[Oracle NoSQL Database Announce] Announcement: Oracle NoSQL Database 12c (12.1.3.2.5)

[Announcements related to the Oracle NoSQL Database.]

We are very pleased to announce the availability of Oracle NoSQL 
Database Release 12c (12.1.3.2.5). Please forward this announcementwidely.

Oracle NoSQL Database 12.1.3.2.5 adds several new features including Big 
Data SQL support and a RESTful API.  We strongly recommend that users 
upgrade to this release to take advantage of these new features.  These 
new features include:

  * _Oracle Big Data SQL support_: Oracle NoSQL Database can be queried
    using Oracle Big Data SQL enabling seamless, high performance
    integration between relational and NoSQL data. The process for
    connecting to the Oracle NoSQL Database from Oracle Big Data SQL is
    described in section "6.4 Creating an Oracle External Table for
    Oracle NoSQL Database" of theBDA 4.1 Software User's Guide
    <http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/bigdata-appliance/documentation/index.html>.

  * _New RESTful API:_The latest 3.0 release of the Oracle REST Data
    Services adds support for Oracle NoSQL Database. This allows
    customers to build a REST-based application that can access data in
    either Oracle Database or Oracle NoSQL Database. The REST Data
    Services product, documentation and downloads can be found_here
    <http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/rest-data-services/ords-30-downloads-2373781.html>_.

  * _New SQL-like DDL:_A new declarative data definition language and
    API has been added to support creation and management of tables and
    indexes.This allows customers to more easily manage table and index
    creation from the CLI as well as programmatically from the
    application. The language reference is described in_Data Definition
    Language for Tables
    <http://docs.oracle.com/cd/NOSQL/html/GettingStartedGuideTables/ddl_overview.html>_.
  * _New C Table Driver:_A THRIFT-based (JNI-less) C API client driver
    has been added, with support for NoSQL Database tables and indexes.
    This allows NoSQL Database application developers to manage their
    NoSQL Database tables and indexes in C. It is a separately
    downloadable package on the same _NoSQL Database OTN download page
    <http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/database-technologies/nosqldb/downloads/index.html>_.
    It is available as source code and must be compiled, along with its
    dependent libraries. Complete instructions are included the
    distribution package.
  * _More flexible MAP indexes_: NoSQL Database secondary indices have
    been  enhanced to support indexes on both the Key and Value of a MAP
    data-type column. This is a unique feature that allows customers to
    build highly dynamic, customizable indexes on application MAPs,
    supporting a wide array of different application data models.  This
    new indexing capability is documented _here
    <http://docs.oracle.com/cd/NOSQL/html/GettingStartedGuideTables/indexmaps.html>_.


  * _Apache Hive support_: You can now query Oracle NoSQL Database from
    Apache Hive, using HiveQL by creating a Hive External Table that
    uses the oracle.kv.hadoop.hive.table.TableStorageHandler class. This
    allows customers to improve the performance, scalability and
    reliability of Hive-based applications by using Oracle NoSQL
    Database as their non-relational database. Documentation on the
    oracle.kv.hadoop.hive.table package can be found_here
    <http://docs.oracle.com/cd/NOSQL/html/javadoc/oracle/kv/hadoop/hive/table/package-summary.html>_.

  * _New Diagnostics utility_: Oracle NoSQL Database has added a utility
    to make it easier to diagnose and troubleshoot issues, especially
    within the context of a distributed database system. This will make
    it easier for customers to gather information and work with Oracle
    Support. The documentation for the new Diagnostics utility can be
    found_here
    <http://docs.oracle.com/cd/NOSQL/html/AdminGuide/diag_util.html>_.

Here is the related information for this release:

  * Product Download (OTN
    <http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/products/nosqldb/downloads/index.html>
    | OSDC <https://edelivery.oracle.com/>)
  * Product Documentation (Doc
    <http://docs.oracle.com/cd/NOSQL/html/index.html>)
  * Oracle Enterprise Manager Plugin for Oracle NoSQL Database (Doc
    <http://docs.oracle.com/cd/NOSQL/html/AdminGuide/oem-integration.html>)
  * Complete list of changes (ChangeLog
    <http://docs.oracle.com/cd/NOSQL/html/changelog.html>)
  * Frequently asked questions (FAQ
    <http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/nosqldb/overview/nosqldb-faq-518364.html>)
  * C Driver Quick Start Guide (HTML
    <http://docs.oracle.com/cd/NOSQL/html/booklets/c_driver/index.html>|
    PDF
    <http://docs.oracle.com/cd/NOSQL/html/booklets/c_driver/OracleNoSQLDatabase-C_Driver_QuickStart.pdf>)

Join OTN and participate in the Oracle NoSQL Database Support Forum 
<http://forums.oracle.com/forums/forum.jspa?forumID=1388> discussions. 
Our engineering and support staff are highly active on these forums, if 
you have questions please ask them there first.


Thanks.
Oracle NoSQL Database Team
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