MAP2006 Service Pack and New DWG Viewer from Autodesk

From the MAP General Discussion Forum: MAP 3D 2006 Service Pack

In a continuing effort to provide high-quality products, Autodesk has released Autodesk Map 3D 2006 Service Pack 1, which includes fixes or addresses issues for Autodesk Map 3D 2006.http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=5967985&linkID=2786655

The following is a list of features affected by this service pack:

• Connecting to ArcSDE
• External Databases
• Display Manager
• Globalization
• Topology
• Import/Export
• Query
• Oracle
• Performance
• Image
• Civil 3D

Regards,Tom Bradley - Autodesk ISD Product Support

http://forums.augi.com/forumdisplay.php?f=70

From the CAD Manager's Discussion Forum: DWG Viewer

http://discussion.autodesk.com/thread.jspa?threadID=428602

Some users are reporting that they have gotten press releases from their local resellers announcing a new free DWG viewer from Autodesk. But, there is nothing on Autodesk's site, or any official announcements so far.