ODAC provides high performance direct access to Oracle database. ODAC is set of VCL native components for Delphi, C++ Builder, and Kylix. It supports many Oracle specific features and simplifies developing of client/server applications. With Net option ODAC works directly through TCP/IP and doesn't require Oracle's software on client side. ODAC can work in managed environment and support .NET Framework. Provides extended Oracle data types support including XML types, LOB's, objects, nested tables, references, timestamps and intervals, high performance fetch of large data blocks, optimized string and raw data storing. ODAC offers advanced design-time editors, OraTools Add-in extending design-time by set of tools to build and check queries, design and debug PL/SQL blocks and explore database schemas. ODAC supports Oracle 10g, 9i, 8i, 8.0, and 7.3 including Personal and Lite. Following IDE are supported by ODAC: Delphi 8, 7, 6 and 5, C++ Builder 6 and 5, Kylix 3, and 2.