Un-abashed plug for the inet drivers. I have used them in several configurations and found them to be feature-rich, to perform well, and best of all be stable. Inet-software have been responsive to the few issues found, typically issuing a patch within 24 hours. Given the price of an Enterprise license (about $2500 including support IIRC), I would recommend them again just for the support. They also offer the ability to redistribute if that applies to you.
I have used the MS driver a couple of times for testing but never in production. I had bad experiences during the beta period and that soured me towards the final version. It is also not as feature complete (e.g. limited LOB support, no statement caching, ...) as the inet driver, and does not offer a redistribution option (other than download on install). I have not used jTds but would consider it for simple applications, especially if redistributing. It does not appear as feature-complete as either of the above. And finally, the disclaimer: this is personal experience and should not be taken as an endorsement by JBoss Group. I also have no relationship to inet-softare other than being a happy customer. Jeremy > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dave Neuer > Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 7:58 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [JBoss-user] MS SQL drivers > > > Hi all, > > Does anyone have any concrete reasons why one should > buy the InetSoftware JDBC drivers for MS SQL Server > 2000 w/ JBoss? > > I.e., what actual problems w/ freely available drivers > (like MS's) have people experienced? > > My company needs to get its ducks in a row WRT to > purchasing something if there are concrete reasons why > it's neccessary/desireable. > > Thanks, > Dave > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! > http://platinum.yahoo.com > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: ValueWeb: > Dedicated Hosting for just $79/mo with 500 GB of bandwidth! > No other company gives more support or power for your dedicated server > http://click.atdmt.com/AFF/go/sdnxxaff00300020aff/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > JBoss-user mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jboss-user ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: ValueWeb: Dedicated Hosting for just $79/mo with 500 GB of bandwidth! No other company gives more support or power for your dedicated server http://click.atdmt.com/AFF/go/sdnxxaff00300020aff/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ JBoss-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jboss-user
