Wire Protocol ODBC Drivers
A wire protocol ODBC driver communicates directly to the database through the database’s own wire level protocol and does not require database client libraries such as Oracle SQL*Net or DB2 Connect. The driver itself contains all the software needed to connect to the database.
Key ODBC Driver Wire Protocol Benefits
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Improves application performance |
Progress DataDirect ODBC drivers communicate directly with the database over TCP/IP via the database’s wire level API. This eliminates the memory, CPU, and network bottlenecks associated with database client libraries, and increases application throughput—even as user loads increase. Wire protocol drivers have even been proven to yield better performance than programs written with the native database programming API. View ODBC performance results. |
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Simplifies deployment and administration |
Since our drivers don’t require client libraries, you don’t have to install and configure the database software on each client machine to access the server—that saves the time and complication of installation and maintenance. The benefits become even more obvious when your application needs to access multiple databases that each have their own version of the client library. You can eliminate the need for multiple different client software products on each system. This considerably reduces the footprint on each machine. |
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Improves application reliability |
Database client libraries are the source of much of the memory leaks experienced by applications performing data access. Wire protocol drivers bypass the client libraries and connect directly to the database. This approach eliminates all of the headaches associated with client libraries, from memory leaks to application hangs and crashes. |
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Supports a wide variety of databases and platforms |
32-bit and 64-bit ODBC drivers for Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, Sybase, Informix, Salesforce, MySQL and other databases on a variety of platforms, including Windows, UNIX and Linux. |
