This part consists of chapters that discuss the Oracle Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) features that enhance performance, such as Statement caching and Oracle Call Interface (OCI) connection pooling. It also includes a chapter that provides information about Oracle performance extensions, such as update batching and row prefetching.

Part V contains the following chapters:

• Statement and Result Set Caching

• Performance Extensions

• OCI Connection Pooling

• Database Resident Connection Pooling

• Oracle Advanced Queuing

• Continuous Query Notification