Cupertino, California-based Symantec Corp has added Symantec C++ 6.0, a new development environment designed to enable C and C++ developers to create highly optimised 16- and 32-bit applications with a high-performance compiler and visual programming capabilities: three versions of the product are available, C++ Professional 6.0, C++ Professional Competitive Upgrade 6.0, and C++ Standard Edition 6.0; Professional is designed for corporate and commercial software developers needing an optimising tool set and enables programmers to develop and debug MS-DOS, Windows and Win32s applications under Windows; Professional costs $500, but current Zortech C++ and MultiScope users can have it for $150; the Professional Competitive Upgrade, for Microsoft Corp and Borland International Inc C++ owners offers a suggested retail price of $200 for everything apart from hard-copy documentation; Standard Edition, at $130, is for novice programmers wanting to generate Windows-based C++ applications quickly and easily through an integrated visual prototyping and development environment.
