Enterprise Connect Data Access is the enterprise data solution for gaining transparent access to heterogeneous databases. These components allow applications to interact with non-Sybase and Sybase databases to access, consolidate and/or update data. They also allow you to develop additional applications using a common interface.

• Provides access to IBM DB2 UDB, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Informix and any ODBC-compliant DB
• Optimized heterogeneous joins
• Full transactional support--read and write
• Strong security, including SSL and row-level access control
• Full support for XML and Java

Enterprise Connect Data Access Integrated Product Set
Enterprise Connect Data Access Integrated Product Set contains a base product and options:

• Base
  Provides the fundamental building blocks for connectivity between LAN-based clients and enterprise data sources. You may use the feature of the base product to transparently access multiple data sources as if the data were stored in a single database and perform heterogeneous joins across multiple platforms.
• Options:
  
• ECDA Options (Heterogeneous access) Enterprise Connect Data Access Options are 6 separate options that provide access to Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, IBM UDB DB2 running on OS/390, Windows NT or Unix platforms, IBM AS/400, Informix and ODBC-compliant databases.
• Enterprise Connect Data Access Option for Distributed Transactions
  The distributed transaction option allows the backend Oracle database operating in an ECDA environment to participate in global transactions.