News
Apache Derby is Off and Running
- By ADT Staff
- August 9, 2005
The Apache Derby development community has released Apache Derby
10.1.1.0. Derby graduated from the incubator in July and is now a subproject
of the Apache DB project.
Derby, which is written in pure Java, is a standards-based relational database
engine. It supports Java platforms such as OSGi, J2ME, J2SE and J2EE.
Derby aims to be an easy-to-use solution for data management for software developers,
with zero administration for end users, the development group says.
Derby technology adheres to database standards such as JDBC and ANSI SQL standards,
says the Apache development group. This means Derby provides the functionality
expected of a modern relational database, including SQL syntax, transaction
management, concurrency, triggers and online backups. It also means developers
can later migrate to other databases, the group adds.
This release includes a new open-source network client driver, as well
as support for J2ME/CDC/Foundation with JSR-169 JDBC subset; compression to
reduce disk space; and XA support for Network Server.
Derby is an embedded database that can either be used within an application
or as the database for a more traditional client-server application. It has
a very small footprint and does not require a database administrator.
Derby is based on IBM’s Cloudscape, which IBM acquired from Informix
in 2001. IBM contributed the code to the Apache Software Foundation, which renamed
the RDBMS Derby.
According to IBM, the difference between Derby and IBM Cloudscape is users
can purchase support for IBM Cloudscape. Like Derby, IBM Cloudscape is a free
download and IBM does not intend to charge a license fee to use it.
Derby is available at: Apache Derby.