ADO.NET: Intro

ADO.NET is the abbreviation of ActiveX Data Objects for .Net Framework
ADO.NET is a common library designed by Microsoft to provide generalized classes and interfaces for extending data access client objects.
There are many data providers implemented ADO.NET. Major implementations are.

• ADO.NET for ODBC- Microsoft
• ADO.NET for OLEDB- Microsoft
• ADO.NET for Microsoft SQL Server- Microsoft
• ODP.NET (Oracle Data Provider for .Net Framework)- Oracle
• ADO.NET for IBM DB2- IBM