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. It 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. 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.