At TechEd 2007 in Orlando, there will be a chalk talk on ADO.NET Entity Framework, specifically focusing on the provider model and integration with third-party databases.  The chalk talk will be held Friday June 8th at 1pm in Blue Theater 12.

I’m pleased to say that DataDirect, IBM and others will be in attendance to talk about the work they’re doing to add support for the Entity Framework to their ADO.NET providers.

• DataDirect will discuss heterogeneous data sources in an Entity Framework environment, the importance of best of class ADO.NET providers as an essential component for the Entity Framework and present a use case on a how to ensure a successful Entity Framework development and deployment cycle.
• IBM will talk about their investments to support the Entity Framework for their Data Servers and to demonstrate an early build of their provider working with the Entity Framework.

Whether you’re interested in accessing a third party database, or you’re interested in enhancing your provider to support the Entity Framework, I invite you to attend and ask questions of the Microsoft representatives as well as the representatives of the various provider writers.  I look forward to seeing you there!