The H news 06/03/2009

The H news 06/03/2009 www.h-online.com Overview of the news from the past 24 hours The H Security news Windows Vista and Server 2008 SP2 RC freely available Both standalone packages and ISO images of the Service Pack 2 Release Code are available, as well as a script which allows the pre-release version to be downloaded using Windows Update › Read article     Firefox 3.0.7 fixes vulnerabilities Firefox 3.0.7 has been released fixing five security vulnerabilities, three of them critical › Read article     Spotify data exposed Spotify, the online music company, believes that user data may have been exposed to "a group" and has issued a security advisory › Read article     The H Open Source news GNOME 2.26.0 Release Candidate available The GNOME 2.26.0 Release Candidate (2.25.92) is now available and includes stabilisation work, updated translations and bug fixes › Read article     Mozilla confirm next Firefox will be version 3.5 The next major Firefox release will be version 3.5, not 3.1, reflecting the wide range of features added to what was to be an incremental update › Read article     Gnash 0.85 release The GPL3 licensed Flash player sees its fourth beta release as version 0.8.5 improves performance and enables the saving of streamed media › Read article     Firefox 3.0.7 fixes vulnerabilities Firefox 3.0.7 has been released fixing five security vulnerabilities, three of them critical › Read article     KDE 4.2 update released The KDE developers have released version 4.2.1 of the KDE desktop environment › Read article     Apache votes no on Java EE 6 The Apache Software Foundation has voted no on the public review of Java EE 6. This is the latest twist in a long running dispute over Sun's Java SE licence restrictions › Read article     This newsletter is sent to in a multipart format. If you want to read it as plain text, you will have to change the display mode of your e-mail program. You are receiving The H news because you subscribed at our website. If you no longer wish to receive the newsletter, you can cancel your subscription at http://www.h-online.com/newsletter/manage/news. For more news from the world of technology, subscribe to our other newsletters: Newsletter The H Open Source: All the latest about Free and Open Source software from The H, including news, features, analysis and case studies. www.h-online.com/newsletter/manage/open Newsletter The H Security: IT security news and alerts to keep your systems secure, with features giving an in-depth look at the world of IT security. www.h-online.com/newsletter/manage/security Legal notice Publishers: Christian Heise, Ansgar Heise, Christian Persson Editor-in-chief: Dj Walker-Morgan All rights reserved. Any copies or dissemination on any medium, either in part of whole, requires the written consent of the publisher. Copyright (c) 2009 Heise Media UK Ltd.