I learned over the weekend Microsoft has now released SQL Server Compact Edition, or SSCE. SSCE is for use both in mobile applications and the desktop. It’s for situations where you need a robust database, but not much else.
Just in time too, I’m looking at a C# Windows app that needs to cache a large amount of data locally, and be able to quickly sort and retrieve parts of the data. An XML file would have been slow and unsecure, and I really did not want to use Access. This is the perfect solution.
Look for some blog entries from me in the next few weeks, I’ll let you know how my experiences have been. Meanwhile you can grab your copy from Microsoft at:
or
Arcane Code 
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