Jon Westfall
08-15-2006, 10:00 AM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.vistadb.net/vistadb3.asp' target='_blank'>http://www.vistadb.net/vistadb3.asp</a><br /><br /></div><i>"VistaDB 3 is the world's first fully managed and typesafe SQL database engine designed specifically for the Microsoft .NET Framework, Compact Framework environments, Mono and the upcoming release of Microsoft Windows Vista. This page is provided to inform developers about VistaDB 3 key features, benefits and design goals. Most of the features listed on this page are currently code complete in the recently released Community Technology Preview (CTP). ... To maximize integration into the .NET Framework, Compact Framework, 64-bit .NET Framework and Mono, VistaDB 3 has been completely redesigned and redeveloped using Visual C# to be fully managed and typesafe."</i><br /><br /><img src=http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/images/Kris-Aug06-VistaDB.jpg><br /><br />VistaDB is an alternative to other database frameworks that you may be exploring for your applications. Unlike competitors such as Microsoft SQL Everywhere, VistaDB does come with a price tag attached. However for the feature set, the asking price seems reasonable. Hopefully the recent growth of this area means we can expect to see more feature-rich database driven applications in Windows Mobile's future!