Supported Microsoft ADO.NET 2.0, 3.0, 3.5 and 4.0 Features

Adaptive Server ADO.NET Data Provider supports Microsoft ADO.NET 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0 features.

For more information about these features, see the Microsoft Developer Network at http://msdn.microsoft.com.

Microsoft Enterprise Library Database Access Application Block for Adaptive Server
The Adaptive Server ADO.NET Data Provider 2.157 extends the Enterprise Library 4.1 Data Access Application Block (DAAB) to support Adaptive Server.
Microsoft ADO.NET Entity Framework and LINQ
The Adaptive Server ADO.NET Data Provider supports the Visual Studio Language-Integrated Query (LINQ), the expanded Entity Data Model (EDM) canonical functions defined in Entity Framework 4.0, and the Microsoft ADO.NET Entity Framework including its LINQ-to-SQL component.

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