I'm quite sure that many folks thought BitWise had been completely abandoned, stuck forever at version 1.7.2. The fact that we just passed the one year anniversary of the most recent release was not lost on me.
The release of BitWise 1.7.3 is mainly to fix a few Vista-related bugs (thanks Microsoft!) and improve the IP detection and handling routines on Windows, along with a few other minor bugs that have cropped up since the last release. I know this isn't the video-conferencing, multi-way chatting, eye-candy release everyone was hoping for, but it should confirm that BitWise is still kicking.
So, we hope you all enjoy this update, especially the Vista users out there who have been very patient. And to everyone who hasn't upgraded to Vista yet, upgrade past Vista and wait for Mac OS X Leopard this fall, which is looking very cool.