Hibernate ORM 4.2.5.Final

Hibernate ORM 4.2.5.Final was just released.

Please see the full changelog for more information:
https://hibernate.atlassian.net/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=10031&version=13953

JBoss Nexus: https://repository.jboss.org/nexus/content/groups/public/org/hibernate
Maven Central: http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/hibernate/hibernate-core (should update in a couple of days)
SourceForge: https://sourceforge.net/projects/hibernate/files/hibernate4
Downloads: 4.2.5.Final ZIP, 4.2.5.Final TGZ- 

See more at: http://planet.jboss.org/post/4_2_5_final#sthash.urHi3KPW.dpuf

Configure and Create Maven test application

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http://www.programming-simplified.com/index.html

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Video producer: http://www.devoxx.co.uk

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In this code-based presentation Oracle's Arun Gupta walks you through what's new in Java EE 7 and will show you how to boost productivity by taking advantage of certain APIs, like Processing, Caching, and much more!