New JSQLConnect 5.0 Supports Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and IBM Websphere 5.0 and 6.0.

RESTON, Va. -- JNetDirect Incorporated, the software component company for expert developers, today announced the release of JSQLConnect 5.0. The latest major version upgrade includes interoperability across Microsoft SQL Server 2005, secure SSL connections, NTLM authentication, and support for

JSQLConnect 5.0 is the leading high performance, native Type-4 JDBC driver providing scalable and reliable connectivity for the enterprise Java environment. The upgrade provides JDBC 3.0 support for access to SQL Server 2005 including access to data stored as the new SQL Server 2005 XML datatype.

"JSQLConnect is one of only two drivers for SQL Server that is J2EE 1.4 certified and continues to out perform our main competitor in both performance and affordability," said David Murphy, Executive VP of Strategy and Development, "With this release; we also fully support IBM's most recent versions of Websphere."

JSQLConnect 5.0 will now provide encrypted connections via SSL to secure instances of SQL Server. NTLM authentication will provide integrated authentication within a Windows domain environment and significantly simplifies the task of authentication for database administrators.

"As a Microsoft Partner, we have worked closely with the SQL Server team to develop and optimize the performance plus add important security features in our new JSQLConnect 5.0" stated Burke Cox, CEO of JNetDirect, "Our best selling product, JSQLConnect, is operating in thousands of applications and purchased by expert developers in both corporate IT and independent software vendor (ISV) environments."

JSQLConnect 5.0 is offered at an affordable price and is able to be tested through a free 30-day trial license to guarantee that it operates correctly in your application.

Existing customers of JSQLConnect that are interested in an upgrade to the new version; please contact via customer@jnetdirect.com. Additional information about JNetDirect's products, 30-day trial downloads and services may be found at www.jnetdirect.com.

Contact: JNetDirect at its corporate headquarters, located at 11495 Commerce Park Drive, Reston, VA 20191, by phone at (800) 995-8534, outside USA-+1-703-880-3800, or via email at sales@jnetdirect.com.