From egenix-announcements at egenix.com Mon May 6 11:00:49 2013 From: egenix-announcements at egenix.com (egenix-announcements@egenix.com) Date: Mon May 6 10:00:57 2013 Subject: [eGenix.com] ANN: eGenix mxODBC 3.2.3 - Python ODBC Database Interface Message-ID: <51876331.6030505@egenix.com> ________________________________________________________________________ ANNOUNCING eGenix.com mxODBC Python ODBC Database Interface Version 3.2.3 mxODBC is our commercially supported Python extension providing ODBC database connectivity to Python applications on Windows, Mac OS X, Unix and BSD platforms This announcement is also available on our web-site for online reading: http://www.egenix.com/company/news/eGenix-mxODBC-3.2.3-GA.html ________________________________________________________________________ INTRODUCTION mxODBC provides an easy-to-use, high-performance, reliable and robust Python interface to ODBC compatible databases such as MS SQL Server, MS Access, Oracle Database, IBM DB2 and Informix , Sybase ASE and Sybase Anywhere, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SAP MaxDB and many more: http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxODBC/ The "eGenix mxODBC - Python ODBC Database Interface" product is a commercial extension to our open-source eGenix mx Base Distribution: http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxBase/ ________________________________________________________________________ NEWS The 3.2.3 release of our mxODBC is the latest patch level release of our popular Python ODBC Interface. In this release, we've included the following the following enhancements and fixes: Compatibility Enhancements -------------------------- * Added a work-around for a regression in Python 2.7.4 that results in a segfault when exiting Python after loading mxODBC. The regression will be fixed in Python 2.7.5, but we don't want to expose our users to segfaults, so added a work-around. See http://bugs.python.org/issue17703 for the bug ticket. * Please also see the mxODBC 3.2.2 announcement for an important new feature which allows to dramatically increase the fetch performance when working with MS SQL Server and IBM DB2 databases: http://www.egenix.com/company/news/eGenix-mxODBC-3.2.2-GA.html Fixes ----- * Fixed a bugglet which caused connection.__members__ to no longer list connection attributes. For the full set of changes please check the mxODBC change log: http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxODBC/changelog.html ________________________________________________________________________ FEATURES mxODBC 3.2 was released on 2012-08-28. Please see the full announcement for highlights of the 3.2 release: http://www.egenix.com/company/news/eGenix-mxODBC-3.2.0-GA.html For the full set of features mxODBC has to offer, please see: http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxODBC/#Features ________________________________________________________________________ EDITIONS mxODBC is available in these three editions: * The low-cost Standard Edition which provides data connectivity to a single database type, e.g. just MS SQL Server. * The Professional Edition, which gives full access to all mxODBC features. * The Product Development Edition, which allows including mxODBC in applications you develop. Compared to mxODBC 3.0, we have simplified our license terms to clarify the situation on multi-core and virtual machines. In most cases, you no longer need to purchase more than one license per processor or virtual machine, scaling down the overall license costs significantly compared to earlier mxODBC releases. For a complete overview of the new editions, please see the product page. http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxODBC/#mxODBCEditions ________________________________________________________________________ DOWNLOADS The download archives and instructions for installing the package can be found at: http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxODBC/ In order to use the eGenix mxODBC package you will first need to install the eGenix mx Base package: http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxBase/ ________________________________________________________________________ UPGRADING Users are encouraged to upgrade to this latest mxODBC release to benefit from the new features and updated ODBC driver support. We have taken special care, not to introduce backwards incompatible changes, making the upgrade experience as smooth as possible. Customers who have purchased mxODBC 3.2 license can continue to use their licenses with this patch level release. Customers who have purchased mxODBC 2.x, 3.0 or 3.1 licenses, can benefit from upgrade discounts. We will give out 20% discount coupons going from mxODBC 2.x to 3.2 and 50% coupons for upgrades from mxODBC 3.x to 3.2. After upgrade, use of the original license from which you upgraded is no longer permitted. Please contact the eGenix.com Sales Team at sales@egenix.com with your existing license serials for details for an upgrade discount coupon. If you want to try the new release before purchace, you can request 30-day evaluation licenses by visiting our web-site http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxODBC/#Evaluation or by writing to sales@egenix.com, stating your name (or the name of the company) and the number of eval licenses that you need. _______________________________________________________________________ SUPPORT Commercial support for this product is available from eGenix.com. Please see http://www.egenix.com/services/support/ for details about our support offerings. _______________________________________________________________________ INFORMATION About Python (http://www.python.org/): Python is an object-oriented Open Source programming language which runs on all modern platforms. By integrating ease-of-use, 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 services and professional quality products for companies, Python users and developers. Enjoy, -- Marc-Andre Lemburg eGenix.com Professional Python Services directly from the Source (#1, May 06 2013) >>> Python Projects, Consulting and Support ... http://www.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC.Zope/Plone.Database.Adapter ... http://zope.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC, mxDateTime, mxTextTools ... http://python.egenix.com/ ________________________________________________________________________ 2013-04-30: Released eGenix PyRun 1.2.0 ... http://egenix.com/go44 ::::: Try our mxODBC.Connect Python Database Interface for free ! :::::: eGenix.com Software, Skills and Services GmbH Pastor-Loeh-Str.48 D-40764 Langenfeld, Germany. CEO Dipl.-Math. Marc-Andre Lemburg Registered at Amtsgericht Duesseldorf: HRB 46611 http://www.egenix.com/company/contact/ From egenix-announcements at egenix.com Tue May 7 11:01:01 2013 From: egenix-announcements at egenix.com (egenix-announcements@egenix.com) Date: Tue May 7 10:01:09 2013 Subject: [eGenix.com] ANN: eGenix mxODBC Zope/Plone Database Adapter 2.1.2 Message-ID: <5188B4BD.5090808@egenix.com> ________________________________________________________________________ ANNOUNCEMENT mxODBC Zope/Plone Database Adapter Version 2.1.2 for Zope and the Plone CMS Available for Plone 4.0, 4.1 and 4.2, Zope 2.12 and 2.13, on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD and other platforms This announcement is also available on our web-site for online reading: http://www.egenix.com/company/news/eGenix-mxODBC-Zope-DA-2.1.2-GA.html ________________________________________________________________________ INTRODUCTION The eGenix mxODBC Zope DA allows you to easily connect your Zope or Plone CMS installation to just about any database backend on the market today, giving you the reliability of the commercially supported eGenix product mxODBC and the flexibility of the ODBC standard as middle-tier architecture. The mxODBC Zope Database Adapter is highly portable, just like Zope itself and provides a high performance interface to all your ODBC data sources, using a single well-supported interface on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD and other platforms. This makes it ideal for deployment in ZEO Clusters and Zope hosting environments where stability and high performance are a top priority, establishing an excellent basis and scalable solution for your Plone CMS. Product page: http://www.egenix.com/products/zope/mxODBCZopeDA/ ________________________________________________________________________ NEWS We are pleased to announce the new version 2.1.2 of our mxODBC Zope/Plone Database Adapter product. Compatibility Enhancements -------------------------- * Added a work-around for a regression in Python 2.7.4 that results in a segfault when exiting Zope/Plone after loading the mxODBC Zope DA. The regression will be fixed in Python 2.7.5, but we don't want to expose our users to segfaults, so added a work-around. See http://bugs.python.org/issue17703 for the bug ticket. * Upgraded the underlying mxODBC library to version 3.2.3. Please see the mxODBC 3.2.3 release announcement for additional details: http://www.egenix.com/company/news/eGenix-mxODBC-3.2.3-GA.html Driver Compatibility -------------------- * Please also see the mxODBC Zope DA 2.1.1 announcement for an important new feature which allows to dramatically increase the fetch performance when working with MS SQL Server and IBM DB2 databases. http://www.egenix.com/company/news/eGenix-mxODBC-Zope-DA-2.1.1-GA.html For the full set of changes please check the change log: http://www.egenix.com/products/zope/mxODBCZopeDA/changelog.html ________________________________________________________________________ FEATURES Version 2.1.0 of our mxODBC Zope/Plone Database Adapter product was released on 2012-09-18. Please see the announcement for highlights of the 2.1 release: http://www.egenix.com/company/news/eGenix-mxODBC-Zope-DA-2.1.0-GA.html For the full set of features mxODBC Zope DA has to offer, please see: http://www.egenix.com/products/zope/mxODBCZopeDA/#Features ________________________________________________________________________ UPGRADING Users are encouraged to upgrade to this latest mxODBC Zope/Plone DA release to benefit from the new features and updated ODBC driver support. We have taken special care not to introduce backwards incompatible changes, making the upgrade experience as smooth as possible. As always, patch level upgrades (e.g. from 2.1.0 to 2.1.2) are free of charge. The licenses you have purchased for 2.1 will continue to work with this new release. For major and minor upgrade purchases, we will give out 20% discount coupons going from mxODBC Zope DA 1.x to 2.1 and 50% coupons for upgrades from mxODBC 2.x to 2.1. After upgrade, use of the original license from which you upgraded is no longer permitted. Please contact the eGenix.com Sales Team with your existing license serials for details for an upgrade discount coupon. If you want to try the new release before purchase, you can request 30-day evaluation licenses by visiting our web-site or writing to sales@egenix.com, stating your name (or the name of the company) and the number of evaluation licenses that you need. _______________________________________________________________________ SUPPORT Commercial support for this product is available from eGenix.com. Please see http://www.egenix.com/services/support/ for details about our support offerings. ________________________________________________________________________ MORE INFORMATION For more information on the mxODBC Zope Database Adapter, licensing and download instructions, please visit our web-site: http://www.egenix.com/products/zope/mxODBCZopeDA/ You can buy mxODBC Zope DA licenses online from the eGenix.com shop at: http://shop.egenix.com/ About Python (http://www.python.org/): Python is an object-oriented Open Source programming language which runs on all modern platforms. By integrating ease-of-use, 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 Professional Python Services directly from the Source (#1, May 07 2013) >>> Python Projects, Consulting and Support ... http://www.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC.Zope/Plone.Database.Adapter ... http://zope.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC, mxDateTime, mxTextTools ... http://python.egenix.com/ ________________________________________________________________________ 2013-05-06: Released mxODBC 3.2.3 ... http://egenix.com/go45 2013-04-30: Released eGenix PyRun 1.2.0 ... http://egenix.com/go44 ::::: Try our mxODBC.Connect Python Database Interface for free ! :::::: eGenix.com Software, Skills and Services GmbH Pastor-Loeh-Str.48 D-40764 Langenfeld, Germany. CEO Dipl.-Math. Marc-Andre Lemburg Registered at Amtsgericht Duesseldorf: HRB 46611 http://www.egenix.com/company/contact/