Core Lab released new OraDirect .NET v3.00 with possibility to access Oracle server without Oracle client installed. In Direct mode OraDirect .NET allows your application to work with Oracle directly through TCP/IP protocol without involving Oracle client. Support for .NET Compact Framework added with Mobile edition. Design-time tools are completely revised, extended and called OraDeveloper Tools.

Other features include:

- OracleDataTable component greatly enhanced with OracleObject and Arrays advanced data binding and update capabilities
- New functionality added to OracleScript component
- Oracle warning support added to OracleConnection.InfoMessage event
- Interface enhanced for OraclePackage component
- Publisher policy file added for versions compatibility
- Support for Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2 added

OraDeveloper Tools (Professional edition only):

- Visual editors for Oracle schema objects added
- Query Builder tool rewritten and improved
- SQL editor tool improved
- Execution plan visualization tool added
- Ability to drag connections, tables and stored procedures from DbExplorer to Form Designer added
- Component designers more tightly integrated with OraDeveloper Tools

To read more visit http://crlab.com/oranet/