Database Connectivity

DataDirect Connect for ODBC database driver's unique wire protocol design eliminates the need for database client software and libraries, greatly simplifying installation and deployment, and dramatically improving application performance and scalability.

DataDirect Connect for JDBC offers the fastest and most comprehensive suite of Type 4 JDBC drivers and is the SPECjAppServer/ECPerf performance and scalability leader. This suite supports distributed transactions, connection pooling, updating BLOB/CLOB data types, and Windows authentication.

DataDirect Connect for ADO.NET is the industry's only suite of ADO.NET data providers with a 100% managed architecture, eliminating the need for database clients, boosting performance, and delivering a flexible, secure connection to Oracle, DB2, Sybase, and Microsoft SQL Server.

DataDirect Connect64 for SSIS enables the development, deployment, and 64-bit runtime execution of Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) packages for non-SQL Server databases such as Sybase, Oracle, and DB2.

DataDirect Connect for ADO is the premier suite of native ADO - OLEDB providers, enabling reliable, high-performance data connectivity for client/server and web-based applications on the Microsoft platform.

DataDirect SequeLink is a complete end-to-end middleware solution that provides a universal client for ODBC, JDBC, and ADO.NET. SequeLink is the best choice if your application requires the advantages provided by a middle tier data connectivity solution.

XML Data Integration

DataDirect XQuery is an embeddable software component based on the XQuery and XQJ standards that enables Java applications to access both relational and XML data sources using a single query. DataDirect XQuery is easily embeddable, standards-based, database-independent and operating-system independent.

DataDirect XML Converters™ are high-performance Java™ and .NET components that provide bi-directional, programmatic access to virtually any non-XML file including EDI, flat files, and other legacy formats. DataDirect XML Converters allow developers to seamlessly stream any non-XML data as XML to industry-leading XML processing components or to any application. They support StAX, SAX, XmlReader, XmlWriter, DOM and I/O streaming interfaces, and can be embedded directly for transformation purposes, or as part of a chain of programs including XSLT and XQuery, or even inside XML pipelines. DataDirect XML Converters maximize developer productivity and provide a fast, scalable solution for converting between EDI and other legacy formats and XML.

Stylus Studio is an innovative XML IDE, providing advanced support for XML and its related technologies; XSL, XSLT, XML Schema, DTD, SOAP, WSDL, XML mapping and XQuery. Studio simplifies XML programming and enhances developer productivity.

DataDirect Connect for ODBC

DataDirect Connect for ODBC is the fastest, most comprehensive suite of ODBC drivers for all major databases. The unique wire protocol design of DataDirect's ODBC driver eliminates the need for database client software and libraries, which greatly simplifies installation and administration and dramatically improves performance.

This clientless ODBC driver even outperforms applications that use the database's native (proprietary) API for database access. The DataDirect ODBC driver is the industry standard for ODBC drivers, providing the advanced functionality, performance, and reliability that developers need to quickly deliver high-quality, database-independent applications.

DataDirect Technologies offers the most comprehensive suite of ODBC drivers:
- Supports all major databases - Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, Sybase, Informix
- Supports all major platforms - Windows, Unix, and Linux
- Supports access to Microsoft SQL Server from Unix
- One ODBC driver supports all versions of Oracle (8i, 9i, and 10g)

DataDirect Connect64 for ODBC

DataDirect Connect64 for ODBC is the industry's only complete suite of 64-bit ODBC drivers for all major databases. It allows you to take full advantage of the scalability and performance gains of 64-bit platforms with equally powerful database connectivity. Our unique wire protocol design eliminates the need for database client software and libraries, which greatly simplifies installation and administration and dramatically improves performance.

DataDirect Connect for .NET

DataDirect Connect for .NET is the only suite of 100% managed data providers, delivering secure, high-performance data connectivity to all major databases. DataDirect Connect for .NET data providers are written entirely in C#, which means they run completely under the control of the .NET CLR (Common Language Runtime), making no calls outside the .NET framework. DataDirect Connect for .NET's unique architecture does not require database client software such as Oracle Net. This optimizes network access for better performance and makes it easier to install, deploy, and administer applications

DataDirect Connect for ADO

DataDirect Connect for ADO is the premier suite of native ADO providers, enabling reliable, high-performance data connectivity for client/server and web-based applications on the Microsoft platform. Connect for ADO supports the latest OLE DB specification, providing data access across a broad range of client platforms and data sources, including XML. Connect for ADO is the industry's only suite of providers that includes a robust SQL optimizer for join capabilities and SQL access to non-SQL-based data stores

DataDirect Connect for SQL/XML

DataDirect Connect for SQL/XML is the only complete set of components allowing Java applications to easily exchange data between XML and relational formats across all the major databases - Oracle, DB2, MS SQL Server, Informix, and Sybase. It gives developers a consistent, standards-based approach to creating XML documents directly as the result of a SQL query, or to use SQL queries to consume XML documents and update relational data.

DataDirect Xquery

DataDirect XQuery is an XQuery implementation for XML applications that need to process both XML and relational data sources. It is easily embeddable, standards-based, database-independent and operating-system independent. DataDirect XQuery not only offers excellent performance, but also scales well as the number of users or the size of the database increases. DataDirect XQuery is designed to be used in Java applications by software vendors and corporate IT departments.

DataDirect SequeLink

DataDirect SequeLink is a complete, end-to-end solution for configuring and managing data access across virtually any number of data stores, operating systems and deployment options. SequeLink provides a universal client for ODBC, JDBC, ADO/OLE DB, or .NET, and adds value beyond data connectivity with sophisticated security, distributed transaction support, and centralized management.

Multi-Database Connectivity Solution

DataDirect Technologies offers two families of products for database connectivity: DataDirect Connect application components and DataDirect SequeLink, a complete end-to-end middleware solution that provides a universal client for ODBC, JDBC, ADO or .NET.

SequeLink may be the best choice if your application needs access to three or more data stores. The SequeLink universal client is database independent, so if you decide to incorporate additional data sources, you do not need to update or install a new SequeLink client.

SequeLink also provides a centralized console for configuring and managing data access from a single point of control