dotConnect for Oracle, formerly known as OraDirect .NET, is an enhanced ORM enabled data provider for Oracle that builds on ADO.NET technology to present a complete solution for developing Oracle-based database applications. It introduces new approaches for designing application architecture, boosts productivity, and facilitates the development of database applications. Fast and Advanced ADO.NET Provider dotConnect for Oracle offers both high performance native connectivity to the Oracle database and a number of innovative development tools and technologies. It supports a wide range of Oracle-specific features, such as Advanced Queuing, Alerts, Pipes, Direct Path Loading, Change notifications, Transparent Application Failover, REF cursors, objects, packages, and others. RAD Approach dotConnect for Oracle provides a vast number of GUI tools that increase your productivity. It integrates into Visual Studio Server Explorer and other tools, and provides advanced visual component editors to simplify component tweaking. DataSet tools, such as DataSet Wizard, DataSet Editor, DataSet Manager, provide you an easy way to create and edit typed and untyped DataSets. General usability Direct access to server data. dotConnect for Oracle can be used without Oracle Client Software. Real RAD for database applications Fully compliant with ADO.NET 100% managed code Highly usable design time support Easy to deploy Network and connectivity In Direct mode does not require Oracle Client Software and works directly through TCP/IP Both connected and disconnected data access models Support for setting connection timeout values for Direct mode OS authentication DBA privileges to open a session with Proxy Authentication support Unicode connections Support for starting and stopping an Oracle database instance Compatibility Full support of the latest versions of Oracle, including Personal and Express editions Support for all versions of Oracle Clients, including Instant Client Full support for x64 architecture .NET Compact Framework support Mono Framework support Microsoft Visual Studio 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, and 2015 support CodeGear Delphi 2007 support Embarcadero Delphi Prism support SQL Server 2008 Business Intelligence Solutions support Publisher policy files for versions compatibility Sync Framework support Oracle technology support Oracle Advanced Queuing support Oracle package support with powerful OraclePackage component Ability to manage alerts with OracleAlerter class Ability to use pipes with OraclePipe class Support for Direct Path interface with OracleLoader component Ability to perform SQL and PL/SQL tracing with OracleTrace class Support for Oracle Change notifications functionality of Oracle 10g Oracle Transparent Application Failover support Multiple Oracle Homes support DML array operations support Direct LOB access support Temporary LOB management routines Temporary LOBs for updating LOB fields Miscellaneous LOB management modes OCI Connection Pooling Statement Caching ROWID values retrieval Overloaded stored procedures support OracleGlobalization for managing culture settings OCI Statement Caching support DBMS_APPLICATION_INFO package support Oracle data types support All Oracle data types support TIMESTAMP and INTERVAL data types support PL/SQL table support PL/SQL records support Support for REF CURSORs, including IN, OUT, and IN/OUT Oracle Object (including NOT FINAL objects) types support Nested table support Objects handling in both connected and disconnected modes XMLTYPE data type support Auto increment identity columns support Performance High overall performance Intelligent fetch block size control Advanced connection pooling High performance batch processing ADO.NET technology support Full support for ADO.NET Entity Framework v1 - v6 Server enumeration Batch update support Extended metadata information retrieval Advanced CommandBuilder component with automatic refresh SQL Enhanced pooling control through connection string Connection string builder Provider factory for generating key data access classes Asynchronous command execution Provider-specific types support Password change API Database Change Notification Support OracleCommand execution cancelling support ADO.NET Entity Framework Conceptual approach to enterprise development High performance Wide support for LINQ to Entities Entity Framework Code First support Entity Framework Code First Migrations support Wide support for EntitySQL Full CRUD (Create, Retrieve, Update, Delete) support Wide support for server data types Entity Framework Spatials support Change tracking support Object data caching Inheritance mapping support (TPH, TPT, and TPCT models) Capability to use stored procedures when manipulating data Stored procedure import support Ability to build database-independent applications Full-text search support Visual Studio EDM Wizard support Reverse engineering of database objects to entity model Support for most Entity Framework Canonical Functions Visual model creation and code generation with Entity Developer Update Model From Database functionality for Entity Developer Update To Database with Mapping Synchronization functionality for Entity Developer Illustrated tutorial to get started with Entity Framework in 5 minutes LinqConnect (formerly known as LINQ to Oracle) Easy to use High performance Interchangeable with Microsoft LINQ to SQL Plain CLR classes used (no need to use a common base class) Full CRUD (Create, Retrieve, Update, Delete) support Ability to execute DML statements in batches on SubmitChanges Fluent Mapping support Complex type support PLINQ support (connection manager redesigned for thread safety) Support for different configurable algorithms for primary key generation Inheritance mapping support (Table Per Hierarchy and Table Per Type) Support of Visual Studio Debugger Visualizer for the DataQuery objects ASP.NET Dynamic Data support with ASP.NET Dynamic Data project templates Automatic configurable compiled query caching Change tracking support Object data caching Data binding support Wide support for LINQ capabilities Wide support for server data types Load on demand (lazy load) Database transactions support Server-independent interface Visual model creation and code generation with Entity Developer Update Model From Database functionality for Entity Developer Update To Database with Mapping Synchronization functionality for Entity Developer Illustrated tutorial to get started with LinqConnect in 5 minutes Workflow Foundation Support Oracle Workflow Instance Store support OracleTrackingParticipant class to store tracking records in an Oracle database Extended data access technologies and functionality Powerful OracleDataTable component for manipulating individual tables or query result Structural representation and editing of Oracle objects NonBlocking mode allows fetching data asynchronously in the background Fill DataSet with several REF CURSOR Fill DataSet with object, array and nested table data On-demand data fetch for data-bound controls Paginal access to query result Server side master-detail relation based on queries Ability to refresh individual records in OracleDataTable component Support for Enterprise Library Data Access Application Block (DAAB) Object-oriented building of SELECT statements Extended warning and error information retrieval Extended interface for processing execution exceptions OracleDataAdapter.Fill method with sequential fetch support Ability to defer fetching of some columns in a resultset Custom Oracle Object mapping with ICustomOracleObject interface Business Intelligence Solutions Support SSIS DataFlow Source and Destination components Analysis Services support Reporting Services support WinForms-specific features Flexible data binding with DataLink component InterForm technology for cross-form components cooperation Oracle Object data binding Support Global position synchronization within a data source ASP.NET-specific features ASP.NET Identity 1 and 2 support ASP.NET data providers: Membership, Role, Session State, Profile, Personalization, Site Map, Web Event ASP.NET SimpleMembership providers support OracleDataSource web component OracleCacheDependency component to control Cache item dependencies in ASP.NET applications Script execution Advanced script execution features with OracleScript component Support for executing individual statements in scripts Support for executing huge scripts stored in files with dynamic loading Ability to use standard SQL*Plus tool syntax in scripts SQL execution monitoring Extended SQL tracing capabilities with OracleMonitor component Support for dbMonitor utility for advanced tracing analysis and control Per-component SQL tracing Optional log output to IDE toolwindows Design-time enhancements Automatic component registration in toolbox Advanced integration with Visual Studio 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, and 2015, including Server Explorer, Data Source wizard, TableAdapter configuration, Query Builder and configuring web component OracleDataSource DataSet Wizard to create and edit typed Oracle-oriented datasets DataSet Manager to list and bind datasets in the project DataSet Editor to edit dataset contents Oracle Package Wizard that simplifies working with PL/SQL Packages Oracle Object Wizard that simplifies working with Oracle Objects Advanced design-time component and property editors IntelliSense descriptions for dotConnect for Oracle classes Easy migration from MS OracleClient and ODP.NET with Migration Wizard Syntax highlighting and SQL code completion in design-time editors TableMappings editor Convenient instant data preview and management in design time dbForge Fusion for Oracle main features Integration with dotConnect for Oracle for enhanced component designers and drag and drop features PL/SQL debugger SQL code completion and navigation Visual query builder Database Explorer Visual object editors Database search engine Code template library Security Manager Session Manager Export/Import Wizards Product clarity Complete documentation sets integrated into Visual Studio and Embarcadero Delphi Integration with Visual Studio and MSDN help collections Documentation available as a standalone chm file A large amount of helpful demos in C#, VB, C++, and Delphi Licensing and support Included annual dotConnect for Oracle Subscription with Priority Support Licensed royalty-free per developer, per team, or per site