Index: src/main/java/org/apache/maven/continuum/management/DataManagementCli.java
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--- src/main/java/org/apache/maven/continuum/management/DataManagementCli.java	(revision 578020)
+++ src/main/java/org/apache/maven/continuum/management/DataManagementCli.java	(working copy)
@@ -128,6 +128,24 @@
             Args.usage( command );
             return;
         }
+        
+        if (SupportedDatabase.OTHER.equals( databaseType ))
+        {
+            if (command.driverClass == null 
+                 || command.artifactId == null
+                 || command.groupId == null
+                 || command.artifactVersion == null
+                 || command.password == null
+                 || command.username == null) {
+                System.err.println( "If OTHER databaseType is selected, -driverClass, -artifactId, -groupId, -artifactVersion, -username and -password must be provided together" );
+                Args.usage( command );
+                return;
+            }
+            databaseType.defaultParams = new DatabaseParams(command.driverClass, command.groupId, 
+                                                            command.artifactId, 
+                                                            command.artifactVersion, 
+                                                            command.username, command.password );
+        }
 
         BasicConfigurator.configure();
         if ( command.debug )
@@ -385,7 +404,27 @@
             description = "The type of database to use. Currently supported values are DERBY_10_1. The default value is DERBY_10_1.",
             value = "databaseType")
         private String databaseType = SupportedDatabase.DERBY_10_1.toString();
+        
+        @Argument(description = "JDBC driver class", value = "driverClass", required = false )
+        private String driverClass;
 
+        @Argument(description = "JDBC driver groupId", value = "groupId", required = false )
+        private String groupId;
+
+        @Argument(description = "JDBC driver artifactId", value = "artifactId", required = false)
+        private String artifactId;
+
+        @Argument(description = "Artifact version of the JDBC driver class",
+                  value = "artifactVersion", 
+                  required = false)
+        private String artifactVersion;
+
+        @Argument(description = "Username", value = "username", required = false)
+        private String username;
+
+        @Argument(description = "Password", value = "password", required = false)
+        private String password;
+
         @Argument(
             description = "Turn on debugging information. Default is off.",
             value = "debug")
@@ -400,8 +439,10 @@
     private enum SupportedDatabase
     {
         DERBY_10_1( new DatabaseParams( "org.apache.derby.jdbc.EmbeddedDriver", "org.apache.derby", "derby", "10.1.3.1",
-                                        "sa", "" ) );
+                                        "sa", "" ) ),
 
+        OTHER( new DatabaseParams( null, null, null, null, null, null ) );
+        
         private DatabaseParams defaultParams;
 
         SupportedDatabase( DatabaseParams defaultParams )