Java describes a Type 1 driver as a "JDBC-ODBC Bridge". This really refers to a C program, compiled to native code, that interfaces the Java Virtual Machine to ODBC. The Easysoft JDBC-ODBC Bridge is not of this type. The JDBC-ODBC Bridge is a Type 3 driver with a client-server architecture. The driver is 100% Java and fully platform independent on the client side.