Description: IBM Informix JDBC Driver 4.10.JC4W1 is available. Compatibility, installation, and other getting-started issues are addressed.
Date: 2014-07-21

# Release notes for IBM Informix JDBC Driver, 4.10.JC4W1

IBM® Informix® JDBC Driver 4.10.JC4W1 is available. Compatibility, installation, and other getting-started issues are addressed.

## Contents

- Description
- Announcement
- System requirements
- Installing IBM Informix JDBC Driver 4.10.JC4W1
- Known problems
- Related information

## Description

The IBM Informix Java™ Database Connectivity (JDBC) Driver lets Java programmers access Informix databases from within Java applications or applets. Programmers can create client applications that use JDBC to connect to an Informix database server, retrieve data from the database, and handle errors. The Informix JDBC Driver can also be used for writing user-defined routines that are run on an Informix database server. The IBM Informix JDBC Driver is compatible with the JavaSoft JDBC specifications. The Informix JDBC Driver maps standard Java data types and Informix data types.

For a complete list of what's new and changed in this release, go to http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSGU8G_12.1.0/com.ibm.po.doc/new_features_ce.htm.

Information about the fixed defects for Informix JDBC Driver 4.10.JC4W1 is available at: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27041879.

## Announcement

The product announcement letters are available at http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/index.wss. Search for Informix 12.10 and select Announcement letters. See the announcement for the following information:

- Detailed product description
- Product-positioning statement
- Packaging and ordering details
- International compatibility information

## System requirements

You must have Java Development Kit (JDK) 1.6 or later installed to use the IBM Informix JDBC Driver.

To use IBM Informix JDBC Driver to connect to an IBM Informix database, you must use one of the following IBM Informix database servers:

- Version 11.50, 11.70, or 12.10
- IBM Informix Extended Parallel Server, Version 8.3 or later

You must also use Java Runtime Environment (JRE) Version 1.6 or later.

The Informix JDBC driver is compliant with the JDBC 3.0 Specification. For more information, see http://jcp.org/en/home/index.

## Installing IBM Informix JDBC Driver 4.10.JC4W1

For step-by-step installation instructions, see this topic in the information center: Installing the JDBC Driver http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSGU8G_12.1.0/com.ibm.jdbc_pg.doc/ids_jdbc_022.htm. The IBM Informix JDBC Driver Programmer's Guide (jdbc4pg.pdf) is also available in the product build in PDF format.

## Known problems

Up-to-date information about the known problems for the IBM Informix JDBC Driver 4.10.JC4W1 is available at http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27041882.

## Related information

- IBM Support Portal website: http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/
- IBM Publications for Informix http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27023505

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