DBIx::DWIW Highlights

Pure Perl
API Simplicity
Centralized Configuration
Fault Tolerance
Graceful Failures
Extensible (easily sub-classed)
Inherit or customize
Extend with complex logic
Built for MySQL
Can be extended for other databases
Possible interest in Oracle (gasp!)
Replication-aware
Connection Pooling (or Reuse)
Weak references problem
Automatic Cleanup
Weak references problem again