[ANNOUNCE] Cloudera JDBC Driver 2.6.18 for Apache Hive Released

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We are pleased to announce the release of Cloudera JDBC Driver 2.6.18 for Apache Hive. 

This release has the following enhancements and fixes:

Enhancements and New Features

• None

Issues Resolved

• [00372375] [HIVEJ-728] When close() is not called on the connection object, the connector prevents the JVM from exiting.

Getting Started with the Cloudera Driver

• Read the Cloudera JDBC Driver 2.6.18 for Apache Hive Release Notes and Installation Guide
• Download the connector from the Cloudera Connectors page

As always, we welcome your feedback. Please send your comments and suggestions to the user group through our community forums. You can also file bugs through our external Jira projects on issues.cloudera.org.