dotConnect for PostgreSQL

dotConnect for PostgreSQL, formerly known as PostgreSQLDirect .NET, is an enhanced ORM enabled data provider for PostgreSQL that builds on ADO.NET technology to present a complete solution for developing PostgreSQL-based database applications. With support for Entity Framework, NHibernate, and LinqConnect ORMs, it introduces new approaches for designing application architecture, boosts productivity, and leverages database applications.

Fast and Advanced ADO.NET Provider
This app for PostgreSQL offers both high-performance connectivity to the PostgreSQL database and a number of innovative development tools and technologies. It supports a wide range of PostgreSQL-specific features, such as secure SSL connections, PostgreSQL notifications, PostgreSQL bulk data loading, GEOMETRY, PostgreSQL ARRAY types, and others.

RAD Approach
dotConnect for PostgreSQL provides a vast number of GUI tools that increase your productivity. It integrates into Visual Studio Server Explorer and other tools and provides advanced visual component editors to simplify component tweaking. DataSet tools, such as DataSet Wizard, DataSet Editor, DataSet Manager, provide you an easy way to create and edit typed and untyped DataSets. Download dotConnect for PostgreSQL for Windows PC today!

ORM Solutions
The tool for PostgreSQL offers enhanced ORM support with a bundled visual designer for ORM models - Entity Developer. dot Connect for PostgreSQL supports ADO.NET Entity Framework, NHibernate, and LinqConnect (formerly known as LINQ to PostgreSQL) - own ORM solution, closely compatible to Microsoft LINQ to SQL, while extending its functionality with its own features.

Features and Highlights

• Direct access to PostgreSQL server
• Doesn't require PostgreSQL client library and uses PostgreSQL protocol directly
• 100% managed code
• High performance
• Easy to deploy
• Supports the latest versions of PostgreSQL server
• All PostgreSQL data types support
• Stored functions support
• Returning result sets from stored functions
• Composite types support
• .NET Compact Framework support
• Mono Framework support
• Advanced connection pooling feature
• Fill DataSet with multiple queries
• PgSqlScript component to execute scripts
• PgSqlLoader component for fast loading data
• PgSqlDump component to backup and restore data
• PgSqlDataTable component to retrieve and manipulate data
• Base-Class-Based provider model
• Ability to store data in PgSqlDataReader object
• Ability to retrieve metadata information
• Paginal access to query result
• Asynchronous execution support
• Named parameters support
• The ability of monitoring query execution with DBMonitor
• Advanced design-time editors
• Dataset Wizard to leverage design-time setup
• Generate DataSet Wizard
• Support for Data Access Application Block in Enterprise Library
• ASP.NET data providers: Membership provider, Role provider, Session State provider, a Profile provider
• TableMapping editor
• Data preview
• Advanced integration with Visual Studio 2005, including Server Explorer, Data Source wizard, TableAdapter configuration, Query Builder and configuring web component SqlDataSource
• Easy migration from ODBC and OLE DB .NET Data Providers with Migration Wizard
• Help integrated into IDE
• Free support for registered users during 1 year
• Licensed per a developer without royalty fee

Note: 30 days trial version. Requires .NET Framework