Enterprise software specialist and distributor of products from HiT Software, Dax Data, has released the first middleware product to enable Java client access of data stored in IBM DB2 databases.
According to Dax data MD, Jeremy Matthews, JDBC level 2 compliance in HiT Software`s new product, HiT JDBC/DB2 v2.0, offers Java developers data access techniques including scrollable result sets, batch updates, programmatic updates, character stream support for international Unicode, and time zone support. "It also provides support for authentication and data encryption across networks using SSL v3.0," he notes.
HiT uses the Digital Signature Standard (DSS) with the Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA) for data encryption to the HiT SSL Server. Three different levels of encryption are supported: DES40 for international use, DES, and 3DES for use within the US.
The HiT SSL Server was itself developed entirely in Java, which offers maximum flexibility for application access security. A HiT SSL Server can be run on the DB2 server, for example, S/390 machines, or on front-end Unix security servers just outside the corporate firewall.
Matthews cites the speed at which the Java development world is moving as motivating the move by HiT. "Developers select the Java platform for the enterprise scope of its architecture and services. HiT extends this functionality by enabling them to incorporate DB2 data into their applications."
A Developer Edition cuts application development time working with Java samples to query, retrieve and update DB2 table data. Source code is included that demonstrates connections executing stored procedures, working with result set data, and displaying results.
HiT JDBC/DB2 and its associated Developer Edition are available immediately and in both JDK 1.1 and JDK 1.2 versions. Trial versions of the run-time middleware can be downloaded from the HiT web page.
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HiT
Founded in 1985, HiT Software provides focused, IBM database access products, offering secure, flexible Windows and Java application access to IBM DB2 and DB2/400 servers running on mainframe, AS/400(r), Windows NT, RS/6000 and OS/2 servers. HiT Software`s data access products include the HiT ODBC family of Windows products, the HiT OLEDB family of Windows products, the HiT JDBC family of Java connectivity, HiT SSL Server and HiT dbProxy Server. The Company also leverages its database connectivity technology by providing vertical solutions to the publishing and communication industries. HiT Software, Inc. is based in San Jose, California. HiT products are sold and serviced worldwide by HiT`s direct sales force, international subsidiaries and authorised channel partners. HiT Software, HiT JDBC/DB2, and HiT SSL Server are trademarks of HiT Software, Inc. All other marks are used for the benefit of their respective holders.
Dax Data
Based in Cape Town with an office in Johannesburg, Dax Data has made a business of extending the useful life of legacy systems. A Microsoft Solution Provider and an IBM Business Partner, offers solutions for secure delivery of enterprise applications and information across organisational boundaries and the Internet. Product agencies it holds include: NetManage; GraphOn; DataMirror; Tango/04; Allaire; Categoric; NSAReport.Web; BackSoft; and HiT.