Getting Started with Derby

If Derby were the only product to come out of the open source arena, I think Iâ€™d be happy with that! Thatâ€™s an exaggeration of course, but it points to the importance of Derby. Database technology has traditionally occupied an exalted and expensive position in the world of software. The advent of Derby ends this dominance and opens up the database field to us all. Sun Microsystems has already released its own distribution of Derby called JavaDB. So, youâ€™re likely to be hearing more about Derby as time goes on.