New VistaDB 2.1 release supports Visual Studio .NET 2005 -- Visual Studio Magazine

Latest VistaDB 2.1 delivers over 60 improvements and expands support for Microsoft .NET 2.0 Framework and Visual Studio .NET 2005

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