SharePoint : SP2 of WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007 is released

SP2 of Office 2007 is now available for download.

It includes all the fixes prior to SP2, and also several enhancements to improve server farm performance, availability and stability. Plus, a new stsadm operation has been added to help customers prepare for the upgrade to the next version of SharePoint.

Here are few important links :

Description of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP2 and of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Language Pack SP2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953338
Description of 2007 Microsoft Office servers Service Pack 2 (SP2) and of 2007 Microsoft Office servers Language Pack Service Pack 2 (SP2)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953334

Download Links

Service Pack 2 for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, x64
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=148404

Service Pack 2 for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, x86
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=148403

Service Pack 2 for Office SharePoint Server 2007, x64
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=148351

Service Pack 2 for Office SharePoint Server 2007, x86
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=148352

Benefits

• Performance and Availability Improvements
  • New Timer job automatically rebuilds content database index to improve database performance.
  • When a content database is marked as read-only, the user interface will be modified so users cannot perform tasks that require writing to the database.
• Improved Interoperability
  • Broader support of browsers
    Internet Explorer 8 is added into Level 1 browser support.
    FireFox 2.0/3.0 is added into Level 2 browser support.
  • Provide improved client integration user experience with Form Based Authentication. Now the client application can store user credentials instead of asking for them every time.
• Getting Ready for SharePoint Server 2010
  • A new preupgradecheck operation is added to stsadm tool. It can be used to scan your server farm to establish whether it is ready for upgrade to SharePoint Products and Technologies "14". 

The full explanation of SP2 benefits can be downloaded here:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=148551