Microsoft added numerous enhancements with Entity Framework 6, EF6. It is now a standalone package that can be added to other projects as needed. Enhancements include faster opening of context objects when many tables and relationships are defined. The framework can be customized, and code and requests can be configured.
The c-treeACE SQL ADO.NET Provider has been updated to support the latest Entity Framework, 6. EF6 is compatible with Microsoft .NET Framework 4 and Visual Studio 2010 and 2013.