The Sybase DirectConnect data access servers are Sybase's middleware building blocks for connectivity between LAN-based clients and enterprise data sources. Using a DirectConnect data access server simplifies the integration of non-Sybase replicate databases into a Sybase replication system.
You can use a DirectConnect server on its own to connect directly to a database server. The DirectConnect server acts as an Open Server gateway by interpreting the Open Client/Server protocol used by Replication Server to the native communication protocol used by the non-Sybase replicate database.
Sybase provides DirectConnect data access libraries for the following data sources and database servers:
AS/400
Informix
Microsoft SQL Server
OS/390 (DB2)
Oracle
ODBC accessible data sources
See the DirectConnect Access Service User's Guide or the DirectConnect Server Administration Guide for your platform for more information about DirectConnect data access servers.
