Kent Sharkey (who manages our ASP.NET Dev Center) says that our ASP.NET 2.0 Provider Model series of whitepapers are live on MSDN - 10 parts, 120 pages! The providers page at  http://msdn.microsoft.com/asp.net/beta2/providers/default.aspx will be updated tomorrow.

• Introduction to the Provider Model
• Membership Providers
• Role Providers
• Site Map Providers
• Session State Providers
• Profile Providers
• Web Event Providers
• Web Parts Personalization Providers
• Custom Provider-Based Services
• Hands-on Custom Providers: The Contoso Times

enjoy
-jhawk