[Zope-Annce] ANN: eGenix mxODBC Zope/Plone Database Adapter 2.1.2

Tue May 7 08:01:17 UTC 2013

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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

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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

We are pleased to announce the new version 2.1.2 of our mxODBC
Zope/Plone Database Adapter product.

Compatibility Enhancements
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 * 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
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 * 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

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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

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

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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.

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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/
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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 ! ::::::

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