* Bestselling author, trainer, and Web site programmer John Kauffman, with help from Microsoft ASP.NET insider Bradley Millington, delivers the first book available on ASP.NET 2 databases, published when the first ASP.NET 2 beta is put into wide distribution in mid-2004 * Covers both VB.NET and C# coding so readers don't have to decide up front which language they prefer * Brings readers up to speed on the significant changes in the beta version of ASP.NET 2, part of the next update to the .NET Framework known as "Whidbey" * Focuses on solving business problems in a logical progression, from connecting to displaying to changing the data * Covers enhancements to the presentation and alternate types of data and goes beyond basic techniques to discuss real business scenarios * This book is for early adopters; ASP.NET 2 beta availability will not curtail demand for the previous edition

ASP.NET 2.0 will bring sweeping changes to the ASP database landscape. This introduction to adding data to your Web site with the public beta prepares you for the changes. You can take a first-hand look at the promised developer productivity improvements and decide whether or not they'll benefit your applications.