String driverClassName = config.getEmpireDBDriverClass();
if (StringUtils.isEmpty(driverClassName))
throw new RuntimeException("Configuration error: Element 'empireDBDriverClass' not found in node 'properties-"+provider+"'");
// Create driver
DBDatabaseDriver driver = (DBDatabaseDriver) Class.forName(driverClassName).newInstance();
// Configure driver
config.readProperties(driver, "properties-"+provider, "empireDBDriverProperites");
// done