[ANNOUNCE] Apache Derby 10.3.1.4 released

[Rick Hillegas <Ri...@Sun.COM>]

The Apache Derby project is pleased to announce a new feature release
of Derby, 10.3.1.4.

Apache Derby is a subproject of the Apache DB project.
Derby is a pure Java relational database engine which conforms to the
ANSI SQL and JDBC standards. Derby aims to be easy for developers
and end-users to work with.

Derby 10.3.1.4 can be obtained from the Derby download site:

http://db.apache.org/derby/derby_downloads.html.

Derby 10.3.1.4 introduces the following new capabilities:

* Security
  o Restricts shutdown, encryption, and upgrade powers to the DBA.
  o Installs a default security manager for the Network Server.
  o Supports SSL encryption of Network Server traffic.

* SQL
  o Supports the dropping and renaming of columns.
  o Creates empty tables from queries.
  o Makes some CREATE TRIGGER clauses optional.
  o Adds ANSI TRIM capabilities.

* JDBC
  o Supports all JDBC methods on BLOBs and CLOBs.
  o Expands embedded support for autogenerated keys.

* Performance and Memory Usage
  o Reduces CPU usage in embedded mode.
  o Improves IN list processing.
  o Introduces LOB locators for network clients.

* Administration
  o Supports databases with language-specific ordering of character data.
  o Allows import/export of LOBs.
  o Enables client-side tracing without changing the application.
  o Supports XAResource.setTransactionTimeout.
  o Adds system procedure support for setting a user's connection level
     authorization.
  o Adds a system procedure to empty the statement cache.
  o Supports diagnostic VTIs with parameters.

* Platforms and Testing
  o Supports J2ME/CDC/Foundation 1.1.
  o Removes support for JDK 1.3 and J2ME/CDC/Foundation 1.0.
  o Converts many tests to JUnit's assertion-based framework.


Regards,
-Rick