1. A computer-implemented method of controlling database applications comprising: retrieving application specific property information for at least one of a plurality of database applications from a data repository, wherein said data repository provides centralized control of the application specific property information for the plurality of database applications, wherein said at least one of the database applications provides access to a database system, wherein said application specific property information controls application specific access to said database system through at least one of a database connection property or a query language execution model, and wherein said application specific property information includes a number of connections to control the number of connections to said database system maintained by said at least one of the plurality of database applications; applying said retrieved application specific property information to said at least one of the plurality of database applications to control said database application; and connecting to the database system without using a centralized gateway.