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Hi,
I hope one of you guys help me to make a decision, especially Bob Swart :

I want to start a in Multitier app (Delphi 2006, MS SQL SERVER 2000, WIN 
XP). It is for dispatching and pay roll of a security company managing 800 
to 1500 guards each day. The app should be run for desktop users from a LAN. 
Later we will have some WAN users as well.
Users do the data editing a lot and while one user changes the data, other 
should see the changes as soon as possible.

I would like to use .Net, VCL forms (not WinForms). Which technology do you 
think is the best (DataSnap, or other things)?

Can I use acombination of them? For example can I use BDP .NET in server 
application but not in Client? If yes, how should I connect to the server 
application from client?

I appreciate if somebody could send me some resources about it.

I found some good articles in DrBob.com. The best one I liked was using 
TADONETConnector which is a bridge from ADO .NET to VCL forms. I don't know 
how to use the same approach, but using server application in another 
machine. And would that be a good idea for my app? The example in Dr Bob's 
examines comes with Web Service. When I tried to do the same with 
TListConnector and BDP.NET, it was not the same.

And finally, if Mr. Bob Swart is reading this message:
Bob, I appreciate your help. If you could direct me to the right way, I want 
to buy one of your course books from your site that is related to that way.

Thanks a lot

Hamed