PRODUCT AND TECHNOLOGY RELEASES

Oracle Database 11g

New for Java, JDBC, .NET, PHP, and OCI

For JDBC developers, new features include: JDBC 4.0, Advanced security in JDBC-Thin (Kerberos, Radius), Database Change Notification, better RAC support; performance, diagnosability and manageability.

For Java in the Database a new JIT compiler automatically compiles Java code, new ease-of-use features including a JDK-Like interface, database resident jars, output redirect, property management interface, and utilities.

For .NET developers: new data access features with Oracle Database 11g, including abstract/user-defined data types, ASP.NET providers, and client-side HA features for Oracle grids; new enhancements to the Visual Studio tools: full integration into Visual Studio 2005, source control, and database script management.

For PHP, a new database resident connection pool allows multiple Oracle clients to share a server-side pool of connections, providing application scalability.

OCI improves database scalability and application performance with client query result cache.

Development - Connectivity (e.g. JDBC, ODBC, Wireless) ,Performance Tuning, Security, Design, Programming (e.g. Java/J2EE, JSP, Beans, XML, .NET, BPEL, ADF, AJAX, SQL, PL/SQL, OC4J), 11g Upcoming Features.

Exposure to JDBC, Oracle JDBC, Java in the Oracle database, .NET of the Oracle Database, PHP, and OCI.

Support for new Java/JDBC standards, security and performance enhancements.

New .NET data access features: UDT, ASP.NET providers, client-side HA for Oracle Grids, .NET tools.

Database resident connection pool for PHP and OCI, query result set cache across sessions/threads.

By - Ramesh