The ObjectLab project has announced release 1.0.1 of Objectlab Kit for Java 1.5. They write in, "It is available immediately for download via SourceForge or the Maven Central Repository (both Maven 1 and Maven 2). The homepage has some very quick examples. The Kit provides Date Calculators and comes in two flavours: one based on pure JDK (1.5) & one based on the Joda-time library (1.3+, jdk 1.5). This library is now live in a major UK & international Bank (in their Credit Derivatives department). The library is small, lightweight and thread-safe."