DataDirect Technologies is the world leader in data connectivity and mainframe integration, offering the most comprehensive line of software for connecting the world's most critical applications to data and services, running on any platform, using proven and emerging standards. Connect: ODBC drivers, JDBC drivers and ADO.NET data providers for all major relational databases such as Oracle, DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, Sybase, and Informix. Data Integration Suite: DataDirect's Data Integration Suite provides comprehensive, easy-to-use tools, and scalable data processing components that seamlessly connect virtually any data format using standards-based technologies and interfaces. Shadow: DataDirect Shadow is a single, unified integration architecture that accelerates the participation of mainframe systems with Service Oriented Architectures (SOA), data access or business intelligence (BI) initiatives, and/or composite application development- all with unique capabilities to dramatically lower mainframe TCO through specialty engine exploitation.