ADO.NET Entity Framework Provider for Firebird RTM Now Available

dpblogs — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:29:00 GMT

Firebird recently announced the RTM of FirebirdClient 2.5. This new release now provides full support for the Entity Framework. To learn more about FirebirdClient 2.5 check out Jiri’s blog at http://blog.vyvojar.cz/jirka/archive/2009/05/22/ann-firebirdclient-2-5-final-released.aspx or access the download page at http://www.firebirdsql.org/index.php?op=files&id=netprovider

Elisa Flasko
Program Manager, Data Programmability

Beta of Firebird ADO.NET Provider with Entity Framework Support Available

dpblogs — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:52:00 GMT

I'm pleased to announce that a beta of the Firebird ADO.NET provider with Entity Framework support is now available. Congratulations to Jiří Činčura and to everyone else who has worked on this project so far!

For more information, please see Jiří's blog post here or access the download page for the provider here.

Enjoy!

David Sceppa
ADO.NET Program Manager

The ADO.NET Entity Framework - Not Just For SQL Server!

dpblogs — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 04:40:00 GMT

As you're hopefully aware, Beta 3 of the ADO.NET Entity Framework is already available. If not, see the ADO.NET team blog here.

You may not be aware of the various ADO.NET provider writers who are publicly pledging their support for the Entity Framework. You can read the entire press release, including information about ADO.NET Data Services (formerly Project Astoria) and ASP.NET 3.5 Extensions here. In terms of third party provider involvement, here are the highlights:

Providers Targeting Publicly Available Versions Within Three Months of RTM

· Core Lab - Providing connectivity to Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL and SQLite databases

· IBM - Providing connectivity to both IBM DB2 data server and Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) databases

· MySQL AB - Providing connectivity to MySQL databases

· Npgsql - Providing connectivity to PostgreSQL database versions 7.3+ and 8.x

· OpenLink Software - Providing connectivity to Oracle, Informix, Ingres, Sybase, MySQL, PostgreSQL, DB2, Progress and Microsoft SQL Server databases, and any data source accessible via OpenLink ODBC or JDBC bridge drivers

· Phoenix Software International - Providing connectivity to SQLite databases

· Sybase - Providing connectivity to SQL Anywhere databases

· VistaDB Software - Providing connectivity to VistaDB databases

* - The providers in the list above are also working towards publicly available versions of their providers to work with Beta 3 of the Entity Framework.

Providers Targeting Publicly Available Versions in 2008

· DataDirect Technologies - Providing connectivity to multiple data stores including Oracle, Sybase, Microsoft SQL Server and DB2 via DataDirect Connect® for ADO.NET

· Firebird - Providing connectivity to Firebird databases

If you're writing an ADO.NET provider for the Entity Framework and you're not already in touch with me, please drop me a line at David (dot) Sceppa (at) microsoft (dot) com.

David Sceppa

ADO.NET Program Manager

Microsoft Corporation

ADO.NET team blog : Firebird

ADO.NET Entity Framework Provider for Firebird RTM Now Available

Beta of Firebird ADO.NET Provider with Entity Framework Support Available

The ADO.NET Entity Framework - Not Just For SQL Server!