Choosing Simba''s Apache Hive ODBC Driver with SQL Connector enables Hortonworks to give its customers easy access to their data for Business Intelligence (BI) and analytics using the SQL-based application of their choice. VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-(Marketwire - Oct 11, 2012) - Simba Technologies, the industry''s Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) expert for Big Data solutions, announced today that it has partnered with Hortonworks, a leading commercial vendor of Apache Hadoop, to provide ODBC access to Hortonworks Data Platform.