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<h3>3.2.1. ODBC</h3>
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<p>The Virtuoso driver for JDBC is a type 4 native driver which is available for all Java
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<h3>3.2.3. OLEDB</h3>
<p>Virtuoso gives application developers an opportunity to utilize OLE DB interfaces for their
database programming needs. OLE DB is a Microsoft developed and promoted technology for uniform
data access across diverse data sources. Many applications make indirect use of OLE DB through a
higher level ADO interface.
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<p>VIRTOLEDB is the native <a href="virtoledb.html">OLE DB provider for Virtuoso</a>.
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