posted on Sunday, January 22, 2006 2:02 PM
by
davidboschmans
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 JDBC Driver
In December at JavaPolis 2005 Microsoft showed some of the capabilities of a beta version of the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 JDBC Driver.
Since last Friday the final release of the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 JDBC Driver is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center. This JDBC driver is a Type 4 JDBC driver that provides database connectivity through the standard JDBC application program interfaces (APIs) available in J2EE (Java2 Enterprise Edition). The release of this Java Database Connectivity driver is important and shows Microsoft's continued commitment to interoperability. The SQL Server 2005 JDBC Driver download is available to all SQL Server users at no additional charge, and provides access to SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 2005 from any Java application, application server, or Java-enabled applet.
The SQL Server 2005 JDBC Driver is JDBC 3.0 compliant and runs on the Java Development Kit (JDK) version 1.4 and higher. It has been tested against all major application servers including BEA WebLogic, IBM WebSphere, JBoss, and Sun.