Release notes for IBM Informix Client Software Development Kit for UNIX and Linux, 15.0

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The Release notes provide a list of useful topics and links for when you install the IBM® Informix® Client Software Development Kit Version 15.0.

Description

The IBM® Informix® Client Software Development Kit Version 15.0 Release notes include information about the following component products:
  • IBM Informix Connection Manager
  • IBM Informix ESQL/C/C++
  • IBM Informix ODBC Driver

For a complete list of what's new and changed in this release, go to https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/informix-servers/15.0.0?topic=overview-whats-new-in-informix.

Announcement

The product announcement letters are available at http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/index.wss. Search for Informix 15.0.0 and select Announcement letters. See the announcement for the following information:
  • Detailed product description
  • Product-positioning statement
  • Packaging and ordering details
  • International compatibility information

Compatibility

Version 15.0 of IBM Informix Client Software Development Kit is compatible with the following database servers:
Database server Versions
IBM Informix 14.10, 15.0
Version 15.0 of Connection Manager is compatible with the following clients:
Client Version
IBM Informix Client Software Development Kit (Client SDK) 4.50, 15.0
IBM InformixConnect 4.50, 15.0
IBM Informix JDBC Driver 4.50, 15.0
Data Server Driver for JDBC and SQLJ 3.5.2 or later

System requirements

For information about hardware and software compatibility, see the detailed system requirements document at http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27016673.

Installing IBM Informix Client SDK 15.0

For step-by-step installation instructions, see Installing Informix Client Products at https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/informix-servers/15.0.0?topic=sdk-installing-informix-client-products.

For standalone installation, minimum OpenSSL version 1.0.x need to be installed on the system. Please refer to https://www.openssl.org for more information on OpenSSL.

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