I'm pleased to announce that the SpringSource Application Platform 1.0.0.beta9 is now available. Please go to the Downloads section of the SpringSource Application Platform site to download.

This release includes the following changes:

* Deprecated existing Web Module format and replaced with /MODULE-INF
* Deprecated Web Manifest Headers that duplicated web.xml functionality
* New version of Form Tags sample application showing new Web Module Format
* New version of Petclinic showing Eclipselink support
* Improved web application performance on all platforms, notably on single-core machines
* Miscellaneous bug fixes