Executive Summary
Chapter 3 focused on how applications written with the Compact Framework could manipulate data locally on a mobile device. Although this capability is important, many application scenarios require more robust data caching. These scenarios comprise many applications of the occasionally connected type, including sales-force automation, field-service automation, real estate, and home-visit medical applications, among others. For these applications a local relational database that features data integrity, built-in synchronization, access from multiple development environments, and strong security is a must.
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