Product Release Deprecation Notices

April 2007

Dear Valued Customer,

DataDirect Technologies’ strategy is to deliver the highest value products with the most up-to-date technology available. As part of this continuing commitment, we are pleased to announce that DataDirect Connect for ODBC, Release 5.3 and DataDirect Connect XE for ODBC, Release 5.3 are now available.

DataDirect Technologies’ general policy is to provide support for the current release of our product and the immediately prior release. With each new release, we may drop support for older versions and platforms, particularly those that may no longer be supported by the database vendors themselves. Please review our current support matrix for full details on the database versions and platforms that are currently supported.

Pursuant to this policy, our ODBC 5.1 products are no longer supported. Release 5.2 is now the immediately prior release and will be supported until further notice. To ensure the best performance, functionality, and reliability, we strongly recommend that you plan for an upgrade to Release 5.3. We offer a variety of support options that can assist you with implementing the most effective migration path for your organization.

Please see the Release Highlights for complete details on what’s included in Release 5.3.

Thank you for being our valued customer and we look forward to continuing to support your data access needs.

Sincerely,

Mike Frost
Product Marketing Manager,
DataDirect Connect for ODBC
DataDirect Technologies