SQL Server 2005's Type 4 JDBC driver provides database connectivity from a Java application. Though the driver class and connection URL are a bit different in this version, connectivity is a snap.

JPA-based applications can't connect to a database on their own. Rather, they need help in terms of what credentials to use, which schema to seek, which JDBC driver to select and which annotated ...

TOTD #9 explained how to configure JDBC connection pooling for Rails application deployed on GlassFish v2 . There are several benefits of using using the JDBC connection pools: ...