________________________________________________________________________ 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

________________________________________________________________________ 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

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 ---------------

* 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 ---------------------------------

* 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 -----

* 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.

________________________________________________________________________ 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@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

________________________________________________________________________ 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

________________________________________________________________________ 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/

________________________________________________________________________ MORE INFORMATION

For more information on eGenix mxODBC Zope DA, licensing and download instructions, please write to sales@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,