>I have not read this article yet, but as I know System.Data.ADO is a part of .NET framework and still based on OLE DB technology.
>XML proposed as universal format of storing and transferring data and can't replace any technology of data accessing.

To replace the "data accessing" piece of OLE DB, the article discussed some additional pieces (based on XML) that need to be into place to make this thing work. I wouldn't not venture to explain this piece since I am still trying to understand it myself ;)


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>>I was reading "The XML Files" on MSDN magazine (Sep/2001, page 31) and they say:
>>"[...]it seems obvious that OLE DB would never become a true universal standard for exposing information because it faced competition from other vendors. Since OLE DB is a COM technology and COM itself never became universally supported across platforms, it never really stood a chance."
>>Boy this is certainly a surprise to me. MS is openly disaccrediting their own stuff, that "incredible and powerful" technology that they advertised and pushed so much just a few years ago.
>>The new technology to replace OLE DB accorgind to this article is, of course, XML.
>>I wonder what MS will say about .NET a few years from now...