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 	    <h3>Latest News</h3>
 	    <p>
-	      <strong>2006-04-17:</strong> If you have trouble using SANE as
+	      <strong>2006-07-03:</strong> If you have trouble using SANE as
 	      non-root user with USB scanners on Linux, please read <a
 	      href="README.linux">README.linux</a> first.
 	    </p>
 	    <p>
-	      <strong>2005-12-18:</strong> <a
-	      href="source.html">SANE-Backends-1.0.17</a> has been
-	      released. Changes since 1.0.16:
+	      <strong>2006-07-03:</strong> <a
+	      href="source.html">SANE-Backends-1.0.18</a> has been
+	      released. Changes since 1.0.17:
 	    </p>
 	    <ul>
 	      <li>
-		New backends: hp4200 (HP ScanJet 4200), lexmark (Lexmark X1100
-		series), mustek_usb2 (Mustek BearPaw 2448 TA Pro)
+		New backends: dell1600n_net (Dell 1600n), hp3500 (HP ScanJet
+		3500 series), pixma (Canon Pixma series), stv680 (Aiptek Pencam
+		and similar).
 	      </li>
 	      <li>
-		Updated backends: artec_eplus48u, avision, canon, epson,
-		fujitsu, genesys, gt68xx, microtek2, mustek_pp, plustek,
-		plustek_pp, sm3600, snapscan, umax_pp.
+		Updated backends: avision, canon, dll, epson, fujitsu, genesys,
+		gt68xx, microtek2, mustek_pp, niash, plustek, snapscan, sp15c,
+		test, u12, umax1220u.
 	      </li>
 	      <li>
-		Hotplug/udev updates.
+		Scanimage batch mode fixes.
 	      </li>
 	      <li>
-		scanimage fixes.
+		Scanner lists contain USB vendor/product ids and some statistics now.
 	      </li>
 	      <li>
-		sane-find-scanner finds more chipsets.
+		Udev/hotplug lists are generated autmatically from the .desc files now.
 	      </li>
 	      <li>
-		Build system fixes/updates. make now calls makedepend.
+		Portability fixes (especially for DragonFlyBSD and HP/UX).
 	      </li>
 	      <li>
-		Several fixes in SANE internal functions (sanei).
-	      </li>
-	      <li>
-		Portability fixes (especially for MacOSX, FreeBSD, OpenBSD,
-		OS/2).
+		Build system updates.
 	      </li>
 	      <li>
 		Updated translations.