Oracle Data Access Components provides high performance direct access to Oracle database server. ODAC is set of VCL native components for Delphi, C++ Builder, and Kylix.
Oracle Data Access Components supports many Oracle specific features and simplifies developing of client/ server applications.
With Net option ODAC works directly through TCP/IP and doesn't require Oracle's software on client side. ODAC can work in managed environment and support .NET Framework.
ODAC supports Oracle 10g, 9i, 8i, 8.0 and 7.3, including Personal Edition, and Oracle 8 Lite. Following development environments are supported by ODAC:
· Borland Delphi 2005
· Borland Delphi 8
· Borland Delphi 7
· Borland Delphi 6
· Borland Delphi 5
· Borland C++ Builder 6
· Borland C++ Builder 5
· Borland C++ Kylix 3
· Borland C++ Kylix 2

Limitations:
· 60 days trial

What's New in This Release:
· Update 4 Hotfix 1 for RAD Studio XE2, Delphi XE2, and C++Builder XE2 is now required
· Integration with dbForge Studio for Oracle is added
· Data Type Mapping support is added
· Data Encryption in a client application is added
· The TOraEncryptor component for data encryption is added
· Integration with dbForge Studio for Oracle is added
· Calling of the TCustomDASQL.BeforeExecute event is added
· TTimeStampField support is improved
· FieldType ftOraTimeStamp is added
· Field types were renamed: ftTimeStampTZ -> ftOraTimeStampTZ, ftTimeStampLTZ -> ftOraTimeStampLTZ
· Bug with EnableOraTimeStamp=False in TOraSession is fixed
· Bug with connection to Oracle XE with the UTF8 charset is fixed
· Bug with auto-generated queries for tables with case-sensitive fields in the Direct mode is fixed
· Bug with Connection Mode set for a connection that is established from OraScript is fixed
· Bug with statements count when a script contains the "Connect" command is fixed
· Bug with loading Unicode...