MySQL is open source software it provides an online documentation under the free GPL authorization. MySQL provides standard-based drivers for JDBC, ODBC, and .Net enabling developers to build better database apps in their language of choice.

MySQL AB, one of the leading developers of the world’s most popular Open Source database, has recently announced that it has recently added a latest JDBC driver. The new MySQL driver, which was initially developed by Mark Matthews in 1998 as the Open Source “MM.MySQL” driver, debuts as a MySQL product with noteworthy performance and feature enhancements that helps to maintain its position as the most important driver for Java connectivity to the MySQL database.

The Progress Data Direct Type 5 JDBC drivers can solve the confines of Type 4 JDBC drivers, delivering the best ever, most scalable Java app performance. The Data Direct proven line of JDBC drivers can support all major databases and include advanced enterprise functionality such as application failover, bulk load, SSL data encryption, and operating system authentication via Kerberos.

JDBC driver enhances developer efficiency, with having Powerful interoperability features such as SQL up-leveling significantly simplify the task of supporting multiple databases. JDBC driver is stringently quality tested and certified and fully compliant with JDBC 3.0 / JDBC 4.0, supporting key functionality of these specifications.

DataDirect’s JDBC driver supports all key databases—Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, Sybase, MySQL, Salesforce.com and more. For enterprises with more than one database, that means less time testing data connectivity code and smoother deployments.

In addition, one Type 5 JDBC driver supports synchronized connections to all versions of a database, which significantly reduces the costs of deploying and testing applications against multiple versions of a database. By providing superior technical support of 24/7 customer service it reduces total cost of ownership

According to an official of MySQL API, “Drivers have a huge impact on performance, and with MySQL Connector/J, Java developers have a solution that will take the built-for-speed MySQL database to new performance highs.”

MySQL JDBC driver features:

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	SSL data encryption Password encryption
Enterprise Application Functionality	Application failover and load balancing SQL Up-Leveling Fully internationalized—Unicode, double-byte, multi-byte Interoperability between databases and different versions of each database
Driver Functionality	Hibernate certification JTA/JTS support Supports InnoDB, MyISAM, and Memory (HEAP) storage engines Supports deployment into any standard web or application server environment including, but not limited to, Apache’s Jakarta projects (Tomcat, Turbine, Velocity, etc.), JBoss, BEA WebLogic, and IBM WebSphere Application Server Auto-generated keys Full Calendar Support Server-side prepared statements Statement pooling Stored procedures Streaming result sets Large BLOBs and CLOBs Parameter metadata for a variety of statement types Batches Scroll-sensitivity Robust data type support such as timestamp values Savepoints Multiple open result sets Parameter meta data Testing and debugging tools
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

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