JDBC is the standard API for the Java Programming language from Sun Microsystems that connects Java programs to database management systems. It consists of a set of classes and interfaces written in Java. JDBC is platform independent and when combined with the unique cross-platform capabilites of Java, developers have the ability to write a database application once and execute it anywhere.

EMPRESS JDBC Interface is the Empress implementation of the JDBC API that enables Java programs to execute Empress SQL statements. Users of the EMPRESS JDBC Interface can write applications, create servlets and applets that easily connect to databases, send SQL queries, and process these results.