http://blogs.msdn.com/adonet/archive/tags/Devart/default.aspxTags: DevartenCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/adonet/archive/2008/09/05/devart-s-new-providers-support-the-ado-net-entity-framework.aspxFri, 05 Sep 2008 21:05:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:8926719dpblogs22http://blogs.msdn.com/adonet/comments/8926719.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/adonet/commentrss.aspx?PostID=8926719<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri>It is my pleasure to announce the first (to the best of my knowledge) external providers to support the ADO.NET Entity Framework!</FONT></FONT></P><FONT face=Calibri size=3> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><BR>Devart (formerly Core Lab) has released a new version of their ADO.NET providers, which includes support for the Entity Framework.&nbsp; For more information, see the following announcement on Devart's web site.&nbsp; Congratulations to the folks at Devart!</P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <A href="http://devart.com/news/2008/directs475.html">http://devart.com/news/2008/directs475.html</A></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" mce_keep="true">&nbsp;</P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">With the release of Devart's providers, developers can now acess their Oracle, MySQL and PostgreSQL databases via the Entity Framework.&nbsp; I've downloaded and used their OraDirect.NET provider to successfully run sample queries against an Oracle database using both LINQ and Entity SQL.</P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" mce_keep="true">&nbsp;</P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Enjoy!</P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" mce_keep="true">&nbsp;</P></FONT> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri>David Sceppa<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri>ADO.NET Program Manager<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=8926719" width="1" height="1">Entity FrameworkProvidersCore LabMySQLPostgreSQLOracleDevart