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Simba Athena ODBC Data Connector Release Notes 
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The release notes provide details of enhancements, features, known issues, and
workflow changes in Simba Athena ODBC Connector 1.3.7.1000, as well as the 
version history. 


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Platform and Data source version support

This version of the driver supports the following data source versions and 
platforms:

 * Windows 11, Windows Server 2025, 2019, 2016, 2012
 * macOS 11,12,13,15 and 26
 * Debian 13, RHEL 8 or 10, SLES 15, Ubuntu 22.04 or 24.04
 * Debian 13 arm, RHEL 8 arm or 10 arm, SLES 15 arm, 
   Ubuntu 22.04 arm or 24.04 arm


1.3.7.1000 ===================================================================

Released 2026-03-06

Enhancements & New Features 

 * [AO-1574] Updated third-party libraries 

   The connector now uses the following third-party libraries:
   - libcurl 8.18.0 (previously 8.16.0)
   - OpenSSL 3.0.19 (previously 3.0.18)
   

Known Issues
The following are known issues that you may encounter due to limitations in
the data source, the connector, or an application.

 * [AO-479] The connector does not support the SQLDescribeParam API call.

   This is a limitation of the datasource. 
 

Workflow Changes ==============================================================

The following changes may disrupt established workflows for the connector. 


1.3.3.1000 --------------------------------------------------------------------

 * [AO-1525] Removed support for an earlier version of macOS 

   Beginning with this release, the connector no longer supports macOS 13.0 
   operating system.


1.3.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------

 * [AO-1522] Removed support for Ubuntu 20.04

   Beginning with this release, the connector no longer supports Ubuntu 20.04.


1.2.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------

 * [AO-1410] Removed support for CentOS

   Beginning with this release, the connector no longer supports CentOS.
   

1.2.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------

 * [AO-1398] Removed Visual Studio 2013 support 

   Beginning with this release, the connector no longer supports Visual Studio 
   2013. For information about the supported Visual C++ Redistributable for 
   Visual Studio versions, see the Installation and Configuration Guide.

 * [AO-1366] Updated documentation for Use HTTP Proxy For IdP Host property

   The description of the Use HTTP Proxy For IdP Host property has been 
   updated with new parameters. For more information, see the Installation and
   Configuration Guide.


Version History ==============================================================

1.3.6.1002 --------------------------------------------------------------------

Released 2026-01-21

Resolved Issues
The following issue has been resolved in Simba Athena ODBC Connector
1.3.6.1002.

 * [AO-1567] Mismatch in File and Product versions have been resolved
   and the connector will display correct file version now.

1.3.6.1000 -------------------------------------------------------------------

Released 2026-01-15

Enhancements & New Features 

 * [AO-1464] [AO-1465] [AO-1531] Multiple platform updates
 
   The connector now supports MacOs 15, MacOS 26 and Debian 13.

 * [AO-1551] Upgrading aws-sdk
 
   The connector now is on aws-sdk 1.11.687


1.3.5.1000 -------------------------------------------------------------------

Released 2025-12-17

Enhancements & New Features 

 * [AO-1532] Linux ARM Support
 
   The connector now supports ARM variants of Linux platform.


1.3.4.1000 -------------------------------------------------------------------

Released 2025-10-31

Enhancements & New Features 

 * [AO-1538] Updated third-party libraries 

   The connector now uses the following third-party libraries:   
   - Expat 2.7.3 (previously 2.6.2)
   - libcurl 8.16.0 (previously 8.9.1)
   - OpenSSL 3.0.18 (previously 3.0.15)
   
      
1.3.3.1000 -------------------------------------------------------------------

Released 2025-10-10

Enhancements & New Features 

 * [AO-1530][AO-1524] Updated support for multiple operating systems

   The connector now supports the following operating systems:
   - Debian 13 
   - RHEL 10


1.3.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Released 2025-09-02

Enhancements & New Features 

 * [AO-1487] Updated Windows Server support
   
   The connector now supports Windows Server 2025.

 * [AO-1472] Updated new SSL options section
   
   The connector now introduces a new section for SSL options. For more 
   information, see the Installation and Configuration Guide.

 * [AO-1484] Updated Allow Common Name Host Name Mismatch support
   
   The connector now allows a CA-issued SSL certificate name not to match the
   hostname of the Athena server. To do this, select the Allow Common Name
   Host Name Mismatch checkbox (set the AllowHostNameCNMismatch property to 
   1). For more information, see the Installation and Configuration Guide.

 * [AO-1484] Updated Use System Trust Store support
   
   The connector can now verify the connection using a certificate in the
   system trust store. To do this, select the Use System Trust Store checkbox
   (set the UseSystemTrustStore property to 1). For more information, see the
   Installation and Configuration Guide.


1.3.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Released 2025-03-18

Enhancements & New Features 

 * [AO-1442] Updated Driver and DriverIam support
   
   The connector now uses Driver and DriverIam version 10.3. Previously, the  
   connector used Driver and DriverIam version 10.2.
  
 * Updated third-party libraries 

   The connector now uses the following third-party libraries:   
   - AWS_SDK_CPP 1.11.6 (previously 1.10.5)
   - ICU 74.2 (previously 71.1)
   - libcurl 8.9.1 (previously 8.4.0)
   - OpenSSL 3.0.15 (previously 3.0.13)
   - Zlib 1.3.1 (previously 1.2.13)


1.3.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Released 2025-02-14

Enhancements & New Features 

 * [AO-1372] Updated SEN SDK support
   
   The connector now uses SEN SDK version 10.3. Previously, the connector 
   used SEN SDK version 10.2.
  

Resolved Issues
The following issue has been resolved in Simba Athena ODBC Connector 1.3.0.

 * [AO-1436] The connector fails to read metadata for a column with Japanese 
   characters.


1.2.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Released 2024-07-05

Enhancements & New Features 

 * [AO-1410][AO-1413] Updated operating systems support

   The connector now supports the following operating systems:
   - Debian 11 and 12
   - RHEL 8 and 9
   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 12 and 15
   - Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04, and 24.04
   

Resolved Issues
The following issue has been resolved in Simba Athena ODBC Connector 1.2.4.

 * [AO-1415] When using parenthesis in queries, the connector returns a fetch
   error. 


1.2.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Released 2024-03-29

Enhancements & New Features 

 * [AO-1395] FIPS support

   You can now enable FIPS support by downloading a separate FIPS package 
   available for assistance. For more information, see the Installation and
   Configuration Guide.

 * [AO-1398] Upgraded Visual Studio support

   The connector now uses Windows Visual Studio 2022. For supported versions,
   see the Installation and Configuration Guide.
  
 * [AO-1400] Upgraded RStudio support

   The connector can now share the RStudio branded connector document in a 
   format other than PDF.
 

Resolved Issues
The following issue has been resolved in Simba Athena ODBC Connector 1.2.3.

 * [AO-1403] When using a proxy server without the root certificate, the 
   connector fails to establish the connection.
  

1.2.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Released 2024-03-04

Enhancements & New Features 

 * [AO-1371] Updated third-party libraries 

   The connector now uses the following third-party libraries:   
   - libcurl 8.4.0 (previously 7.85.0)
   - Zlib 1.2.13 (previously 1.2.11)
