High-Performance Data Access Drivers for ODBC, JDBC, ADO.NET, and OLE DB

In today's knowledge economy your ability to exploit data ultimately determines success. Thus, the technology that impacts your ability to store, access, and disseminate data across the enterprise is of ever-increasing value.

Knowledge is the basis of competitive advantage, but there is no knowledge without Information, and there is no Information without Data. Basically, there is no such thing as Information Technology (IT) without Data.

OpenLink Universal Data Access (UDA) Drivers - Key Features

OpenLink Universal Data Access (UDA) Drivers

Standards Compliant Data Access Middleware

UDA middleware from OpenLink Software comprises a collection of industry standards-compliant high performance Data Access Drivers.

Click or hold your mouse over a feature box for more information about our UDA drivers' class-leading features.

What is Universal Data Access Middleware?

Universal Data Access (UDA) middleware defines a category of software that provides transparent access to data sources (such as databases) from Desktop Productivity Tools, Application Development Environments, and Web & Internet Points of Presence.

Why Is It Important?

UDA middleware ensures that your data assets remain yours to exploit in the manner that bests serves the needs of your organization. You are empowered by having the freedom to mix and match "best of class" IT infrastructure components without "vendor lock-in" at the operating system, programming language, application server, or database level. The cost of vendor lock-in at any of these levels ultimately impedes enterprise agility.

UDA middleware from OpenLink Software describes a collection of industry standards-compliant Data Access Drivers that support the following:

Open Database Connectivity (ODBC)
Java Database Connectivity (JDBC)
Object Linking & Embedding for Databases (OLE DB)
ActiveX Data Objects for .NET (ADO.NET - Microsoft or the Open Source Mono flavor)

How Do I Put UDA to Use?

You simply acquire and/or develop database independent solutions that are ODBC, JDBC, OLE DB, or ADO.NET compliant, and then install the appropriate UDA driver(s) for the database(s) to which you need access.

UDA utilization can be as simple as connecting your Spreadsheet or Word Processor to your back-end database, without need of a single line of code or any exposure to the complexities of networking and low-level database interaction. It may be a little more involved if you are an applications or systems programmer. Irrespective of why you seek to exploit UDA based middleware, it will always ultimately provide better value to your enterprise than any proprietary (aka Native) alternative.

What Databases Engines are Supported?

Oracle (7.x-9.x), Microsoft SQL Server (6-2000), DB2 (5.x-7.x), SYBASE ASE (10.x-12.x), Informix (5.x - 2000), PROGRESS (7.x-9.x), CA-Ingres (6.4-II editions), MySQL, PostgreSQL, and others (via our ODBC and JDBC bridge technologies).