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Java DB 10.5.1 now available

Friday May 29, 2009

The Java DB project is pleased to announce a new feature release of Java DB 10.5.1.

Java DB is Sun's branded distribution of the Apache Derby open source  database. Java DB is a pure Java relational database engine which conforms to the ISO/ANSI SQL and JDBC standards. Java DB aims to be easy for developers and end-users to work with.

Java DB 10.5.1 can be obtained from the Java DB download site:
http://developers.sun.com/javadb/downloads/index.jsp

Java DB 10.5.1 introduces the following new features and improvements:

  • In-memory databases for test rigs and transient data
  • Replication of Encrypted Data for failover of sensitive databases
  • OFFSET/FETCH FIRST for paging through query results efficiently
  • SQL Roles for administering fine-grained access controls
  • Generated Columns for speeding up queries by pre-computing results
  • LOB Improvements for speeding up access to large binary and text objects
  • Optimizer Statistics Improvements for better management of query plans

Java DB offers the following: 

  • Installers for various platforms
  • Support offering (more info)
  • Notification of new releases and updates via registration
  • Native Netbeans integration
  • Bundled in GlassFish and Sun JDK6
If you are interested in learning more or/and sharing feedback about Java DB, please come and visit us at our POD during CommunityOne and JavaOne 2009.

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