diff --git a/src/messenger/webim/default.css b/src/messenger/webim/default.css
index e66a6705..ffa17d6d 100644
--- a/src/messenger/webim/default.css
+++ b/src/messenger/webim/default.css
@@ -734,3 +734,16 @@ table.awaiting td.visitor {
 	color: #A1A1A1;
 	font-size: 11px;
 }
+
+/* updates */
+
+#news {
+	font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
+	font-size: 11px;
+	margin-bottom:15px;
+	padding:4px;
+}
+
+.newstext {
+	margin-bottom:1em;
+}
diff --git a/src/messenger/webim/js/update.js b/src/messenger/webim/js/update.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a575db8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/messenger/webim/js/update.js
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+function loadNews() {
+	if (typeof(window.webimNews) == "undefined" || typeof(window.webimNews.length) == "undefined")
+		return;
+	
+	var str = "<div>";
+	for (var i = 0; i < window.webimNews.length; i++) {
+		str += "<div class=\"newstitle\"><a hre" + "f=\"" + window.webimNews[i].link + "\">" + window.webimNews[i].title + "</a>, <span class=\"small\">" + window.webimNews[i].date + "</span></div>";
+		str += "<div class=\"newstext\">" + window.webimNews[i].message+"</div>";
+	}
+	$("#news").html(str + "</div>");
+}
+
+function loadVersion() {
+	if(typeof(window.webimLatest) == "undefined" || typeof(window.webimLatest.version) == "undefined")
+		return;
+	
+	var current = $("#cver").html();
+
+	if(current != window.webimLatest.version) {
+		if(current < window.webimLatest.version) {
+			$("#cver").css("color","red");
+		}
+		$("#lver").html(window.webimLatest.version+", Download <a href=\""+window.webimLatest.download+"\">"+window.webimLatest.title+"</a>");
+	} else {
+		$("#cver").css("color","green");
+		$("#lver").html(window.webimLatest.version);
+	}
+}
+
+$(function(){
+	loadNews();
+	loadVersion();
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/messenger/webim/view/updates.php b/src/messenger/webim/view/updates.php
index dcd9436b..ef39e5f7 100644
--- a/src/messenger/webim/view/updates.php
+++ b/src/messenger/webim/view/updates.php
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@ require_once("inc_menu.php");
 $page['title'] = getlocal("updates.title");
 $page['menuid'] = "settings";
 
+function tpl_header() { global $page, $webimroot;
+?>	
+<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="<?php echo $webimroot ?>/js/jquery-1.3.2.min.js"></script>
+<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="http://openwebim.org/latestWebim.js"></script>
+<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="<?php echo $webimroot ?>/js/update.js"></script>
+<?php
+}
+
 function tpl_content() { global $page, $webimroot;
 ?>
 
@@ -33,11 +41,20 @@ function tpl_content() { global $page, $webimroot;
 	</ul>
 <?php } ?>
 	<div class="mform"><div class="formtop"><div class="formtopi"></div></div><div class="forminner">
-
+	
+		News:<br/>
+		<div id="news">
+		</div>
+		
 		You are using:<br/>
-			&laquo;<span style="color:#bb5500;">Open</span> Web Messenger&raquo; <?php echo $page['version'] ?>
+			<div id="cver"><?php echo $page['version'] ?></div>
 			
-		<br/><br/>
+		<br/>
+
+		Latest version:
+			<div id="lver"></div>
+		
+		<br/>
 			
 		Installed localizations:<br/>
 			<?php foreach( $page['localizations'] as $loc ) { ?>
@@ -48,9 +65,7 @@ function tpl_content() { global $page, $webimroot;
 		
 		Environment:<br/>
 			PHP <?php echo $page['phpVersion'] ?>
-			
-		<br/>
-	
+
 	</div><div class="formbottom"><div class="formbottomi"></div></div></div>
 </div>