Generix announces CONNX8.3 with new support for JAVA!
CONNX 8.3 is a milestone in CONNX history with JDBC
support for Java.
The new version also adds a "thin client"
infrastructure, FTL (Fast Tuning Logic) Technology, CONNX connection pooling, and SCT
import additions. The addition of JDBC support for CONNX opens entirely new markets and
applications for Generix. The dynamic new FTL technology uses an application of circuit
simplification technology to simply and supercharge SQL queries.
Generix today announced the latest release of CONNX®
data access middleware
CONNX 8.3 - which will add support for the JDBC (Java
Data Base Connectivity) standard enabling data access from any Java supported platform.
CONNX is a single master data access engine that gives
instant access to data from multiple enterprise data sources - in real time without
expensive programming or disruption to existing systems.
CONNX presents data in a framework, which allows data
from multiple databases to be accessed as if it existed in one relational database.
In addition to support for JDBC, CONNX also provides an
ODBC interface to DB2, Digital RMS, Codasyl DBMS, Oracle Rdb, Oracle RDBMS, SQL Server,
Sybase, Informix, DataFlex/PowerFlex, and any ODBC/OLEDB compliant data source.
This latest release of CONNX adds support for the JDBC
standard and has some significant performance enhancements. CONNX users can now access
data sources from any platform that supports JAVA through a platform-specific Java
Development Kit (JDK), including MacOS, Unix, Linux, OS/390, OS/400, and Alpha VMS. This
can enable applications running on mainframes or non-windows platforms to access databases
residing on other systems within the enterprise, as well as allow web users to securely
access enterprise data served by non-windows web servers such as Apache or Netscape. JDKs
for specific platforms are usually available for download on the platform vendor's
website. A type 3 JDBC Driver is included in this release.
CONNX 8.3 also marks the release of FTL technology, which provides transparent
optimisation of non-optimal queries created through reporting tools or direct user entry.
This technology is expected to provide users with significant performance gains when
issuing queries against CONNX data sources. Benchmark testing has revealed performance
increases of greater than 400% on the optimised queries. CONNX 8.3 also shipped with
several new Java and Visual Basic-based sample applications designed to assist users in
developing their own CONNX-based applications.
"CONNX 8.2 allowed organisations to integrate most backend data sources
seamlessly. This latest version builds on that capability by allowing access from
virtually any platform - making CONNX truly universal across client and backend
systems," stated Jon-Jacques Umphrey, senior product manager.
"Many businesses have either intentionally or inadvertently adopted a 'best of
breed' approach to systems. Integrating those systems in order to leverage their most
accurate, up-to-the-minute data and create a complete picture of the organisation is
necessary to allow informed fast decisions. Technologies like data warehousing, XML and
MOM (Message Oriented Middleware) all attempt to solve this problem by incrementally
moving data. CONNX allows this to happen virtually, in real-time with out having to create
and move data files around," Umphrey added.
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