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