[eGenix.com] ANN: eGenix mxODBC Django Database Engine - Django ODBC Adapter 1.2.0

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ANNOUNCING
               eGenix.com mxODBC Django Database Engine

                        MS SQL Server ORM and
               ODBC Adapter for the Django Web Framework

                            Version 1.2.0


    The mxODBC Django Database Engine is our commercially supported
     product for connecting Django to ODBC compatible databases on
            Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and FreeBSD platforms.


This announcement is also available on our web-site for online reading:
http://www.egenix.com/company/news/eGenix-mxODBC-Django-Database-Engine-1.2.0-GA.html

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INTRODUCTION

The mxODBC Django Database Engine product allows you to easily connect
your Django website to just about any database backend on the market
today, giving you the reliability of the commercially supported
eGenix.com product mxODBC and the flexibility of the ODBC standard as
middle-tier architecture.

Flexible Database Access
------------------------

With the mxODBC Django Database Engine 1.2, you get two ways to
connect to your databases:

 1. access all your Microsoft SQL Server databases using the seamless
    Django ORM integration we provide for MS SQL Server 2005, 2008 and
    2012, or

 2. tap into the powerful SQL-based mxODBC Database Interface directly
    from within Django and access databases such as MS SQL Server,
    Oracle, IBM DB2 and Informix , Sybase ASE and Sybase Anywhere, MySQL,
    PostgreSQL, SAP MaxDB, and many others.

Across Platforms
----------------

mxODBC Django Database Engine works on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X,
FreeBSD, Solaris and AIX, providing you with the same consistent
interface, flexibility and robustness across all of these platforms.

For more information, please see the product page:

    http://www.egenix.com/products/django/mxODBCDjango/

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NEWS

The 1.2.0 release of mxODBC Django Database Engine is the first public
release of our Django database engine.

Features
--------

 * Fully integrated with the Django ORM: No need to learn a new API -
   simply continue to use the known Django ORM interface.

 * Compatible with all current Django versions: The mxODBC Django
   Database Engine supports Django 1.4 and 1.5.

 * Compatible with all recommended Python versions: The database
   engine supports Python 2.6 and 2.7; both as UCS2 (narrow) and UCS4
   (wide) Unicode variant on Unix platforms.

 * Full Unicode Support: The database engine can communicate with the
   database using native Unicode and 8-bit encodings such as UTF-8 or
   CP1252.

 * Full 64-bit Support: The underlying mxODBC 3.2 library fully
   supports 64-bit platforms such as Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) or
   later, and 64-bit Linux systems that use unixODBC, iODBC or
   DataDirect ODBC managers.

 * Cross-platform Connection Objects: The database engine will
   automatically choose the right platform specific ODBC manager for
   you.

 * Per Connection Adjustable ODBC Manager Interface: mxODBC supports
   many different ODBC managers. The mxODBC Django Database Engine
   allows you to select the ODBC manager on a per-connection basis.

 * Per Connection Customization of Interface Parameters: The database
   engines allows adjusting many different parameters to adapt the
   engine to your specific database needs, should you have special
   requirements.

MS SQL Server ORM Features
--------------------------

 * MS SQL Server fully integrated into the Django ORM: Access MS SQL
   Server through the Django ORM, just like any other Django ORM
   database.

 * MS SQL Server Regular Expression Emulation: Even though MS SQL
   Server itself does not support regular expressions, the mxODBC
   Django Database Engine provides an emulation for simple regular
   expressions to simplify porting existing applications to a SQL
   Server backend.

 * MS SQL Server Aggregate Function Support: We provide a special
   aggregate function implementation to have the Django ORM support
   SQL Server aggregate functions.

 * MS SQL Server Timestamp Support: SQL Server support millisecond
   accuracy on timestamps. The database engine will take care of
   applying the necessary rounding for the microsecond precision
   Python timestamps in a seamless way.

 * Support for all popular SQL Server ODBC drivers: The mxODBC Django
   Database Engine supports the MS SQL Server Native Client on
   Windows, the MS SQL Server Native Client for Linux, as well as the
   FreeTDS ODBC driver. Commercial drivers from well-known driver
   vendors are also supported.

 * Support for accessing SQL Server from Windows and Unix platforms:
   On Windows and Linux you can use the SQL Server Native Client, on
   other Unix platforms and Mac OS X, the FreeTDS driver or other
   commercial drivers can be used.

Direct mxODBC Interface to other Databases
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 * Access IBM DB2, Sybase ASE, Oracle, Teradata, Netezza,
   etc. directly through the proven mxODBC Database API: Import, query
   and save data directly to the databases using a simple to use API
   and all available database specific SQL dialects, capabilities and
   features, including ones for which the Django ORM does not provide
   support.

 * Fully Python DB-API 2.0 compatible interface: mxODBC support the
   Python DB-API 2.0, including many standard extensions and the full
   set of ODBC catalog methods for database introspection.

 * Full transaction control: When using the mxODBC Database API, you
   get full control over the database connections, including opening
   them on demand, in auto-commit mode, dynamically scaling the number
   of connections per request, etc.

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DOWNLOADS

Please visit the eGenix mxODBC Django Database Engine product page for
downloads, instructions on installation and documentation of the
packages:

    http://www.egenix.com/products/django/mxODBCDjango/

If you want to try the package, please jump straight to the download
instructions:

    http://www.egenix.com/products/django/mxODBCDjango/#Download

Fully functional 30-day evaluation licenses for the mxODBC Django Database
Engine are available free of charge:

    http://www.egenix.com/products/django/mxODBCDjango/#Evaluation

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SUPPORT

Commercial support for this product is available from eGenix.com.

Please see the support section of our website for details:

    http://www.egenix.com/services/support/

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INFORMATION

About Python (http://www.python.org/):

    Python is an object-oriented Open Source programming language
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    clarity in coding, enterprise application connectivity and rapid
    application design, Python establishes an ideal programming
    platform for today's IT challenges.

About eGenix (http://www.egenix.com/):

    eGenix is a software project, consulting and product company
    focusing on expert project services and professional quality
    products for companies, Python users and developers.

Enjoy,
-- 
Marc-Andre Lemburg
eGenix.com

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