Version 6.4.4 is intended for use with versions of MySQL from 5.0 – 5.5

It is now available in source and binary form from here and mirror sites (note that not all mirror sites may be up to date at this point of time- if you can’t find this version on some mirror, please try again later or choose another download site.)

The release is also available for download on the My Oracle Support (MOS) and will be available from Oracle eDelivery.

This release includes several bug fixes including a fix to using Windows authentication.  Please review the change log and documentation for a review of what changed.

Enjoy and thanks for the support!

Version 6.4.3 is intended for use with versions of MySQL from 5.0 – 5.5

It is now available in source and binary form from [http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/6.4.html] and mirror
sites (note that not all mirror sites may be up to date at this point of time
- if you can’t find this version on some mirror, please try again later or choose another download site.)
The release is also available for download on the My Oracle Support (MOS) and will be available from Oracle eDelivery.

** New features found in 6.4 include (please see release notes for more information) **

* Windows Authentication*
This release includes our new support for Windows authentication when connecting to MySQL Server 5.5.

* Table Caching *
We are also introducing a new feature called table caching.  This feature makes it possible to cache the rows of slow changing tables on the client side.

* Simple connection fail-over support *

We are also including some SQL generation improvements related to our entity framework provider.   Please review the change log that ships with the product for a complete list of changes and enhancements.

Enjoy and thanks for the support!

Version 6.2.5 is intended for use with versions of MySQL from 4.1 – 5.1.  It is not suitable for use with MySQL 5.5 or later.

It is now available in source and binary form from [http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/] and mirror
sites (note that not all mirror sites may be up to date at this point of time
- if you can’t find this version on some mirror, please try again later or choose another download site.)

This update includes more than 45 fixes from 6.2.4.  Please review the change log that is included with the product to determine the exact nature of the changes.

Enjoy and thanks for the support!

Version 6.1.6 is intended for use with versions of MySQL from 4.1 – 5.1.  It is not suitable for use with MySQL 5.5 or later.

It is now available in source and binary form from here and mirror sites (note that not all mirror sites may be up to date at this point of time
- if you can’t find this version on some mirror, please try again later or choose another download site.)

This update includes more than 35 fixes from 6.1.5.  Please review the change log that is included with the product to determine the exact nature of the changes.

Enjoy and thanks for the support!

Version 6.4.2 is intended for use with versions of MySQL from 5.0 – 5.5

It is now available in source and binary form from here and mirror sites (note that not all mirror sites may be up to date at this point of time
- if you can’t find this version on some mirror, please try again later or choose another download site.) 

New features found in 6.4 include (please see release notes for more information)

• Windows Authentication — This release includes our new support for Windows authentication when connecting to MySQL Server 5.5. 
• Table Caching — We are also introducing a new feature called table caching.  This feature makes it possible to cache the rows of slow changing tables on the client side. 
• Simple connection fail-over support — We are also including some SQL generation improvements related to our entity framework provider.  

Please review the change log that ships with the product for a complete list of changes and enhancements.

Enjoy and thanks for the support!

It is now available in source and binary form from [http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/6.3.html] and mirror sites (note that not all mirror sites may be up to date at this point of time

- if you can’t find this version on some mirror, please try again later or choose another download site.)

Please review the change log for details on what is fixed or changed in this release.

Version 6.4.1 is intended for use with versions of MySQL from 5.0 – 5.5

It is now available in source and binary form from [http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/6.4.html] and mirror
sites (note that not all mirror sites may be up to date at this point of time
- if you can’t find this version on some mirror, please try again later or choose another download site.)

** New features found in 6.4 include (please see release notes for more information) **

* Windows Authentication*
This release includes our new support for Windows authentication when connecting to MySQL Server 5.5.

* Table Caching *
We are also introducing a new feature called table caching.  This feature makes it possible to cache the rows of slow changing tables on the client side.

* Simple connection fail-over support *

We are also including some SQL generation improvements related to our entity framework provider.

Enjoy and thanks for the support!

Version 6.4.0 is intended for use with versions of MySQL from 5.0 – 5.5

It is now available in source and binary form from here and mirror
sites (note that not all mirror sites may be up to date at this point of time
- if you can’t find this version on some mirror, please try again later or choose another download site.)

New features in this release (please see release notes for more information)

Windows Authentication
This release includes our new support for Windows authentication when connecting to MySQL Server 5.5.

Table Caching
We are also introducing a new feature called table caching. This feature makes it possible to cache the rows of slow changing tables on the client side.

We are also including some SQL generation improvements related to our entity framework provider.

Enjoy and thanks for the support!

We’re happy to announce the latest maintenance release of MySQL Connector/Net 6.3.5.

Version 6.3.5 maintenance release includes:

• Fixes to some installer bugs related to .NET Framework 4.0
• Fixes for several other bugs

For details see http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/connector-net-news-6-3-5.html

MySQL Connector 6.3.5 :

1. Provides secure, high-performance data connectivity with MySQL.
2. Implements ADO.NET interfaces that integrate into ADO.NET aware tools.
3. Is a fully managed ADO.NET driver written in 100% pure C#.
4. Provide Visual Studio Integration

If you are a current user, we look forward to your feedback on all the new capabilities we are delivering.

As always, you will find binaries and source on our download pages.

Please get your copy from http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/6.3.html.

To get started quickly, please take a look at our short tutorials.

MySQL Connector/NET Tutorials
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/connector-net-tutorials.html

Blog postings and general information can be found on our Developer Zone site.

MySQL Developer Zone
http://dev.mysql.com/usingmysql/dotnet/

.NET Forum
http://forums.mysql.com/list.php?38

Blog
http://planet.mysql.com

Connecotor/NET Documentation and details on changes between releases can be found on these pages

If you need any additional info or help please get in touch with us by posting in our forums or leaving comments on our blog pages.

We hope you will make MySQL Connector/Net your preferred set of .NET components including our ADO.Net library and other Microsoft .NET frameworks components such as our Visual Studio plugin and Entity Framework for MySQL.

We are dedicated to providing the best tools for your MySQL database .NET applications.

Special thanks go to all the great MySQL beta testers that provided valuable ideas, insights, and bug reports to the Connector/Net team.  Your beta feedback truly helped us improve the product.

Version 6.3.4 provides the following new features:
- The ability to dynamically enable/disable query analysis at runtime.
- Visual Studio 2010 compatibility
- Improved compatibility with Visual Studio wizards using our new SQL Server mode
- Support for Model-First development using Entity Framework
- Nested transaction scopes
- Other improvements and bug fixes!
For details see
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/connector-net-news-6-3-4.html
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/connector-net-news-6-3-3.html
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/connector-net-news-6-3-2.html
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/connector-net-news-6-3-1.html
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/connector-net-news-6-3-0.html

If you are a current user, we look forward to your feedback on all the new capabilities we are delivering.  As always, you will find binaries and source on our download pages.

Please get your copy from http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/6.3.html

To get started quickly, please take a look at our short tutorials.

MySQL Connector/NET Tutorials
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/connector-net-tutorials.html

Blog postings and general information can be found on our Developer Zone site.

MySQL Developer Zone
http://dev.mysql.com/usingmysql/dotnet/

.NET Forum
http://forums.mysql.com/list.php?38

Blog
http://planet.mysql.com

Connector/NET Documentation and details on changes between releases can be found on these pages
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/changes-6.3.x.html
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/connector-net.html
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/connector-net-news-6-3-4.htm

If you need any additional info or help please get in touch with us.  Post in our forums or leave comments on our blog pages.