Hi All-
IDV 2.9 update version 2 (2.9u2) is available for download at:
http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/downloads/idv/
New features since the 2.8u1 release include:
System Changes
  New Java Version
  New netCDF-Java version
Display Changes
  Smoothing of grids
  Capture Time Height Wind Profiler Images
Data Changes
  New grid diagnostics
  GRIB indexing
  CDM profiler data type
Bug Fixes
  Fix Java 3D installation in Mac OS-X installer
  Remove dependency on Java 3D 1.5.2 that was added in the 2.9u1 release
For further information, see the release notes at:
http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/idv/docs/userguide/ReleaseNotes.html
Please report any problems to support-idv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
The IDV Development Team (Yuan and Julien)