The Apache Accumulo project is happy to announce its 1.6.1 release. Version 1.6.1 is the most recent bug-fix release in its 1.6.x release line. This version includes numerous bug fixes and performance improvements over previous versions. Existing users of 1.6.x are encouraged to upgrade to this version. Users new to Accumulo are encouraged to start with this version as well.
The Apache Accumulo sorted, distributed key/value store is a robust, scalable, high performance data storage system that features cell-based access control and customizable server-side processing. It is based on Google's BigTable design and is built on top of Apache Hadoop, Apache Zookeeper, and Apache Thrift. The release is available at http://accumulo.apache.org/downloads/ and release notes at http://accumulo.apache.org/release_notes/1.6.1.html. Thanks. - The Apache Accumulo Team