Managing Connectivity (SQL Server Compact Edition)

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition (SQL Server Compact Edition) supports two methods of connecting to and exchanging data with a SQL Server database: remote data access (RDA) and merge replication.

Topic	Description
Connectivity Overview	Describes the options to connect SQL Server Compact Edition to SQL Server, and security and optimization features.
Introducing Merge Replication	Describes merge replication.
Introducing Remote Data Access	Describes RDA.
Comparing Remote Data Access and Merge Replication	Compares the features of merge replication and RDA.
Configuring and Securing the Server Environment	Provides information about configuring security while connecting SQL Server Compact Edition with SQL Server.
Using Remote Data Access (RDA)	Provides details about how to implement RDA in an application.
Using Merge Replication	Describes merge replication functionality in SQL Server Compact Edition and provides implementation details for an application.