31st-March-2005: Daffodil Software (http://www.daffodildb.com) a
leading provider of java based database solutions today announced the
release of version 4.1 of its popular Java database - Daffodil DB.

Daffodil DB is a J2EE-certified, JDBC 3.0 and SQL 99 compliant Java
database. It has been designed to handle complex computing environments
that demand a robust, scalable and high-performance RDBMS that can
operate across platforms in both embedded and network mode.

The most significant advancement made in this version is the
performance boost-up with Compiere
(http://www.daffodildb.com/daffodil-compiere.html), an advanced level
Open Source ERP + CRM solution. The new features introduced in Version
4.1 include performance enhancements at JDBC Driver level. Daffodil DB
v4.1 is an effort to address customer demand for increased database
performance and improved usability in database critical applications.
With Daffodil DB v4.1, developers can increase production usage through
improved database performance.

Daffodil DB v4.1 includes performance enhancements for the following
functionalities:

* Prepared Statement caching for Select Queries at JDBC Driver level

* Select Query with Order By clause

* Retrieving objects from java.sql.ResultSet

* Select Query with User Defined Functions

* Time reduction in Index Navigation

Apart from the performance enhancements few known bugs have also been
fixed in Daffodil DB v4.1.

The latest version of Daffodil DB can be downloaded from our download
section (http://www.daffodildb.com/download/index.html).