The Java language and platform offers a vast range of options when it comes to working with relational data, from raw JDBC to fully blown Object/Relational mapping (ORM) tools.

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Java Persistence API: A look deeper The Java Persistence API is a lightweight, POJO-based framework for object-relational mapping. The mapping between Java objects and a relational database is ...

The specification defines a standard for object-relational mapping in Java. Specifically, the Versant effort is being called the JSR-220 ORM (object-relational mapping) project within Eclipse.

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Versant on Tuesday will announce that it has proposed to lead an effort for standards-based object-relational mapping based on JSR (Java Specification Request) 220. The specification defines a ...