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-New in release 0.97 (xxx xx, 2006)
+New in release 0.99 (August x, 2007)
+
+  * Initial support to use OpenJDK as Java core library.
+  * Fixed memory leak in Boehm-GC.
+  * Use 8-byte stack-slots on all architectures.
+  * Faster C-to-Java calls.
+  * Removed genoffsets, cross-compilation is now much easier.
+  * Implemented Class.isAnonymousClass(), isLocalClass() and
+    isMemberClass() for GNU Classpath.
+
+
+New in release 0.98 (June 6, 2007)
+
+  * ARM and MIPS32 code generators are now open-source.
+  * PowerPC64 code generator was added.
+  * Sun's phoneme CLDC-1.1 classes can now be used as Java core
+    library.
+  * Exception throwing code was completely rewritten, this saves JIT
+    code size from 20% up to 50%.
+  * Lock-record code was rewritten and a memory leak was fixed.
+  * Threads code has been reworked and improved.
+  * Exception code has been reworked and improved.
+  * Implemented Class/Method/Field getSignature.
+  * A lot of stuff has been reworked, fixed or improved in the whole
+    VM code.
+  * Fixed memory leak in threads code.
+
+
+New in release 0.97 (October 30, 2006)
 
   * New instruction format.
   * New intermediate representation with unified variables.
@@ -13,7 +41,7 @@ New in release 0.97 (xxx xx, 2006)
   * AttachCurrentThread, DetachCurrentThread, and
     AttachCurrentThreadAsDaemon implemented.
   * libjvm is now opened via dlopen (removed -rpath stuff).
-  * Data segment now reuses values (of possible).
+  * Data segment now reuses values (if possible).
 
   * Fixed AbstractMethodError bug.
   * Fixed builtin_isanysubclass (BeanShell bug).
@@ -24,6 +52,7 @@ New in release 0.97 (xxx xx, 2006)
   * Proper null-check for MONITOREXIT.
   * Many low-level jasmin tests added.
 
+
 New in release 0.96 (May 29, 2006)
 
   * New tasuki lock implementation resolves deadlock problems on