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13 August 2007 - Apache Derby 10.3.1.4 released

The Apache Derby project is pleased to announce a new feature release of Derby, 10.3.1.4.

Apache Derby is a subproject of the Apache DB project. Derby is a pure Java relational database engine which conforms to the ANSI SQL and JDBC standards. Derby aims to be easy for developers and end-users to work with.

Derby 10.3.1.4 can be obtained from the Derby download site:

http://db.apache.org/derby/derby_downloads.html

Derby 10.3.1.4 introduces the following new capabilities:

• Security
  • Restricts shutdown, encryption, and upgrade powers to the DBA.
  • Installs a default security manager for the Network Server.
  • Supports SSL encryption of Network Server traffic.
• SQL
  • Supports the dropping and renaming of columns.
  • Creates empty tables from queries.
  • Makes some CREATE TRIGGER clauses optional.
  • Adds ANSI TRIM capabilities.
• JDBC
  • Supports all JDBC methods on BLOBs and CLOBs.
  • Expands embedded support for autogenerated keys.
• Performance and Memory Usage
  • Reduces CPU usage in embedded mode.
  • Improves IN list processing.
  • Introduces LOB locators for network clients.
• Administration
  • Supports databases with language-specific ordering of character data.
  • Allows import/export of LOBs.
  • Enables client-side tracing without changing the application.
  • Supports XAResource.setTransactionTimeout.
  • Adds system procedure support for setting a user's connection level authorization.
  • Adds a system procedure to empty the statement cache.
  • Supports diagnostic VTIs with parameters.
• Platforms and Testing
  • Supports J2ME/CDC/Foundation 1.1.
  • Removes support for JDK 1.3 and J2ME/CDC/Foundation 1.0.
  • Converts many tests to JUnit's assertion-based framework.

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-- The Apache Derby project