8. JDBC Drivers for PostgreSQL

JDBC stands for 'Java DataBase Connectivity'. Java is a platform independent programming language developed by Sun Microsystems. Java programmers are encouraged to write database applications using the JDBC to facilitate portability across databases like PostgreSQL, Oracle, informix, etc. If you write Java applications you can get JDBC drivers for PostgreSQL from the following sites:

• http://www.demon.co.uk/finder/postgres/index.html Sun's Java connectivity to PostgreSQL
• ftp://ftp.ai.mit.edu/people/rst/rst-jdbc.tar.gz
• http://www.openlinksw.com Open Link Software Corporation is selling JDBC for PostgreSQL and other databases.