VirtualBox 3.2 Betas Keep Coming - Java Bindings Introduced

Just over a week after the first beta of VirtualBox 3.2 was announced the second beta is already here!  This release features Java Bindings and addresses several regressions found in the 3.1.6 and 3.2.0 (beta 1) releases.  3.2 will be the first major release of VirtualBox under the new Oracle management.  As a result, the software has been re-branded as the Oracle Virtual Box (which I have personally abbreviated - OVB).

OVB 3.2 Beta 2 has a few GUI enhancements including a checkbox for absolute pointing devices and HD, CD, FD, and Network device LED synchronization with device presence.  The mini-ToolBar for Full-screen and Seamless modes should now have correct positioning, mouse-hovering and correctly update its own seamless-mask for multi-monitor setups.  Several issues have also been fixed with asynchronous I/O storage.

The newly offered Java bindings are probably the biggest new feature in VirtualBox.  The developers didn't provide any more details on this feature, but it's certainly a welcome addition.  OVB developers have also fixed problems (shared folders kernel module is now loaded on demand) with Ubuntu 10.04 LTS guests (the recently released version of Ubuntu LTS).  Performance optimizations have been included along with new icons and other bugfixes.

Here is a list of the other main features in the second beta:

Windows hosts: fixed failure to load VBoxDDR0.R0 on Windows 7 x64 hosts (Beta 1 regression)
Mac OS X hosts: fixed VBoxREM load error on 64-bit Snow Leopard hosts (Beta 1 regression)
GUI: Storage Settings UI: choose empty medium for CD/FD devices by default (improvement)
GUI: First Run Wizard is now synchronized with New VM Wizard (fix)
GUI: misnamed boot disk setting in New VM Wizard fixed
GUI: Storage Settings UI will now sort listed attachments by storage slot (3.1.0 regression)
GUI: New Hard Disk wizard size-editor now will NOT reset own value in case it is invalid allowing user to edit it (value still stricted by reg-exp). New Hard Disk wizard location-editor now will NOT allow to enter empty location.
Seamless: fixed regression with Linux guests (Beta 1 regression)
OVF: several fixes (compatibility/bug fix)
OVF: supports import/export of LsiLogicSAS controller (compatibility fix)
VRDP: allow to bind to localhost only (Mac OS X hosts; bug #5227)
Main: sometimes a new VM was created with invalid settings (Beta 1 regression)
Main: enabling a USB keyboard no longer disables the PS/2 keyboard (EFI access in OS X guests) (improvement)
Main: don't refuse to start a VM if a DVD or floppy image is not accessible (improvement)
Linux hosts: support VDE networking mode if the VDE library (libvdeplug.so.2) can be found on the host
Guest control: faster execution / retrieval of output, extended documentation, fixed some shutdown issues (improvement)
Guest Additions: new icons according to new branding
Guest Additions: VM information properties now are only updated if necessary (performance optimization)
3D: Restoring Ubuntu Lucid VM with 3D effects hangs
Bridged networking: dropped delayed packet processing (Windows hosts only) (performance optimization)
Bridged networking: fixed regression when attaching to a wireless NIC (Beta 1 regression)
HostOnly networking: fixed DHCP server launch mechanism (Windows hosts only) (Beta 1 regression)
NAT: crash in built-in TFTP server (Beta 1 regression)

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