From: Gavin Trigg <gavin@asis.unimelb.EDU.AU>
Subject: Re: OBDC from Ingres ?? Open .. Database .. something..???
Organization: National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 22:34:33 GMT

> 
> 
> Does anyone know what the OBDC library/software from Ingres is? 
> We are being told by someone from Ingres that OBDC is the way to allow
> access to multiple/independet database engines.  If that is true, how
> does it work, whats involve...? 
> 
> Perhaps, someone has white paper or ref. to this from Ingres?
> 
> Any help is appreciated, thanks in advanced.
> 
> 
> -Felicia Cheong
> felicia@csd4.csd.uwm.edu
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Here is a copy of press release from my sales rep. here in Australia.

It is ODBC which I think is something like Open Data Base Connectivity?
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This press relase went on the US wire today as a joint release with 
Microsoft.

	     Microsoft Partners With Ingres to Extend ODBC Support 

	REDMOND, Wash. -- December 9, 1992 -- Microsoft Corporation and Ingres,
an ASK Group company, today announce their partnership to provide connectivity
from Microsoft Windows-based applications to INGRES database and connectivity
products. The two companies will work together to deliver an ODBC driver for
the INGRES Intelligent Database, the INGRES/Star distributed database and
INGRES/Gateways to other major databases.

	"Microsoft is pleased with the rapid acceptance and strong support
being shown for ODBC," said Johnathan Lazarus, vice president, systems
strategy. "The Ingres endoresement of ODBC is significant due to their
leadership position in many markets worldwide."

	As part of the agreement, Microsoft will distribute the INGRES ODBC
driver and will license Ingres to distribute its ODBC Driver Manager. The
INGRES ODBC driver and Microsoft's driver manager will be bundled in the
INGRES/Net product for the Windows environment. INGRES/Net integrates PCs,
workstations, departmental servers and mainframes into an enterprise-wide 
data resource allowing client applications to transparently access INGRES
and non-INGRES data anywhere in the network.

	"Ingres is committed to giving its customers access to a broad range of
client software," said Gary Elliott,  Managing Director for Ingres Australia.
"Microsoft's ODBC parallels our strategy of providing transparent connectivity
and interoperability between clients and multiple database servers." 
	
	Microsoft and Ingres plan to implement support for ODBC, in the form of
the INGRES ODBC driver, in early 1993. 	

	Microsoft ODBC is a broadly supported, open and vendor-neutral database
connectivity application programming interface (API) that provides access to
data on a variety of PCs, minicomputer and mainframe systems in a easy,
consistent manner. ODBC allows developers to write one set of code that accesses
many types of databases, making it simple for customers to access a wide
variety of back-end data and services from within a single application.

	Ingres is the leading provider of innovative, cross-platform
information management products and the pioneer of the relational database
industry. The second largest database company worldwide, Ingres has
consistently led the industry, delivering the first transparent distributed
database management system, the first intelligent database, and the first
graphical, object-oriented fourth-generation application development tool.
Founded in 1980 and headquartered in Alameda, California, Ingres is a wholly
owned subsidiary of The ASK Group (NASDAQ:ASKI), one of the largest software
companies worldwide. 	

	Founded in 1975, Microsoft (NASDAQ "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in
software for personal computers. The company offers a wide range of products
and services for business and personal use, each designed with the mission of
making it easier  and more enjoyable for people to take advantage of the full
power of personal computing every day.

Microsoft is a registered trademark and Windows is a trademark of Microsoft
Corporation. 
INGRES is a trademark of Ingres Corporation. 

-- 
Gavin Trigg	Internet: gavin@asis.unimelb.EDU.AU
		Telephone: +61 3 344 6003 	Fax +61 3 347 4803
Data Base Administrator, Information Technology Services (ASIS),
The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia.  3052.
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