Another method of database auditing is using Service broker. It again sends the details to the queue and service broker takes care of the transaction handling.
This too like replication, works in seperate thread and a possible solution if the application works in a critical manner.
Could be used against different server
However, it is quite limited to SQL Server 2005 only.
If you are using SQL Server 2000 or 7.0, you can consider the option of using message queue (e.g.MSMQ) however, message queue is not a database system. Thus, transaction management is available. In simple terms, if one entry fails, MSMQ will not rollback. Also, it has its own limitations.
