Cumulative update package 2 for SQL Server 2008 has been released, this build of the cumulative update package is also known as build 10.00.1779.00 To see all the fixes and how to obtain Cumulative update package 2 for SQL Server 2008 go here: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/958186/en-us

For those waiting for the first CU for SQL Server 2008, your wait is over.  You can get it in KB #956717.  The build # is 10.00.1763.00. As with SQL Server 2005, you can simply submit a request for the CU, and it will get e-mailed to you.  Be sure to request the correct platform(s), as many people have complained in the past that ...

As of today there is at least one hotfix available for SQL Server 2008, and it involves Itzik Ben-Gan's reported foreign key validation problem with the new MERGE command.  You can read about the bug here: http://connect.microsoft.com/SQL/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=357419 And about the fixes/workarounds in KB ...