A new standard--known as Java Data Objects (JDO)--promises to reduce the Java programming effort required to include corporate data in business applications.

A look at some of the best database and RDBMS tools for Java software developers. Learn more about Java and database programming.

JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) is the Java API that manages connecting to a database, issuing queries and commands, and handling result sets obtained from the database.

Write, build, and run an example application that persists data to and from a relational database using Hibernate, JPA, and the repository pattern.