With more than 200 projects and initiatives at The Apache Software Foundation, there are so many amazing things happening in the Apache community! Here are some noteworthy items from over the past week:
ApacheCon™ –the official conference series of The Apache Software Foundation
 - Early registration incentives for ApacheCon Europe (17-21 November 2014/Budapest) end 1 November http://apachecon.com/
 - CFP now open for ApacheCon North America 2015 (Austin, Texas, 13-17 April 2015) http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/apachecon-north-america/program/cfp

Apache Jackrabbit™ –a fully conforming implementation of the Content Repository for Java Technology API (JCR)
 - Apache Jackrabbit Oak 1.1.0 released http://jackrabbit.apache.org/downloads.html

Apache OFBiz™ –an Open Source enterprise automation software project (ERP, CRM, E-Business/E-Commerce, SCM, MRP, CMMS/EAM, and so on)
 - Apache OFBiz 13.07.01 released http://ofbiz.apache.org/download.html

Apache Syncope™ –Open Source system for managing digital identities in enterprise environments, implemented in JEE technology and released under Apache 2.0 license
 - Apache Syncope 1.2.0 released http://syncope.apache.org/downloads.html

Apache Tomcat™ –a Web server that is an open source software implementation of the Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages technologies
 - Apache Tomcat 7.0.56 released http://tomcat.apache.org/download-70.cgi

Apache XML Graphics Commons™ –a library that consists of several reusable components used by Apache Batik and Apache FOP
 - Apache XML Graphics Commons 2.0 released http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/commons/

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