Thanks Rick for the information! Thanks Knut for the wonderful blog post, which I shared with my contacts :).
On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 10:23 PM, Rick Hillegas <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi Nirmal, > > Knut has written a nice, concise blog on 10.7.1.1. He cites some > PlanExporter output which punches up the visual excitement of the release: > http://blogs.sun.com/kah/entry/what_s_new_in_derby > > Thanks, > -Rick > > > On 12/14/10 8:35 AM, Nirmal Fernando wrote: > >> Hi Rick, >> >> Not sure whether there's a formal structure for writing this. If I am a >> user who reads this release announcement I would love to >> see some screen shots of new features :). (Not sure about other new >> features but to PlanExporter we can add a nice screen shot.) >> >> Just a thought! >> >> Thanks for your efforts on this release!! >> >> On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 8:48 PM, Rick Hillegas >> <[email protected]<mailto: >> [email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Here's what I have so far. Please help me improve this. I plan to >> announce the release tomorrow (Wednesday, December 15). >> >> Thanks, >> -Rick >> >> -------------------------------- >> >> The Apache Derby project is pleased to announce feature release >> 10.7.1.1. >> >> Apache Derby is a subproject of the Apache DB project. Derby is a >> pure Java relational database engine which conforms to the >> ISO/ANSI SQL and JDBC standards. Derby aims to be easy for >> developers and end-users to work with. >> >> Derby 10.7.1.1 can be obtained from the Derby download site: >> >> http://db.apache.org/derby/derby_downloads.html. >> >> >> Derby 10.7.1.1 contains the following new features: >> >> * Definer's rights - Procedures and functions can now run with >> their creators' privileges, rather than with the current user's >> permissions. >> * BOOLEAN data type - Boolean is now a legal data type for >> columns, routine arguments, and function return values. >> * Table truncation - A new TRUNCATE TABLE command drops all >> rows in a table quickly. >> * Query plan browsing - A new PlanExporter tool helps >> developers visualize query plans better. >> * Unicode database names - Remote clients can now use database >> names which include Unicode characters outside the ASCII codeset. >> >> In addition, Derby 10.7.1.1 contains many bug and documentation fixes. >> >> Please try out this new release. >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Best Regards, >> Nirmal >> >> C.S.Nirmal J. Fernando >> Department of Computer Science & Engineering, >> Faculty of Engineering, >> University of Moratuwa, >> Sri Lanka. >> >> Blog: http://nirmalfdo.blogspot.com/ >> >> > -- Best Regards, Nirmal C.S.Nirmal J. Fernando Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. Blog: http://nirmalfdo.blogspot.com/
