Release 1.8.1 will be a maintenance release focused on performance issues.  No changes to the ontologies will be included.

  1. Profile rendering is significantly faster than both version 1.8 and previous versions.
  2. All visualizations have been reviewed and each has significant performance improvements
  3. DOI will now display as links
  4. vcard irregularities have been addressed
  5. Features in the System Admin interface that do not work will be removed
  6. The US States RDF now includes seven US territories including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico
  7. Bugs related to Mark Logic usage, and Freemarker variable binding have been addressed

See JIRA for a complete list of the issues addressed in 1.8.1.