=============================== ODBC ===============================
A Lightweight C++ Wrapper for Microsoft's ODBC API
http://www.ddj.com/database/184416383
runs in .NET 2005 with both oracle and access
guisado.zip...sqlodbc
Ultra Simple DB Class Interface for ODBC
http://www.codeguru.com/cpp/data/mfc_database/odbc/article.php/c4303/
works with both oracle and access, runs in VB6 and 2005
odbc_1
Winsock Programmer's FAQ
http://tangentsoft.net/wskfaq/examples/basics/
Doesn't work with .NET 2005
=============================== Sockets ===============================
Message-Oriented TCP and Multithreaded Client/Server
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/192570
Mfcsocs.exe sample demonstrates how to communicate in a TCP connection in Visual C++
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/185728/EN-US/
Get Closer to the Wire with High-Performance Sockets in .NET c#
http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/05/08/HighPerformanceSockets/
C++ Class Libraries for Interprocess Communication
http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/PDF/netcomp.pdf
Client / Server Communications Library for C/C++
http://www.marshallsoft.com/csc4c.htm