diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/batch/core/schema-drop-sqlf.sql b/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/batch/core/schema-drop-sqlf.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..68ffb0214
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/batch/core/schema-drop-sqlf.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+-- Autogenerated: do not edit this file
+
+DROP TABLE  BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION_CONTEXT ;
+DROP TABLE  BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION_CONTEXT ;
+DROP TABLE  BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION ;
+DROP TABLE  BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION ;
+DROP TABLE  BATCH_JOB_PARAMS ;
+DROP TABLE  BATCH_JOB_INSTANCE ;
+
+DROP TABLE  BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION_SEQ ;
+DROP TABLE  BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION_SEQ ;
+DROP TABLE  BATCH_JOB_SEQ ;
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/batch/core/schema-sqlf.sql b/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/batch/core/schema-sqlf.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f52f984fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/batch/core/schema-sqlf.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+-- Autogenerated: do not edit this file
+
+CREATE TABLE BATCH_JOB_INSTANCE  (
+	JOB_INSTANCE_ID BIGINT  NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY GENERATED BY DEFAULT AS IDENTITY,  
+	VERSION BIGINT ,  
+	JOB_NAME VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL, 
+	JOB_KEY VARCHAR(32) NOT NULL,
+	constraint JOB_INST_UN unique (JOB_NAME, JOB_KEY)
+) ;
+
+CREATE TABLE BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION  (
+	JOB_EXECUTION_ID BIGINT  NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY GENERATED BY DEFAULT AS IDENTITY,
+	VERSION BIGINT  ,  
+	JOB_INSTANCE_ID BIGINT NOT NULL,
+	CREATE_TIME TIMESTAMP NOT NULL,
+	START_TIME TIMESTAMP DEFAULT NULL , 
+	END_TIME TIMESTAMP DEFAULT NULL ,
+	STATUS VARCHAR(10) ,
+	EXIT_CODE VARCHAR(100) ,
+	EXIT_MESSAGE VARCHAR(2500) ,
+	LAST_UPDATED TIMESTAMP,
+	constraint JOB_INST_EXEC_FK foreign key (JOB_INSTANCE_ID)
+	references BATCH_JOB_INSTANCE(JOB_INSTANCE_ID)
+) ;
+	
+CREATE TABLE BATCH_JOB_PARAMS  (
+	JOB_INSTANCE_ID BIGINT NOT NULL ,
+	TYPE_CD VARCHAR(6) NOT NULL ,
+	KEY_NAME VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL , 
+	STRING_VAL VARCHAR(250) , 
+	DATE_VAL TIMESTAMP DEFAULT NULL ,
+	LONG_VAL BIGINT ,
+	DOUBLE_VAL DOUBLE PRECISION ,
+	constraint JOB_INST_PARAMS_FK foreign key (JOB_INSTANCE_ID)
+	references BATCH_JOB_INSTANCE(JOB_INSTANCE_ID)
+) ;
+	
+CREATE TABLE BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION  (
+	STEP_EXECUTION_ID BIGINT  NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY GENERATED BY DEFAULT AS IDENTITY,
+	VERSION BIGINT NOT NULL,  
+	STEP_NAME VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL,
+	JOB_EXECUTION_ID BIGINT NOT NULL,
+	START_TIME TIMESTAMP NOT NULL , 
+	END_TIME TIMESTAMP DEFAULT NULL ,  
+	STATUS VARCHAR(10) ,
+	COMMIT_COUNT BIGINT , 
+	READ_COUNT BIGINT ,
+	FILTER_COUNT BIGINT ,
+	WRITE_COUNT BIGINT ,
+	READ_SKIP_COUNT BIGINT ,
+	WRITE_SKIP_COUNT BIGINT ,
+	PROCESS_SKIP_COUNT BIGINT ,
+	ROLLBACK_COUNT BIGINT , 
+	EXIT_CODE VARCHAR(100) ,
+	EXIT_MESSAGE VARCHAR(2500) ,
+	LAST_UPDATED TIMESTAMP,
+	constraint JOB_EXEC_STEP_FK foreign key (JOB_EXECUTION_ID)
+	references BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION(JOB_EXECUTION_ID)
+) ;
+
+CREATE TABLE BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION_CONTEXT  (
+	STEP_EXECUTION_ID BIGINT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
+	SHORT_CONTEXT VARCHAR(2500) NOT NULL,
+	SERIALIZED_CONTEXT CLOB , 
+	constraint STEP_EXEC_CTX_FK foreign key (STEP_EXECUTION_ID)
+	references BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION(STEP_EXECUTION_ID)
+) ;
+
+CREATE TABLE BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION_CONTEXT  (
+	JOB_EXECUTION_ID BIGINT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
+	SHORT_CONTEXT VARCHAR(2500) NOT NULL,
+	SERIALIZED_CONTEXT CLOB , 
+	constraint JOB_EXEC_CTX_FK foreign key (JOB_EXECUTION_ID)
+	references BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION(JOB_EXECUTION_ID)
+) ;
+
+CREATE TABLE BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION_SEQ (ID BIGINT  PRIMARY KEY GENERATED BY DEFAULT AS IDENTITY, DUMMY VARCHAR(1));
+CREATE TABLE BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION_SEQ (ID BIGINT  PRIMARY KEY GENERATED BY DEFAULT AS IDENTITY, DUMMY VARCHAR(1));
+CREATE TABLE BATCH_JOB_SEQ (ID BIGINT  PRIMARY KEY GENERATED BY DEFAULT AS IDENTITY, DUMMY VARCHAR(1));
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/pom.xml b/spring-batch-samples/pom.xml
index c44444cb9..558267338 100644
--- a/spring-batch-samples/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/pom.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@
 		<environment>hsql</environment>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>com.vmware.sqlfire</groupId>
+				<artifactId>sqlfireclient</artifactId>
+				<version>1.0.3</version>
+			</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.batch</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-batch-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/batch-derby.properties b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/batch-derby.properties
index 97302789d..385ec9ca5 100644
--- a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/batch-derby.properties
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/batch-derby.properties
@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@ batch.database.incrementer.parent=columnIncrementerParent
 batch.lob.handler.class=org.springframework.jdbc.support.lob.DefaultLobHandler
 batch.grid.size=2
 batch.jdbc.pool.size=6
-batch.verify.cursor.position=false
\ No newline at end of file
+batch.verify.cursor.position=false
+batch.isolationlevel=ISOLATION_SERIALIZABLE
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/batch-h2.properties b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/batch-h2.properties
index f8cedeb70..925428ced 100644
--- a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/batch-h2.properties
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/batch-h2.properties
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ batch.lob.handler.class=org.springframework.jdbc.support.lob.DefaultLobHandler
 batch.grid.size=2
 batch.jdbc.pool.size=6
 batch.verify.cursor.position=true
+batch.isolationlevel=ISOLATION_SERIALIZABLE
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/batch-hsql.properties b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/batch-hsql.properties
index b4ca5b5b3..41423fa1d 100644
--- a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/batch-hsql.properties
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/batch-hsql.properties
@@ -18,3 +18,5 @@ batch.lob.handler.class=org.springframework.jdbc.support.lob.DefaultLobHandler
 batch.jdbc.pool.size=6
 batch.grid.size=6
 batch.verify.cursor.position=true
+batch.isolationlevel=ISOLATION_SERIALIZABLE
+
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/batch-mysql.properties b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/batch-mysql.properties
index a39515564..947c24b7b 100644
--- a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/batch-mysql.properties
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/batch-mysql.properties
@@ -15,3 +15,5 @@ batch.lob.handler.class=org.springframework.jdbc.support.lob.DefaultLobHandler
 batch.jdbc.pool.size=6
 batch.grid.size=50
 batch.verify.cursor.position=true
+batch.isolationlevel=ISOLATION_SERIALIZABLE
+
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/batch-oracle.properties b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/batch-oracle.properties
index 811284365..22c75d505 100644
--- a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/batch-oracle.properties
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/batch-oracle.properties
@@ -15,3 +15,5 @@ batch.lob.handler.class=org.springframework.jdbc.support.lob.OracleLobHandler
 batch.grid.size=2
 batch.jdbc.pool.size=6
 batch.verify.cursor.position=true
+batch.isolationlevel=ISOLATION_SERIALIZABLE
+
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/batch-sqlf.properties b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/batch-sqlf.properties
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f47ecf9d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/batch-sqlf.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Placeholders batch.*
+#    for Derby:
+batch.jdbc.driver=com.vmware.sqlfire.jdbc.ClientDriver
+batch.jdbc.url=jdbc:sqlfire://localhost:1257/;update=true
+batch.jdbc.user=SAMPLES
+batch.jdbc.password=SAMPLES
+batch.jdbc.testWhileIdle=false
+batch.jdbc.validationQuery=
+batch.jdbc.verifyCursorPosition=false
+batch.drop.script=classpath:/org/springframework/batch/core/schema-drop-derby.sql
+batch.schema.script=classpath:/org/springframework/batch/core/schema-sqlf.sql
+batch.business.schema.script=business-schema-sqlf.sql
+batch.data.source.init=true
+batch.database.incrementer.class=org.springframework.jdbc.support.incrementer.DerbyMaxValueIncrementer
+batch.database.incrementer.parent=columnIncrementerParent
+batch.lob.handler.class=org.springframework.jdbc.support.lob.DefaultLobHandler
+batch.grid.size=2
+batch.jdbc.pool.size=6
+batch.verify.cursor.position=false
+batch.isolationlevel=ISOLATION_READ_COMMITTED
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/batch-sqlserver.properties b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/batch-sqlserver.properties
index a79606c7f..f6307adf9 100644
--- a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/batch-sqlserver.properties
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/batch-sqlserver.properties
@@ -15,3 +15,5 @@ batch.database.incrementer.parent=columnIncrementerParent
 batch.grid.size=2
 batch.jdbc.pool.size=6
 batch.verify.cursor.position=true
+batch.isolationlevel=ISOLATION_SERIALIZABLE
+
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/batch-sybase.properties b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/batch-sybase.properties
index 922ba570c..706bc4c62 100644
--- a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/batch-sybase.properties
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/batch-sybase.properties
@@ -15,4 +15,6 @@ batch.database.incrementer.parent=columnIncrementerParent
 batch.jdbc.pool.size=6
 batch.grid.size=6
 batch.verify.cursor.position=true
+batch.isolationlevel=ISOLATION_SERIALIZABLE
+
 
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/business-schema-sqlf.sql b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/business-schema-sqlf.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..027892559
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/business-schema-sqlf.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+-- Autogenerated: do not edit this file
+-- You might need to remove this section the first time you run against a clean database
+DROP TABLE  BATCH_STAGING_SEQ ;
+DROP TABLE  TRADE_SEQ ;
+DROP TABLE  CUSTOMER_SEQ ;
+DROP TABLE  BATCH_STAGING ;
+DROP TABLE  TRADE ;
+DROP TABLE  CUSTOMER ;
+DROP TABLE  PLAYERS ;
+DROP TABLE  GAMES ;
+DROP TABLE  PLAYER_SUMMARY ;
+DROP TABLE  ERROR_LOG ;
+
+-- Autogenerated: do not edit this file
+
+CREATE TABLE CUSTOMER_SEQ (ID BIGINT  PRIMARY KEY GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY (start with 5), DUMMY VARCHAR(1));
+CREATE TABLE BATCH_STAGING_SEQ (ID BIGINT  PRIMARY KEY GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY (start with 0), DUMMY VARCHAR(1));
+CREATE TABLE TRADE_SEQ (ID BIGINT  PRIMARY KEY GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY (start with 0), DUMMY VARCHAR(1));
+
+CREATE TABLE BATCH_STAGING  (
+	ID BIGINT  NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,  
+	JOB_ID BIGINT NOT NULL,
+	VALUE BLOB NOT NULL,
+	PROCESSED CHAR(1) NOT NULL
+) ;
+
+CREATE TABLE TRADE  (
+	ID BIGINT  NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,  
+	VERSION BIGINT ,
+	ISIN VARCHAR(45) NOT NULL, 
+	QUANTITY BIGINT ,
+	PRICE DECIMAL(8,2) , 
+	CUSTOMER VARCHAR(45) 
+) ;
+ 
+CREATE TABLE CUSTOMER (
+	ID BIGINT  NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,  
+	VERSION BIGINT ,
+	NAME VARCHAR(45) ,
+	CREDIT DECIMAL(10,2) 
+) ;
+
+
+INSERT INTO CUSTOMER (ID, VERSION, NAME, CREDIT) VALUES (1, 0, 'customer1', 100000);
+INSERT INTO CUSTOMER (ID, VERSION, NAME, CREDIT) VALUES (2, 0, 'customer2', 100000);
+INSERT INTO CUSTOMER (ID, VERSION, NAME, CREDIT) VALUES (3, 0, 'customer3', 100000);
+INSERT INTO CUSTOMER (ID, VERSION, NAME, CREDIT) VALUES (4, 0, 'customer4', 100000);
+
+--INSERT INTO CUSTOMER (VERSION, NAME, CREDIT) VALUES (0, 'customer1', 100000);
+--INSERT INTO CUSTOMER (VERSION, NAME, CREDIT) VALUES (0, 'customer2', 100000);
+--INSERT INTO CUSTOMER (VERSION, NAME, CREDIT) VALUES (0, 'customer3', 100000);
+--INSERT INTO CUSTOMER (VERSION, NAME, CREDIT) VALUES (0, 'customer4', 100000);
+
+CREATE TABLE PLAYERS (
+	PLAYER_ID CHAR(8) NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,  
+	LAST_NAME VARCHAR(35) NOT NULL,
+	FIRST_NAME VARCHAR(25) NOT NULL,
+	POS VARCHAR(10) ,
+	YEAR_OF_BIRTH BIGINT NOT NULL,
+	YEAR_DRAFTED BIGINT NOT NULL
+) ;
+
+CREATE TABLE GAMES (
+   PLAYER_ID CHAR(8) NOT NULL,
+   YEAR_NO      BIGINT NOT NULL,
+   TEAM      CHAR(3) NOT NULL,
+   WEEK      BIGINT NOT NULL,
+   OPPONENT  CHAR(3) ,
+   COMPLETES BIGINT ,
+   ATTEMPTS  BIGINT ,
+   PASSING_YARDS BIGINT ,
+   PASSING_TD    BIGINT ,
+   INTERCEPTIONS BIGINT ,
+   RUSHES BIGINT ,
+   RUSH_YARDS BIGINT ,
+   RECEPTIONS BIGINT ,
+   RECEPTIONS_YARDS BIGINT ,
+   TOTAL_TD BIGINT 
+) ;
+
+CREATE TABLE PLAYER_SUMMARY  (
+		  ID CHAR(8) NOT NULL, 
+		  YEAR_NO BIGINT NOT NULL,
+		  COMPLETES BIGINT NOT NULL , 
+		  ATTEMPTS BIGINT NOT NULL , 
+		  PASSING_YARDS BIGINT NOT NULL , 
+		  PASSING_TD BIGINT NOT NULL , 
+		  INTERCEPTIONS BIGINT NOT NULL , 
+		  RUSHES BIGINT NOT NULL , 
+		  RUSH_YARDS BIGINT NOT NULL , 
+		  RECEPTIONS BIGINT NOT NULL , 
+		  RECEPTIONS_YARDS BIGINT NOT NULL , 
+		  TOTAL_TD BIGINT NOT NULL
+) ;
+
+CREATE TABLE ERROR_LOG  (
+		JOB_NAME CHAR(20) ,
+		STEP_NAME CHAR(20) ,
+		MESSAGE VARCHAR(300) NOT NULL
+) ;
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/simple-job-launcher-context.xml b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/simple-job-launcher-context.xml
index 6f0fd01f9..147ae9dd2 100644
--- a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/simple-job-launcher-context.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/simple-job-launcher-context.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
 	</bean>
 
 	<bean id="jobRepository"
-		class="org.springframework.batch.core.repository.support.JobRepositoryFactoryBean"
+		class="org.springframework.batch.core.repository.support.JobRepositoryFactoryBean" 
+		p:isolationLevelForCreate = "${batch.isolationlevel}"
 		p:dataSource-ref="dataSource" p:transactionManager-ref="transactionManager" p:lobHandler-ref="lobHandler"/>
 
 	<bean id="mapJobRepository"