BANGALORE, INDIA: Sybase iAnywhere has announced to support ADO.NET Entity Framework and LINQ to Entities. .NET developers can download the SQL Anywhere Entity Framework and ADO.NET 3.5 provider by registering for the SQL Anywhere 11 beta.

SQL Anywhere, with over 10 million deployed licenses and powering thousands of embedded and mobile database applications, is enabling .NET application developers to remove complexity and increase productivity by using .NET objects and IntelliSense.

Developers can use the Entity Data Model Designer to define a stable, secure object database layer for their Windows and ASP.NET aplications, avoiding SQL statements, complex joins, and parameter binding.

“SQL Anywhere is dedicated to ensuring the .NET developer community is able to build the sophisticated, high-performing applications expected by today’s users. By incorporating support for ADO.NET Entity Framework, SQL Anywhere is the must-look alternative for .NET database development,” said Chris Kleisath, senior director, Engineering, Sybase iAnywhere.

“We use SQL Anywhere to build configurable database-powered mobile applications that are deployed in large-scale enterprise environments. We are consistently impressed by SQL Anywhere support for the .NET platform, and are excited about the productivity and robustness of Entity Framework,” said Mark Botticelli, Vice President of Engineering, Trimble Mobile Resource Management, Mobile Worker Solutions.

SQL Anywhere is the choice of .NET developers who are looking for a single database product that has enterprise-caliber features and easily scales from Windows Mobile to Windows Server platforms. SQL Anywhere 11 provides several new key features for .NET developers:

* Entity Framework and LINQ support
* ADO.NET 3.5 Provider
* Visual Studio 2008 Integration
* .NET CLR stored procedures
* Integrated full-text search and regular expression search
 
SQL Anywhere 11 general availability is currently scheduled for July 2008. For more information on SQL Anywhere 11 and its support for Entity Framework and LINQ, please register for the beta program to access software and resources, http://www.sybase.com/sqlany_panorama_beta_registration.