title: Connecting to Informix database from .Net
body: <p>What's the best way to connect to a Informix database from .Net?</p>
  
  <p>I'm developing a client-server application based on a legacy Informix DB which used to be connected by JDBC.</p>
  
  <p>I need it, from the most important to the least:</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li>To be fast</li>
  <li>DB server changes not needed</li>
  <li>No ODBC and no dependencies, other than de .Net Framework 2.0</li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>Thanks in advance for your help.</p>