly less memory while doing more work than competing drivers—in some cases using almost one fifth (20%) of the memory of other drivers.

With a faster, more resource-efficient driver, you need less hardware to support your applications. This is particularly meaningful when your application is sharing resources with other applications deployed on a single server or running in a resource-limited environment typical of virtualization.

To learn more or download a free, 15 day trial of Progress ® DataDirect Connect ® for JDBC ™ , go to www.progress.com/datadirect

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