OpenLink Software unleashes high-performance data access driver, ver.1.1 for java with bi-directional scrollable cursor support

Business Wire, April 2, 1997

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 2, 1997--

OpenLink Software provides a powerful enhancement to JDBC

allowing users to scroll in both directions.

OpenLink Software, Inc., industry leaders in the development and deployment of secure, high-performance JDBC, ODBC and UDBC technology, announces the release of OpenLink High-Performance Driver, Version 1.1 for JDBC, the much anticipated extension of its industry acclaimed high-performance JDBC Driver suite.

OpenLink High-Performance Driver, Version 1.1 for JDBC introduces bi-directional scrollable cursor support to all database engines supported by OpenLink Software: Oracle, Informix, CA Ingres, Sybase, Progress, MS SQL Server, Unify, and Postgres95 also included is support for JDK 1.1.

JDBC Developers currently suffer from JDBC's ResultSet object's inability to scroll backwards or to absolute or relative positions in a SQL ResultSet. With OpenLink High-Performance Driver Version 1.1 for JDBC, enterprise JDBC application/applet development is made simple.

Though this problem has been partially solved by proprietary platform specific implementations by other vendors, Openlink Software's response has been to not only implement it themselves but to also make it widely available to all at no cost.

The release of OpenLink High-Performance Driver Version 1.1 for JDBC will be available by April 30th 1997 for immediate download from OpenLink Software, Inc.'s home page: http://www.openlinksw.com and will be demonstrated at JavaOne .

"OpenLink Software's commitment to product excellence and innovation is more than emphasized by this new product release. We are providing High Performance drivers for JDBC that fully support the Java proposition of "Write Once, Run Anywhere," said OpenLink Software President & CEO, Kingsley Idehen. "JDBC is very limited without bi-directional scrolling. OpenLink Software has put a very conclusive end to this dilemma for developers and end-users."

"It's exciting to see OpenLink Software deliver innovative technology that puts the real needs of the market place first," said Dr. Lew Tucker, Director of Corporate and ISV Relations at JavaSoft, a business unit of Sun Microsystems, Inc. "OpenLink Software's standards of excellence continue to highlight the importance of JDBC at the enterprise level."

OpenLink Software, Inc. is an industry-leading developer and deployer of high-performance, secure Universal Database Connectivity Technology, independent of operating system, network protocol, and underlying database engine. Its technologies adhere to key industry data access standards such as Java Database Connectivity (JDBC), Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) and X/Open SQL CLI. -0-

OpenLink Software, Universal DataBase Connectivity and UDBC are trademarks of OpenLink Software. All other trade names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

CONTACT: OpenLink Software

Helen Heward-Mills, 617 273 0900

hmills@openlinksw.com