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Get ready for new developments in data access in the next release of Visual Studio, code-named "Orcas". These samples show you how to implement ADO.NET data access in your Orcas programs....   Read Article.

Custom report items in SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services address your needs for custom reports without the pain of doing it from scratch....   Read Article.

This month Keith Brown fields some reader questions on Windows CardSpace as well as on passwords for SqlMembershipProvider....   Read Article.

Attend Mobile Embedded DevCon 2006, May 8-11 in Las Vegas, and get the latest on building and bringing to market the next wave of devices, applications, content and services for the Windows Mobile and Windows Embedded platforms....   Read Article.

The solution covered here includes a custom SharePoint Web service that accepts SQL Server-generated report files and, through the WSS object model, stores the file in the appropriate library for enhanced collaboration possibilities....   Read Article.

SQL Server 2005 introduces new datatypes to store large values, integrates enhanced XML querying and data modification with XQuery, and sports a new XML datatype. This month John Papa answers related questions....   Read Article.

Final release versions of SQL Server 2005 and Visual Studio 2005 are now available for MSDN subscribers to download. .NET Framework 2.0 redistributable packages are also publicly available....   Read Article.

A more formal approach to Relational Database Management Systems, compared the way they were covered during Web Applications. Database systems are discussed from the physical layer of B-trees and file servers to the abstract layer of relational design. Also includes alternative and generic approaches to database design and database management system...   Read Article.

This article demonstrates how to serialize data from a custom Microsoft SQL Server table and use eConnect objects to integrate the records into Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains....   Read Article.

Read about the lessons learned while working on the data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) portion of the first phase of Project REAL....   Read Article.

This article describes shows how to use Access to produce formatted reports that "flow" like word processor docs. You can create the report as an HTML file and as a RichText Format document....   Read Article.

This Article explains the effects that SQL Server fiber mode coupled with the User Mode Scheduler can have on your system, and what to consider carefully before enabling fiber mode....   Read Article.

Gain a better understanding of how to develop your SQL Server Mobile applications to handle multi-user access and data synchronization with Microsoft SQL Server 2005....   Read Article.

Compare feature sets for the two SQL Server Mobile connectivity solutions, merge replication and remote data access, and understand which connectivity solution is better for your project....   Read Article.

Get the big picture on Microsoft's data access strategy with a look at the past, present and future of Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC)...   Read Article.

This article discusses programming techniques for saving XML data from SQL servers, Web servers, XML Web services, and SQL reporting servers....   Read Article.

Three options for handling XML data in the Visual Studio 2005/SQL Server 2005 environment are discussed, including usage scenarios and guidelines to help you choose between them....   Read Article.

Table-based partitioning features in SQL Server 2005 provide flexibility and performance to simplify the creation and maintenance of partitioned tables and indexes....   Read Article.

Learn to program SQL 2000 Reporting Services and build interactive reporting solutions for SQL Server and other ODBC-compliant databases....   Read Article.