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+Release 1.5 ()
+=============================
+
+- Added DS interface and Java API for downloading files 
+- Introduced APSU-related enhancements:
+  - Processing for SDDS metadata in MongoDB cataloging plugin
+  - Component Database processing plugin 
+
 Release 1.4 (07/20/2017)
 =============================
 
@@ -101,7 +109,7 @@ Release 0.13 (05/27/2016)
 Release 0.12 (05/06/2016)
 =============================
 
-- Developed processing for HDF5 metadata in Mongo cataloging plugin
+- Developed processing for HDF5 metadata in MongoDB cataloging plugin
 - Modified catalog API and service interfaces to use file collections on 
   a per-experiment basis