A co-worker has been instructed to write an app in C++ that determines and returns the current network connectivity speed in 2000/XP/Server 2003 to an SQL server (for distributed computing purposes).

C++ is a general purpose, object-oriented programming language that can be used to develop operating systems, games, graphical user interfaces, back end, and high-performance systems and applications.

In an attempt to enliven staid business applications, development tools vendor Embarcadero has updated its RAD Studio IDE (integrated developer environment) for Delphi and C++ applications, the ...