Why JDBC?
JDBC is a standard API that lets you access virtually any data source in tabular format from your J2EE applications. It provides cross-DBMS connectivity to a wide range of SQL databases, spreadsheets, and flat files. SQL is the lingua franca of the standard database language to separate application data from its logic.
JDBC enables developers to write enterprise applications that run on any J2EE-compliant application server that requires access to enterprise data. It provides separation of application logic from the underlying database operating environment. JDBC encapsulates the connecting method, database vendor, security, and multiuser access. With a JDBC technology–enabled driver, a developer can even connect all corporate data ...
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