Java describes a Type 1 driver as a "JDBC-ODBC Bridge." This really refers to a C program, compiled to native code, that connects the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) to ODBC. The Easysoft JDBC-ODBC Bridge is not a Type 1 driver. The JDBC-ODBC Bridge is a Type 3 driver with a client/server architecture. The JDBC-ODBC Bridge client is 100% Java and fully platform independent.