The Actian .NET Data Provider (subsequently referred to as simply the .NET Data Provider) is a Microsoft .NET component that provides native .NET connectivity to Actian X, Avalanche, and Ingres databases to deliver data to the Microsoft .NET Framework. It uses the Data Access Server to access Actian X, Avalanche, and Ingres data sources.

The .NET Data Provider also supports .NET access to Enterprise Access and EDBC data sources.

The above Actian databases will subsequently be referred to as simply “Actian databases,” except where specific differences exist. Database products from Actian that are not mentioned above are not supported by the Actian .NET Data Provider.