Appendix C: Summary of Changes to ASP.NET in Version 1.1

This appendix summarizes the major changes to the .NET Framework between versions 1.0 and 1.1 that affect developers of ASP.NET Web sites and Web applications. It does not include the multitude of changes that affect compiled executable application development, or tools such as Visual Studio.

New Namespaces

Three new namespaces containing data access classes and managed providers have been added to the Framework. System.Data.Odbc implements the ODBC Data Provider, replacing the previous Beta version available as Microsoft.Data.Odbc . System.Data.OracleClient implements the .NET Data Provider for Oracle. System.Data.SqlServerCe implements access to SQL Server CE for the .NET Compact Framework.

The ASP.NET Mobile Controls from the Microsoft Mobile Internet Toolkit are now integrated into the class library, without requiring a separate installation. System.Web.Mobile contains the core classes, authentication and error-handling features. System.Web.UI.MobileControls contains the controls themselves . System.Web.UI.MobileControls.Adapters contains the core control adapter classes you can use to build you own mobile controls.