From: Date: August 18 2005 5:31pm
Subject: New MaxDB software versions 7.6.00.12 and 7.5.00.30 available now
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Hello,

The new production versions of MaxDB 7.6 and MaxDB 7.5 are available
now.

* Version 7.5.00.30
can be downloaded at http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/maxdb/7.5.00.html.
For the new features in this version see=20
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/maxdb/changes/changes_7.5.00.30.html.


* Version 7.6.00.12
can be downloaded at http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/maxdb/7.6.00.html.
For the new features in this version see
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/maxdb/changes/changes_7.6.00.12.html.

**** Note: *****
Version 7.6.00.12 contains the production version of the Installation
Manager (see http://dev.mysql.com/doc/maxdb/instupgrade.html) and a beta
version of the Synchronization Manager. This new MaxDB tool allows to
synchronize the table contents of two or more database instances. For
more information see http://dev.mysql.com/doc/maxdb/tools.html#syncman

Furthermore, there are the following new features in 7.6.00.12:
* In-place migration from version 7.3 to version 7.6
* New SQL statement RENAME SCHEMA
* 'Update Statistics' and 'Update Statistics Column' statements now able
to process large tables in parallel
* New default role 'DBAROLE' for DBA users
* JDBC supports the retrieval of binary data from character columns
* Support for Python which has been compiled to use UCS4 strings (Linux)

* Client downloads for version 7.5 and 7.6:
The download list for the client packages has been integrated into the
relevant standard download page.=20
For version 7.6 it was also expanded. Now we not only offer special
download packages for individual clients but also client baskets for
different platforms. (see
http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/maxdb/7.6.00.html#clients)=20

Best regards
Marina Montag
for the MaxDB Team
SAP Labs Berlin
SAP AG