Re: ODBC vs SQL*Net

Mike Gold wrote:
>
> What about the VMARK or VISIGENIC products which are supposed to
> be able to replace SQL*Net on both the server and client.
> Anyone have any performance stats on these? I've downloaded
> some of the documentation from the WEB sites, but haven't yet
> looked at the software.
>
> Mike{SNIP}

Mike,

On Jim St.Cyr's (one of the contibutors to this thread) advice, I've tried some of OpenLink ODBC Drivers. They have two products:

OpenLink Lite: A single-tier driver that is like every other ODBC driver on

                the market.  However, gut feeling tells me that it is a bit
                faster that the Visigenic/ORACLE products -- and certainly
                more stable.  In addition, the confugration options for 
                these drivers are by far the best I've seen to date.

OpenLink MT:    A multi-tier driver that has a client and server piece -- thus
                making SQL*Net uneccesary.  I was stunned at the number of ways
                you could set up this package.  It proved to be easy to install
                and VERY fast relative to regular ODBC drivers.  It takes more
                overhead on the server side, but that seems a small price to pay.

Both drivers are available for a 30-day trial at the URL Jim posted eariler:

                         http://www.openlinksw.com

Good Luck.

-- 
Respectfully,

Jonathan Lent
JCPenney Company
Dallas, Texas

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