Advancements in Data Access -- Visual Studio Magazine

Advancements in Data Access

Learn about new technologies that allow for more powerful, more efficient data access.

By Steve Lasker
02/20/2006

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ADO.NET 2.0, LINQ, XML, typed data sets, object binding—there is a slew of new technologies for more powerful, more efficient data access. Get the latest on data access from Steve Lasker in the Microsoft data group on the Visual Basic team.

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