DataDirect JDBC driver for Oracle - Overcome application issues relating to Oracle-WebSphere
Developers turn to Oracle and IBM for optimal database and application server performance. Why hinder your investment by utilizing a sub-optimal Oracle JDBC driver?
The Oracle Thin JDBC driver (from Oracle) is known to suffer from reliability and performance shortcomings. These WebSphere performance problems manifest themselves in application and performance failures, resulting in application downtime and user satisfaction issues.
When such failures occur, the obvious option is to turn to technical support from IBM and Oracle. However, these fierce competitors do not easily collaborate with one another; causing difficult problems for the application developer in search of a solution.
At DataDirect, we see customers turning to us to address memory leaks, and other feature shortcomings in the Oracle Thin JDBC driver (from Oracle). What they have found is that the DataDirect JDBC driver for Oracle eliminates these issues while providing a significant improvement in performance and scalability.
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To further benefit the developer community, we've introduced the Oracle/WebSphere Weak Link Replacement Program. When you're ready to discuss how to bolster your Oracle-WebSphere performance, call 1-800-876-3101 or +44 (0) 1753 218 930 (outside North America), or contact us online.
To learn more about the differences between the DataDirect Oracle JDBC driver and the Oracle native driver, see the table below.
Program Summary
DataDirect Oracle JDBC Driver |
Oracle Thin Driver |
Production proven reliability - fully certified and tested with J2EE Compatibility Test Suites 1.2, 1.3, and 1.4 |
Out of Memory conditions, thread and connection issues are common - Oracle driver fails CTS |
Robust feature set fully compliant with JDBC 3.0 specification |
Oracle driver is feature incomplete and some features are implemented using a proprietary, non-standard approach |
Proven performance and scalability leader based on SPECjAppServer benchmarks |
Average performance with severe limitations with some query conditions |
DataDirect provides award-winning 24x7 technical support |
Technical support resolution dependent on non-collaborating parties |
Single driver for all of your Java needs; supports enterprise standard across all databases, application servers |
Oracle-only support; other vendor support will be required for additional databases and applications deployed across the enterprise |
"We turned to DataDirect to solve a problem that we were having with the native Oracle driver relating to memory problems and connection issues. Not only were those problems immediately eliminated, we experienced a 450% improvement in driver performance."
IT Manager, Financial Services Industry
