WordPress 2.6.1 was released just a couple of minutes ago. In the past, I would always mention “… users are advised to upgrade to the latest version…“, well not this time. According to Ryan, users need not upgrade to the latest version of 2.6.1 if version 2.6 is working fine for you.

The release of this sub-version is simply to continue the trend of releasing a maintenance release shortly after a major release, to get fixes for the bugs that might be present in the official release.

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Two days after Mozilla officially launched Firefox 3, openSUSE follow suits by launching openSUSE 11.0 GM. This latest release includes more than 200 new features that are specific to openSUSE, an installer that has been completely re-designed to suit the needs and enhancement of users’ experience, faster packages management to speed up operation at the back end and several other fixes and updates.

…The 11.0 release of openSUSE includes more than 200 new features specific to openSUSE, a redesigned installer that makes openSUSE even easier to install, faster package management thanks to major updates in the ZYpp stack, and KDE 4, GNOME 2.22, Compiz Fusion, and much more…

openSUSE is now available for immediate download from its website:

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A complete new security solution aimed at securing database has been released by Symantec. Known as Symantec Database Security (SDS) 3.0, the software comes with new capabilities to curb the loss of sensitive information or intellectual property stored in databases.

Some of the new features include intruder identification, real-time transaction policy alerts and integration with Symantec Security Information Manager (SSIM). SDS prevents fraud and leakage of sensitive data due to faulty practices and oversights, while addressing growing auditing, compliance, and regulatory requirements for secure data access.

This software supports a variety of database software, such as Microsoft SQL, Oracle and IBM DB2.

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This is exception for Opera web browser lovers; Opera 9.5 Beta is now available for download. It has been a long time since Opera released the alpha version, and this beta version is definitely more than welcome for all.

This release fixes several hundred of bugs, whilst improving website rendering at the same time. Furthermore, the stability and usability has also being tweaked for great scalability.

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Drupal 6.0 Beta 2 was release last week, after some rigorous testing and correction made to fix existing bugs and security issues. One of the most notable change is that the long time favourite Drupal.module has not being moved out of the Drupal package. Instead, it will be made available as the contributed Site network module. This approach has helped to improve security in Drupal 6, and support a wider solution for distributed authentication in the form of the OpenID standard.

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Adobe Acrobat, one of the most-used software, is said to be vulnerable to attacks, as according to Adobe Systems Inc. last Wednesday. It was mentioned that versions of Adobe Reader and Acrobat software could allow malicious programs to gain access to the PC without the user’s knowledge. With such potential capability, it is possible that some hackers can take control of the machine and used it to steal confidential data.

The vulnerability is known to affect computers running on Microsoft Windows XP and Internet Explorer 7 web browser. The fix might not be available until the end of October 2007. During this period of time, it is best that user monitor their computer closely.

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It has been a long time since I provide the latest news of any latest software release. This time, I hope to introduce Skype for Linux 1.4 Gold, codename Panacea.

The choice of this codename is in contention with a Greek mythology; Paacea, daughter of Asclepius, God of Medicine, and the granddaughter of Apollo, God of Healing, is a goddess of cures. And thus, the name is chosen for this version of Skype for Linux - in compairson of the improved voice call quality.

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Come tomorrow, September 17, 2007, OpenOffice.org will release the latest (stable) version of OpenOffice.org 2.3.0. However, good news to all of you, the applications has already been made available for the public. This new version can be downloaded from several mirror sites, including OSUOSL.

There are several new features being introduced in this version; such as performance improvements, new charting wizard and the ability to generate Wiki pages. These information are made available from the Release Note page.

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Two days ago, WordPress has released the next version of 2.2.x family of WordPress. According to Ryan, it is vital that users of WordPress 2.2 series do upgrade immediately to this version.

Two of the fixes are classified as high priority and is a concern of security:

1. Invalid RSS2 Comments Feed
2. Users without unfiltered_html capability can post arbitrary html

Do not take risk, if you are running a big site using WordPress. Never fall prey to hackers. So, take a bit of effort and time to upgrade your WordPress blog to this version.

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Shortly after Beta 1 was released last week, WordPress 2.3 Beta 2 has also found its way to the public. Not that there is a major bug present in Beta1, but according to Mark Jaquith, the team of WordPress developers have decided to release the beta versions every Monday until WordPress 2.3 ships on September 24, 2007.

This Beta 2 version contains several bug fixes over last week’s release. Technically, it is still a rather unclean code, with many bits and pieces to be polished up. Note that, it is still not advisable to deploy this version on production web server. Do so, if you are comfortable with resolving PHP issues.

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