[OSGeo-Announce] FDO Open Source 3.3.0 Release

We are pleased to announce that the FDO Open Source project has officially released FDO Open Source 3.3.0.

Highlights among the new features of FDO 3.3.0 include:
- SQL Server Spatial 2008 support
    -- This FDO Provider is currently available in "beta" form, and intended to work with the Microsoft Community Technical Preview (CTP) program<https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/content/content.aspx?ContentID=5395&gt;
    -- The provider will function with AutoCAD Map 3D 2009 beta 2, Autodesk MapGuide Enterprise/Studio 2009 beta and OSGeo MapGuide Open Source v2.0.0
- Addition of an FDO provider for PostGIS
    -- This FDO Provider is currently being made generally available, but should also be considered as a "beta" release
    -- The provider will work with OSGeo MapGuide Open Source v2.0.0
- Added FDO Expression Engine support
      -- Common code that evaluates FDO expressions complete with implementations of all the functions added in RFC8<http://trac.osgeo.org/fdo/wiki/FDORfc8&gt; and RFC11<http://trac.osgeo.org/fdo/wiki/FDORfc11&gt;\. Can be used for new provider implementations.
- Enhanced WMS image format support for png, tiff, jpeg, and gif image types
- Improved FDO Schema Manager support for database views

For a complete list of the new features, see the 3.3.0 milestone<http://trac.osgeo.org/fdo/milestone/3.3.0&gt; page:

Documentation: http://fdo.osgeo.org/documentation.html
Downloads: http://fdo.osgeo.org/downloads

Regards,
The FDO Open Source Team