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<h1>International Components for Unicode for Java (ICU4J)</h1>
-<h2>Read Me for ICU4J 54 Milestone 1</h2>
-(Last Update: 2014-Jun-30)
+<h2>Read Me for ICU4J 54 Release Candidate</h2>
+(Last Update: 2014-Sep-16)
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<!-- <b>Note:</b> This is major release of ICU4J. It contains bug fixes and adds implementations
of inherited API and introduces new API or functionality. -->
-<b>Note:</b> This is a development release of ICU4J 54.
+<!-- <b>Note:</b> This is a development release of ICU4J 54.
The contents of this document may not reflect the recent changes done
for ICU 54 development. This milestone is intended for those wishing
to get an early look at ICU4J 54 new features and API changes. It is not
+recommended for production use. -->
+<b>Note:</b> This is a release candidate of ICU4J 54.
+The contents of this document may not reflect the recent changes done
+for ICU 54 development. This release candiate is intended for those
+wishing to verify ICU 54 integration before final release. It is not
recommended for production use.
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<p>For the most recent release, see the <a
<h2 class="doc"><a name="changes"></a>Changes In This Release</h2>
-<p>See the <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/icusite/download/54m1">ICU 54M1 download page</a>
+<p>See the <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/icusite/download/54">ICU 54 download page</a>
about new features in this release.
The list of API changes since the previous ICU4J release is available
-<a href="http://source.icu-project.org/repos/icu/icu4j/tags/milestone-54-0-1/APIChangeReport.html">here</a>.</p>
+<a href="http://source.icu-project.org/repos/icu/icu4j/tags/release-54-rc/APIChangeReport.html">here</a>.</p>
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The IBM version contains the essential text of the license, omitting the
X-specific trademarks and copyright notices. The full copy of <a
- href="http://source.icu-project.org/repos/icu/icu4j/tags/milestone-54-0-1/main/shared/licenses/license.html">ICU's license</a> is included in the download
+ href="http://source.icu-project.org/repos/icu/icu4j/tags/release-54-rc/main/shared/licenses/license.html">ICU's license</a> is included in the download
package.
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<h2 class="doc"><a name="PlatformDependencies"></a>Platform Dependencies</h2>
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<h2 class="doc"><a name="timezone"></a>About ICU4J Time Zone</h2>
-<p>ICU4J 54 Milestone 1 includes time zone data version 2014e, which is the latest one as of
+<p>ICU4J 54 RC includes time zone data version 2014g, which is the latest one as of
the release date. However, time zone data is frequently updated in response
to changes made by local governments around the world. If you need to update
the time zone data, please refer the ICU user guide topic
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