An Application Programming Interface (API) provides interoperability between different monitoring and administrative components of a data warehouse system that utilizes different standard protocols. One of the protocols is the well known data connectivity protocol, Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) that...http://www.google.com/patents/US6363391?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6363391 - Application programming interface for monitoring data warehouse activity occurring through a client/server open database connectivity interface
