What is the Dot Net Framework data provider for Oracle?

The dot net framework data provider for Oracle is the optimized data provider for Oracle DBMS. It is recommended to use Oracle data provider to access the Oracle DB than general provider like OLEDB. It supports the Oracle Client version 8.1.7 and later. The classes for this provider are present in the System.Data.OracleClient namespace. This provider is included in the .Net framework 1.1 and was not available in the Dot Net framework 1.0. You can, however, download it from the Microsoft web site for the framework 1.0 at http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads

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