Pragmatier Data Tier Builder
An graphical development tool that reduces the amount of time spent modelling and implementing the data tier in an n-tier application. Support COM, .Net and Access. [Free personal and commercial versions]

Introduction to the Usages of Access Databases
Brief introduction to the usages of Access databases.

DB Build Net
A generator browses database (Oracle, Access) and builds 3 VB Net Modules : Classes, Data Manager, Data Access. It can generate also Oracle stored.

Database to COM Professional
Tool to generate VB mapping classes from existing databases. By Nantronix. [Shareware]

JC Persistence Framework
An O/R database mapping layer for VS.NET and VB6. Based on Scott Amblers design. [Open source, GPL]

VBMySQL.com
Dedicated to combining Visual Basic with MySQL. Includes Articles, Sample Code, Forums, Presentations, and an informative Blog.

How to Protect Yourself From SQL Injection
Article by Mike Hillyer. Learn how to protect application from SQL Injection; a very real threat to database application's security.

VB Without Data Binding; A Better Way
While Data Binding is a powerful technique, it can also lead to many problems that would not otherwise exist. The purpose of this article is to detail what Data Binding is, why it should be avoided and how to write VB programs without it.