dotConnect for Oracle Overview

dotConnect for Oracle, formerly known as OraDirect .NET, is an enhanced ORM enabled data provider for Oracle that builds on ADO.NET technology to present a complete solution for developing Oracle-based database applications. It introduces new approaches for designing application architecture, boosts productivity, and facilitates the development of database applications.

Fast and Advanced ADO.NET Provider

dotConnect for Oracle offers both high performance native connectivity to the Oracle database and a number of innovative development tools and technologies. It supports a wide range of Oracle-specific features, such as Advanced Queuing, Alerts, Pipes, Direct Path Loading, Change notifications, Transparent Application Failover, REF cursors, objects, packages,, and others.

RAD Approach

dotConnectfor Oracle provides a vast number of GUI tools that increase your productivity. It integrates into Visual Studio Server Explorer and other tools, and provides advanced visual component editors to simplify component tweaking. DataSet tools, such as DataSet Wizard, DataSet Editor, DataSet Manager, provide you an easy way to create and edit typed and untyped DataSets.

ORM Solutions

dotConnectfor Oracle offers enhanced ORM support with a bundled visual designer for ORM models - Entity Developer. dotConnect for Oracle supports ADO.NET Entity Framework, NHibernate, and LinqConnect (formerly known as LINQ to Oracle) - our own ORM solution, closely compatible to Microsoft LINQ to SQL, while extending its functionality with its own features.

Features

Direct Mode Allows your application to work with Oracle directly via TCP/IP without involving Oracle Client. - See more at: http://www.devart.com/dotconnect/oracle/#sthash.vknVQJUm.dpuf	Implements Role, Session State, Membership, Profile, Site Map, and other ASP 2.0 providers. - See more at: http://www.devart.com/dotconnect/oracle/#sthash.vknVQJUm.dpuf
Enterprise Library Can be used in conjunction with Microsoft Enterprise Library Data Access Application Block. - See more at: http://www.devart.com/dotconnect/oracle/#sthash.vknVQJUm.dpuf	BIS Enables Integration Services to export and import data to/from Oracle servers. - See more at: http://www.devart.com/dotconnect/oracle/#sthash.vknVQJUm.dpuf
Monitoring Allows per-component tracing of database events with a free dbMonitor application. - See more at: http://www.devart.com/dotconnect/oracle/#sthash.vknVQJUm.dpuf	Compatibility Supports Oracle 11g, 10g, 9i, 8i, 8.0, and 7.3 on .NET and .NET Compact Framework 2.0 and higher and Mono. - See more at: http://www.devart.com/dotconnect/oracle/#sthash.vknVQJUm.dpuf