Boost release 1.48.0 beta 1 is now available from SourceForge See http://sourceforge.net/projects/boost/files/boost/1.48.0.beta.1/ This release includes 3 new libraries (Container, Locale and Move), an extension to TypeTraits to support operator detection as well as updates to many existing libraries. For partial details of what's in the release, see http://beta.boost.org/users/history/version_1_48_0.html. This page is still in process of being updated, and there are some known issues with links. Please download the beta, give it a try, and report any problems you encounter. Thanks, -- The Boost Release Team Beman Dawes Daniel James Eric Niebler Rene Rivera Vladimir Prus