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 What is ODBC?

The Open Database Connectivity - a programming standard, was developed by Microsoft and based on interface specifications of the SQL Access Group. 

Using Windows software written to the ODBC standard, users can access data in heterogeneous environments of relational and non-relational database systems. ODBC allows data to be stored in a variety of PC, Mini-Computer, and Mainframe databases and accessed directly using a common Windows interface, based on Structured Query Language (SQL). 

Users and developers can build queries or programs that access, view, and modify data from multiple diverse databases, such as INFO, DB2, Oracle, Sybase and Informix.