Short Take: Microsoft plans development tool service pack

plans to release a software service pack for the latest release of its Visual Basic 6.0 and Visual C++ 6.0 enterprise, professional, and standard editions. The company said users of the software development tools should install the service pack before releasing any applications, due to binary compatibility conflicts, and going forward, the service pack will be a part of the shipping products. More information can be found on the company's Web site.