Oracle Data Provider Dot NET (ODP.NET)
Oracle Data Provider for .NET (ODP.NET) allows developers to take advantage of advanced Oracle database functionality, including Real Application Clusters, XML DB, and self-updating client caches.
ODP.NET makes using Oracle from .NET more flexible, faster, and more stable. ODP.NET includes many features not found in other .NET drivers, including flexible LOB data types, self-tuning, run-time connection load balancing, fast connection failover, and Advanced Queuing.