OraDirect .NET is a data provider to direct access to Oracle database server for the Microsoft .NET Framework. It's completely based on ADO.NET technology and uses Oracle Call Interface (OCI) directly that allows creating lightweight and fast applications working with Oracle. The main features of the OraDirect .NET Data Provider: Direct access to Oracle database; 100% managed code; high performance; supports Oracle 9i, 8i, and 8.0; all Oracle 9i data types support; supports Oracle object types OBJECT, VARRAY, TABLE, REF; OracleScript component to execute scripts; OracleLoader component for fast loading data; OraclePackage component for easy working with PL/SQL packages; ability of monitoring query and stored procedures execution; array binding feature; PL/SQL tables support; OS authentication enabled; DBA privileges to open a session with; advanced design-time editors; integrated OraTools to design, debug, and try SQL and PL/SQL, and browse schema objects.