This book, written by a veteran author with decades of experience in the field of database access and manipulations, walks new readers through the intricacies of developing data-driven solutions using C# 2005 and ADO.NET 2.0. Helpful for those new to the .NET 2.0 technologies or new to data access and manipulation in general, this book surely gives these developers a thorough but easy-to-understand introduction to C# databases. The book is a revision of a successful title with Apress that still sells to this day, and includes tighter focus on newer .NET technologies, creating higher commercial appeal.