This CTP is an early preview of the v1.5 features for ADO.NET Data Services. This CTP targets the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 and extends the functionality we provided in v1.0 of ADO.NET Data Services by providing additional features.

.NET Framework 3.5 Enhancements Training Kit containing Labs, Demos and PPTs

Community Technology Preview of the ADO.Net Entity Framework designer to support the ADO.Net Entity Framework Beta2 Aug 07 Pre-release

Download Synchronization Services Books Online and samples.

ADO.NET 2.0 extends and enhances ADO.NET in multiple directions.

The ADO.NET Entity Framework Overview

Microsoft .NET includes a new data access technology called ADO.NET. There are numerous reasons why we have a new data access technology, including intrinsic support for disconnected data, comprehensive XML support, and making the technology fit seamlessly into the overall .NET Framework.

This add-on provides an ADO.NET Data Services client library to run inside Microsoft Silverlight 1.1 Alpha September Refresh applications.

The ADO.NET Entity Framework Overview

These are the sample code files (VB .NET and VC# .NET files) in the self extracting EXE file format for Microsoft® ADO.NET (Core Reference) (ISBN: 0-7356-1423-7) by David Sceppa.