Log Message:
update to 2.8
Lot's of changes and fixes.
For example:
# Number Formatting
  ICU4C adds support for formatting and parsing of 64-bit integers.
# Text Analysis (Break Iterators)
  Full conformance with Unicode Consortium UAX 29 and UAX 14 definitions for
  text boundary positions. Significantly improved performance for reverse
  direction iteration and isBoundary tests of arbitrary string positions.
# StringPrep
  ICU 2.8 adds APIs and a tool for generic support of StringPrep profiles such
  as those used in NFS 4.

For a complete list see:
http://oss.software.ibm.com/icu/download/2.8/index.html