Apple Computer Inc. is priming the next update to Mac OS X 10.3,
sources said, only a week after rolling out the first service release to the "Panther" OS.

On Monday, the company provided developers with an advance seed of
Version 10.3.2, marked build 7D12.

Version 10.3.2 will include updates to networking, graphics drivers,
and USB, sources said. The update will also improve WebDAV,
international text, and AFP Server, Apple reportedly told testers in a brief release note.

On November 10, Apple released
the 10.3.1 update, which included changes to WebDAV, FileVault, and
FireWire 800 drive usage, as well as tweaks to disk image mounting,
printing, and iDisk access. The FileVault and FireWire updates
addressed bugs which had surfaced concerning those areas; Apple
acknowledged a glitch with
Panther's initial release causing data loss for some customers with
external FireWire 800 drives, and in November, some users of the
FileVault security feature reported href="http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?
story=20031107063933215#vault">losing application data when
attempting to reclaim disk space.

Apple shipped Panther, the latest major upgrade to Mac OS X, on
October 24 with a single-user
price tag of $129. Panther includes a redesigned Finder, iChat AV video conferencing, and a UI feature called Exposé that tiles all open windows for easy navigation.

Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple was not immediately available for comment.