For those of you who have been brave enough to start coding on Visual Studio 2005 and the .NET Framework 2.0, you have probably noticed the introduction of some new datasource controls. 

 

One of the most intriguing is the ObjectDataSource which helps bind your data-access objects with data-bound controls, essentially helping you create Business Objects.  This article has proven to be my favorite so far, as it does a good job of digging deeper into the functions of the control and it's benefits.