[egenix-users] ANN: eGenix mxODBC Plone/Zope Database Adapter 2.2.1

Mon Apr 20 12:30:19 CEST 2015

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ANNOUNCING

                  mxODBC Plone/Zope Database Adapter

                            Version 2.2.1

              for the Plone CMS and Zope server platform

              Available for Plone 4.0-4.3 and Plone 5.0,
                        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-2.2.1-GA.html

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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/

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NEWS

The 2.2.1 release of our mxODBC Zope/Plone Database Adapter product is
a patch level release of the popular ODBC database interface for Plone
and Zope. It includes these enhancements and fixes:

Feature Updates
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 * Fully compatible with *Zope External Methods* and Zope's built-in
   transaction mechanism: use Connection Objects in Python modules set
   up as Zope External Methods to all the features of the mxODBC Zope
   DA from Python and even tap into the low-level features of mxODBC
   within Zope's transaction mechanism.

 * Full support of *Stored Procedures*: when using Zope External
   Methods, you have full access to SQL stored procedures, which
   allows direct integration with external database APIs.

Driver Compatibility Enhancements
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 * ODBC driver compatibility updated. Upgraded to the latest mxODBC
   3.3.2 release, adding compatibility enhancements for MS SQL Server,
   SAP Sybase ASE and stored procedure output parameters. See the
   mxODBC 3.3.0 and 3.3.2 release announcements for full details.

   http://www.egenix.com/company/news/eGenix-mxODBC-3.3.2-GA.html

Fixes
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 * Documented use of allow_hosts in buildout.cfg

The complete list of changes is available on the mxODBC Zope DA
changelog page.

    http://www.egenix.com/products/zope/mxODBCZopeDA/changelog.html

mxODBC Zope DA 2.2.0 was released on 2014-12-11. Please see the mxODBC
Zope DA 2.2.0 release announcement for all the new features we have
added.

http://www.egenix.com/company/news/eGenix-mxODBC-Zope-DA-2.2.0-GA.html

For the full list of features, please see the mxODBC Zope DA feature
list:

    http://www.egenix.com/products/zope/mxODBCZopeDA/#Features

The complete list of changes is available on the mxODBC Zope DA
changelog page.

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UPGRADING

Users are encouraged to upgrade to this latest mxODBC Plone/Zope
Database Adapter 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.

For major and minor upgrade purchases, we will give out 20% discount
coupons going from mxODBC Zope DA 1.x to 2.2 and 50% coupons for
upgrades from mxODBC 2.x to 2.2. After upgrade, use of the original
license from which you upgraded is no longer permitted. Patch level
upgrades (e.g. 2.2.0 to 2.2.1) are always free of charge.

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 at egenix.com, stating your name (or the name of the company) and
the number of eval licenses that you need.

    http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxODBCZopeDA/#Evaluation

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DOWNLOADS

Please visit the eGenix mxODBC Zope DA product page for downloads,
instructions on installation and documentation of the packages:

    http://www.egenix.com/company/products/zope/mxODBCZopeDA/

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

    http://www.egenix.com/products/zope/mxODBCZopeDA/#Download

Fully functional evaluation licenses for the mxODBC Zope DA are
available free of charge:

    http://www.egenix.com/products/zope/mxODBCZopeDA/#Evaluation

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SUPPORT

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

Please see the support section of our website for details:

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

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MORE INFORMATION

For more information on eGenix mxODBC Zope DA, licensing and download
instructions, please write to sales at egenix.com.

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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