I'm pleased to announce that the SpringSource Application Platform 1.0.0.beta5 is now available. Please go to the Downloads section of the SpringSource Application Platform site to download. Please note that the distribution consists of two ZIP files.

This release includes the following changes:

* web.xml Fragments Supported in Web Bundles
* Configurable Application Deployment Timeout Using the deploymentTimeoutSeconds Parameter in deployer.config
* Bundles Implicitly Installed from the Repository During Deployment are Automatically Started
* Graceful Exit When Ports Already In Use
* Improved Bundle Deployment Error Messaging
* Improved Tooling Integration
* Other Bug Fixes