OLE DB PROVIDERS FROM Progress® DataDirect®
The Premier Suite of ADO / OLE DB Providers for Oracle, SQL Server, and More
Progress DataDirect Connect for ADO enables reliable, high-performance data connectivity to Oracle, SQL Server, Sybase, Informix and XML from client/server and web-based applications on the Microsoft platform.
DataDirect Connect for ADO providers are ADO / OLE DB data access components that use the Microsoft OLE DB specification to connect business applications to relational data sources such as Oracle and non-relational data stores such as XML files. DataDirect OLE DB providers offer:
- Improved performance
- Superior quality and reliability
- Advanced functionality
Enterprise-Level Performance
DataDirect Connect for ADO is optimized for high-volume, high-load environments, ensuring high-performing, continuous connectivity for client, server, or web-based ADO / OLE DB applications.
Quality and Reliability
DataDirect OLE DB providers are rigorously tested and certified using Microsoft LTM, OLE DB consumers such as Microsoft ADO, Visual Studio, and Internet Information Server, as well as the DataDirect Verification Suite, the industry's largest, most mature testing framework.
Advanced Functionality
- Strict adherence to the Microsoft OLE DB specification
- Latest database features supported
- Certified with Microsoft OLE DB-enabled tools including ADO, Visual Basic, Visual InterDev, Internet Information Server and Visual Studio
- Query processor engine included for full SQL-based processing of non-SQL data stores such as XML files






