  In the light of recent experimental and theoretical improvements, we review
our previous model-independent comparison [hep-ph/0106247] of the
Super-Kamiokande (SK) and Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO) solar neutrino
event rates, including updated values for the ``equalized'' SK datum and for
the reference Standard Solar Model (SSM) B neutrino flux. We find that the
joint SK+SNO evidence for active neutrino flavor transitions is confirmed at
the level of 3.3 standard deviations, independently of possible transitions to
sterile states. Barring sterile neutrinos, we estimate the 3-sigma range for
the $^8$B neutrino flux (normalized to SSM) as f_B=0.96 +0.54-0.55.
Accordingly, the 3-sigma range for the energy-averaged nu_e survival
probability is found to be <P_ee> = 0.31 +0.55-0.16, independently of the
functional form of P_ee. An increase of the reference nu_e + d --> p + p + e
cross section by ~3%, as suggested by recent theoretical calculations, would
slightly shift the central values of f_B and of <P_ee> to ~1.00 and ~0.29,
respectively, and would strengthen the model-independent evidence for nu_e
transitions into active states at the level of ~3.6 sigma.
