Apache UIMA News

05 March 2013	Apache UIMA TextMarker 2.0.0 released
20 November 2012	Apache UIMA C++ SDK 2.4.0 released
15 November 2012	Apache UIMA Asynchronous Scaleout (UIMA-AS) 2.4.0 released
07 December 2011	Apache UIMA Java SDK 2.4.0 released
29 August 2011	UIMA Addons 2.3.1 Released
22 March 2011	Apache UIMA AS 2.3.1 released
14 February 2011	Apache UIMA underlies Watson Jeopardy! challenger
10 December 2010	Apache UIMA Java SDK 2.3.1 released
18 March 2010	Apache UIMA graduates from the incubator
26 January 2010	UIMA 2.3.0-incubating Released
19 March 2009	UIMA approved as an OASIS Standard
29 December 2008	UIMA C++ Framework Released
12 August 2008	UIMA CAS Editor Released
24 July 2008	UIMA Asynchronous Scaleout (UIMA-AS) Released
16 July 2008	Hotfix-1 for UIMA core 2.2.2-incubating Released
07 May 2008	Version 2.2.2-incubating Released
19 December 2007	Version 2.2.1-incubating Released
23 August 2007	Version 2.2.0-incubating Released
7 April 2007	Hotfix-1 for 2.1.0 Component Description Editor (CDE) Released
14 March 2007	Version 2.1.0-incubating Released
20 December 2006	GLDV conference workshop (Germany)
13 December 2006	ApacheCon 2007 Europe coming up
7 December 2006	UIMA Sandbox established
5 October 2006	UIMA enters Apache Incubator

05 March 2013 – Apache UIMA TextMarker 2.0.0 released

This is the first release of the sandbox project UIMA TextMarker. Apache UIMA TextMarker is a rule-based script language supported by Eclipse-based tooling. The language is designed to enable rapid development of text processing applications within UIMA. For a complete list of bugs and improvements included in this release please see release-notes.

20 November 2012 – Apache UIMA C++ SDK 2.4.0 released

This is the first release of UIMA C++ as a top level project. Notable updates included in this release: standardization of Linux build process and packaging, updates to ActiveMQ service wrapper to support failover, many bug fixes. For a complete list of bugs and improvements included in this release please see release-notes.

15 November 2012 – Apache UIMA Asynchronous Scaleout (UIMA-AS) 2.4.0 released

UIMA AS 2.4.0 is a maintenance release that contains fixes and improvements over UIMA AS 2.3.1. Notable updates included in this release: added support for programmatic generation of deployment descriptors, user supplied CR can now be used by UIMA-AS client, per AE performance breakdown is collected and returned to a client to expose bottlenecks, extended callback API to include info where a CAS is being processed (ip,pid,thread id), improved stability and error handling, many bug fixes. For a complete list of bugs and improvements included in this release please see jira-report.

07 December 2011 – Apache UIMA Java SDK 2.4.0 released

This release only has the Apache UIMA™ Java SDK, and does not yet have the other components. It is backwards compatible with previous releases, except for an API change in the JMX tooling, and a redesign of the Eclipse plugin for editing CASes. Besides some bug fixes, there is some tooling enhancement. A new Eclipse plugin hooks into Eclipse's "launching" capability to support launching annotators more easily from Eclipse; see the Tools manual for information. The Cas Editor Eclipse plugin has been substantially enhanced; please see the Tools manual for more information. Please see the release notes on the downloads page, for a more complete summary and a complete list of changes.

29 August 2011 – UIMA Addons 2.3.1 Released

This release includes most of the projects in the Sandbox. Those projects there that were ready to be released were moved to a new SVN top node in the UIMA project, called "addons". The addons package contains 2 new annotators: Solrcas (for storing CAS objects into an Apache Solr instance), and AlchemyAPIAnnotator (wraps alchemyapi.com services). Several fixes and improvements were made to other annotators. Please see the release notes on the downloads page, for a more complete summary and a complete list of changes.

22 March 2011 – Apache UIMA AS 2.3.1 released

UIMA AS 2.3.1 is a maintenance release that contains fixes and improvements over UIMA AS 2.3.0. Notable updates included in this release: upgrade to ActiveMQ 5.4.1, inclusion of base UIMA 2.3.1 jars, improved stability and error handling, many bug fixes. For a complete list of bugs and improvements included in this release please see jira-report.

14 February 2011 – Apache UIMA underlies Watson Jeopardy! challenger

ASF news item about UIMA underlying Watson

10 December 2010 – Apache UIMA Java SDK 2.3.1 released

This release only has the Apache UIMA™ Java SDK, and does not yet have the other components. It is backwards compatible with previous releases, except that Java 5 is now the minimum Java level required. This is the first release as a top level project. Not many changes are in this release; included are some fixes for edge cases involving Results Specification, a performance fix for the Component Descriptor Editor editing things having remote components, and several improvements to the CAS editor. Please see the release notes on the downloads page, for a more complete summary and a complete list of changes.

18 March 2010 – Apache UIMA graduates from the incubator

At the ASF board meeting held on 17 March 2010, the Board unanimously approved the proposed resolution to establish the Apache UIMA Project as a top level Apache project. This signals the successful completion of the incubation process and the beginning of the next phase of Apache UIMA existence. Becoming a top level project entails setting up some new infrastructure, and moving things. It will take some time to accomplish this move; in the meanwhile, we'll be keeping this website up to date.

26 January 2010 – UIMA 2.3.0-incubating Released

This release includes all 4 major components: the UIMA Java SDK, UIMACPP, UIMA-AS (Asynchronous Scalout capability), and a growing set of UIMA Addons. It is backwards compatable with previous releases, except that Java 5 is now the minimum Java level required. The add-ons package contains many new components and annotators. The UIMA-AS (Asynchronous Scaleout) framework is extensively enhanced with much more support for error/failure recovery, driven by feedback from actual use in several large scale deployments. The base framework now supports Java 5 generics, and is enhanced to make it even more light-weight and efficient; for example, it now supports a new network serialization format for communicating with remote annotators using a "delta-CAS" - limiting the response sent to just those items which have changed. Please see the release notes on the downloads page, for a more complete summary and a complete list of changes.

19 March 2009 – UIMA approved as an OASIS Standard

OASIS (http://www.oasis-open.org) members have approved the Unstructured Information Management Architecture (UIMA) version 1.0 as an OASIS Standard, a status that signifies the highest level of ratification. See http://www.oasis-open.org/news/oasis-news-2009-03-19.php

29 December 2008 – UIMA C++ Framework Released

The UIMA C++ Framework enables creation of UIMA compliant Analysis Engines from programs written in C++, Perl, Python and Tcl. These components can be developed and tested without any Java programming. See a short introduction on Getting Started: UIMA C++ Framework.

12 August 2008 – UIMA CAS Editor Released

UIMA Cas Editor is an annotation tool which supports manual and automatic annotation (via running UIMA annotators) of CAS files. Downloads of the project can be found on our download page.

24 July 2008 – UIMA Asynchronous Scaleout (UIMA-AS) Released

UIMA AS is the next generation scalability replacement for the Collection Processing Manager (CPM). UIMA AS provides more flexible and powerful scaleout capability, and extends support to the UIMA components not supported by the CPM, the flow controller and CAS multiplier. UIMA components can be run within UIMA AS with no code or component descriptor changes. See more on the documentation page Getting Started: UIMA Asynchronous Scaleout.

16 July 2008 – Hotfix-1 for UIMA core 2.2.2-incubating Released

This fixes memory issues with the UIMA CAS noted in Jira issue 1067 and Jira issue 1068. The hotfix consists of one zip file, which contains a replacement for the uima-core.jar and a README with some install and usage instructions.

07 May 2008 – Version 2.2.2-incubating Released

The Apache UIMA version 2.2.2-incubating has been released! For a list of all fixed issues, please refer to the Release Notes. Downloads of the bugfix release can be found on our download page.

19 December 2007 – Version 2.2.1-incubating Released

The Apache UIMA version 2.2.1-incubating has been released! Downloads of the bugfix release can be found on our download page.

23 August 2007 – Version 2.2.0-incubating Released

Version 2.2.0-incubating has been released! Downloads of the project can be found on our download page.

7 April 2007 – Hotfix-1 for 2.1.0 Component Description Editor (CDE) Released

A "hotfix" for the Component Descriptor Editor, an Eclipse plugin used when editing UIMA descriptors, has been released. This fixes functionality problems noted in Jira issue 364. This hotfix consists of one zip file, which, when unzipped, constitutes a replacement for the Eclipse plugin. It includes a README-HOTFIX-1 file describing how to install it.

14 March 2007 – Version 2.1.0-incubating Released

Version 2.1.0-incubating has been released! Downloads of the project can be found at http://uima.apache.org/downloads.cgi

20 December 2006 – GLDV conference workshop (Germany)

We are pleased announce a UIMA workshop at the GLDV 2007 spring conference in beautiful Tübingen, Germany. Please see the full announcement for further details.

13 December 2006 – ApacheCon 2007 Europe coming up

ApacheCon 2007 Europe is coming up. We are hoping to have some UIMA attendance there, although we have no concrete plans as of now. Watch this space. If you would like to meet with UIMA folks there, drop us a line on uima-dev!

07 December 2006 – UIMA Sandbox established

The UIMA sandbox is a workspace that is open to all UIMA committers and developers who would like to contribute code and join the UIMA developer community on Apache. Details about the sandbox can be found here.

05 October 2006 – UIMA enters Apache Incubator

UIMA has been accepted into the Apache Incubator by the Apache Inbubator PMC. Work begins on converting the previous code base to Apache standards.