FireBird: Carlos Guzmán's Firebird database provider has been checked into CVS and will be part of the next release of Mono 1.1.xx.

Firebird SQL can be used either in server/client mode, or it can be embedded into your application to simplify configuration and deployment of smaller applications. Both modes are supported by Carlos' provider.

Windows.Forms: Work continues on the new Mono Windows.Forms implementation. A blog has been started specifically to track its progress. Status of the development of various components is also available. And finally over the winter break Geoff Norton added a native MacOS X driver.