For those that are interested, I find StructureMap to be very easy and complete and it is the one I am going with. http://structuremap.sourceforge.net/Default.htm
The new C++ standard may revolutionize C++ programming and bring back some old timers. I am excited about it and this is probably the most important book written on it as it relates to financial programming: http://www.manning.com/williams/
Have it. Read it. Not that great. Basically one big tutorial one matrix multiplication. Not a bad first try, but nothing earth shattering you can't get from a couple tutorials on matrix multiplication through tiling techniques.