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IBM Informix ODBC Driver

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Overview

Progress DataDirect’s ODBC Driver for IBM Informix offers a high-performing, secure and reliable connectivity solution for ODBC applications to access IBM Informix data. Our ODBC driver can be easily used with all versions of SQL and across all platforms - Unix / Linux, AIX, Solaris, Windows and HP-UX. Enjoy real-time analytics, reporting and business intelligence (BI) capabilities with your favorite tools such as Tableau, Power BI, Qlik, Excel, Cognos, Informatica, SAS, Board, MicroStrategy, SSIS, Oracle OBIEE and more.

  • Industry leader in data connectivity for all data sources
  • Leverage industry standard ODBC to expose IBM Informix data
  • Optimized for performance to ensure no latency and throughput when connecting to IBM Informix

Features

Fast

Superfast data loading and extraction that reduces the time and cost of running enterprise infrastructures 

Enterprise Features

Extensive support of data types to enable the full use of Greenplum functionality 

Secure

Supports the latest TLS protocols for data encryption, secure authentication methods for connections and HTTP Proxy for client security while connecting to cloud deployments 

Robust

Ensure high availability via application failover and workload balancing without changing application code 

Easy to Use

True standards compliance with ODBC and JDBC 

Versatile

Supported on every major platform and certified to work with leading applications such as Power BI, Tableau, Informatica, Cognos, SAS, Business Objects and more 

Technical Specifications

All 32-bit versions of this driver are part of the Connect for ODBC Series. All 64-bit versions are part of the Connect64 for ODBC Series.

Progress DataDirect for ODBC for Informix Wire Protocol Driver
Version 8.0.2
(32- and 64-bit drivers are available for all supported databases and platforms unless otherwise noted.)

ODBC Version Support

  • Compatible with ODBC 3.8 applications

Database Support

  • Informix 14.1 and higher
  • Informix 12.1 and higher

Operating System Support

AIX (32- and 64-bit)

  • AIX, version 7.3 and higher
  • AIX, version 7.1 and higher

HP

  • HP-UX IPF, 11i version 3.0 (B.11.3x) and higher
  • HP-UX PA-RISC (32-bit only), 11i version 3.0 (B.11.3x) and higher

Note: For HP-UX PA-RISC, the 32-bit driver installers work only on 64-bit platforms. Please contact Technical Support if you want to use the driver on the 32-bit platforms.

Linux x86 (32- and 64-bit for AMD and Intel processors)

  • Debian Linux x86, version 12.0 and higher
  • Oracle Linux x86, version 9.0 and higher
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux x86, version 8.0, 9.0 and higher
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Linux x86, version 12, 15 and higher
  • Ubuntu Linux x86, version 20.04, 22.04 and higher

Linux on System Z (64-bit only)

  • Oracle Linux x64, version 8.0, 9.0 and higher
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux x64, version 7.0, 8.0, 9.0 and higher
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Linux x64, version 12, 15 and higher

Solaris (32- and 64-bit)

  • Solaris x86 version 10 (Solaris 5.10), 11 and higher
  • Solaris on SPARC, version 10, 11 and higher

Note: For Solaris and Solaris on SPARC, the 32-bit driver installers work only on 64-bit platforms. Please contact Technical Support if you want to use the driver on the 32-bit platforms.

Windows (32- and 64-bit)

  • Windows (x86), version 10, 11 and higher
  • Windows Server (x86), version 2016, 2019, 2022 and higher

Driver/Client Software Requirements

  • No Requirements

Documentation

Progress DataDirect for ODBC for Informix Wire Protocol Driver
Version 8.0.2

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