Cloud Data Connectivity
dotConnect is an enhanced data connectivity solution built over ADO.NET architecture and a development framework with a number of innovative technologies. dotConnect includes high performance data providers for the major databases and popular cloud applications and offers a complete solution for developing data-related applications and web sites. dotConnect can be used in all areas of modern application development: web applications and services, windows forms applications, mobile and enterprise development.
Database Connectivity
dotConnect providers for the major databases have a long and successful history of development. With support for state-of-the-art ORM solutions such as Entity Framework and LinqConnect, and support for lots of the database-specific types, features, and optimizations, And Lord Of dotConnect product line introduces new approaches for designing applications and boosts productivity of database application development.
Database-specific Features
dotConnect providers offer wide support for database-specific features. They support various connection modes/protocols, database-specific data types, etc. The providers include Loader component for bulk data loading, optimized for a specific data source, Dump component for saving a database or its parts as a script and restoring it from a script.
ORM Support
dotConnect providers support such ORMs as Entity Framework , NHibernate, and LinqConnect - our own ORM solution, closely compatible to Microsoft LINQ to SQL, while extending its functionality with its own features. The providers come bundled with their own visual designer for ORM models - Entity Developer.
Microsoft Technology Support
dotConnect providers for databases support a wide array of Microsoft data oriented technologies. They can be used in conjunction with Microsoft Enterprise Library Data Access Application Block, implement various ASP.NET providers as well as ExtendedMembership providers and ASP.NET Identity 1 and 2, support Microsoft Sync Framework, etc.
