Bedford, Mass. – (Marketwire – November 2, 2009) – Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS), a provider of advanced software that enables organizations to the operational responsiveness, today announced the availability of its Progress ® Enhanced DataDirect Connect ® for ODBC driver database Microsoft SQL Server. The Microsoft SQL Server driver protocol thread, which is available in version 6.0 of the DataDirect Connect line of ODBC drivers, including new innovations to simplify application development, improve performance and reduce cost of deployment and maintenance.

The Progress DataDirect drivers for Microsoft SQL Server simultaneously supports all versions of the popular database and applications on Unix, Linux and Windows. New enterprise-class performance and have shown that the throughput increase of 35 percent to 75 percent more Central Processing Unit (CPU) than in previous versions of the DataDirect drivers searched. Performance tests also showed significant improvements in response time, throughput and scalability of database applications with other third-party drivers.

ReWire protocol architecture allows the DataDirect Connect for ODBC drivers to ensure a rapid implementation, scalable and secure connectivity to ensure relational databases. By eliminating the need for database client library software deployment time and complex configuration problems installing and maintaining different versions of the client software for different databases, database versions and operating systems, data will be eliminated.

Progress continues to be imported with DataDirect DataDirect Bulk Load, in version 6.0 of DataDirect Connect for ODBC innovations and function of the performance of Microsoft SQL Server driver. The full implementation based driver gives the best performance for bulk load scenarios without tools or database vendor client libraries, and has been shown to accelerate data warehousing and enable faster ETL operations. An installation by the customer of the recent reports of overnight batch cycles, which had as many as 4.5 hours can now be completed in just 45 minutes of data connectivity components from DataDirect Progress.

– bulk loading data into a database as quickly as possible to
ODBC – Export data from a database and import it into another quickly and easily

– conducting a series of transactions in the mass, without using or providing tools
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“companies to contact DataDirect progress not only for reliable connectivity for high-performance database, but also to anticipate and respond to changing data access needs through innovation and product development, feature-rich, “he said John Goodson, vice-chairman and CEO of Progress DataDirect Data Infrastructure Division at Progress Software. “The Microsoft SQL Server driver of progress DataDirect wire protocol has raised the bar for excellence with its advanced driver set, the enterprise features and performance enhancements added.”

Additional Features Key in the DataDirect ODBC Driver for Microsoft SQL Server include application failover automatically redirect requests to a server database for a replacement if the primary server is unavailable due to hardware failure or congestion, safety equipment including operating system authentication via Kerberos or NTLM for creating a single sign-on environment and Secure Socket Layer (SSL) to critical data, security features protect, including data encryption over SSL Advanced connection pooling, and supports the new Microsoft SQL Server 2008th For more details and a complete list of new product features, http://www.datadirect.com/products/ ODBC / index.ssp visit

About Progress Software Corporation

Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS) is a global software company, the company adapted to the changing operational environment and enables interaction with customers, when they occur – they have new opportunities to increase efficiency and reduce risks to capitalize the company offers a comprehensive portfolio of software infrastructure to the visibility and response to incidents in real time, open to ensure integration. Data access and integration, development and deployment of applications -. all documents on the premises and SaaS / cloud deployments Progress maximizes the efficiency of operational responsiveness while minimizing the complexity and TCO. Progress Software can be achieved in www.progress.com or +1-781-280-4000.

Progress DataDirect and DataDirect Connect are trademarks or registered trademarks of Progress Software Corporation or its subsidiaries or affiliates in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.


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