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After getting the images downloaded and setup, I've started to develop. After getting over a few minor bumps, I'm underway. I've used SqlMetal to generate entity classes from the DB Schema. Initially, the classes weren't marked as datacontracts. This is because I didn't use the /Serialization:Unidirectional switch. After I regenerated the entity classes, I'm in business. My WPF application binds to the results of a WCF call that retrieves data using Linq to SQL.