In this book, readers will learn to: * Understand the basics of
ADO.NET, the data architecture for the .NET platform. * Work with both
connected and disconnected data. * Build a custom data provider and
leverage XML in applications. * Code custom stored procedures and call
them from .NET. * Work with diverse types of databases including SQL
Server, Oracle, and MySQL from .NET. * Use databinding on both Windows
desktop and ASP.NET Web applications for easy and seamless data
manipulation. * Architect and code cutting-edge Web services.