Updated to include the rest of the math package, alphabetises the main package entries and contains the time package description. Also uses 2.0 version numbering.

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 <div align="center">
 <h1>The Jakarta Commons <em>Lang</em> Component</h1>
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 <a href="#Introduction">[Introduction]</a>
 <a href="#Dependencies">[Dependencies]</a>
 <a href="#Release Info">[Release Info]</a>
@@ -27,19 +27,18 @@ The following principal classes are included:</p>
 <ul>
 <li><strong>Main package</strong> - A package for the manipulation of basic Java classes
 <ul>
- <li><strong>StringUtils</strong> - Helper for java.lang.String.</li>
- <li><strong>StringEscapeUtils</strong> - Utility for escaping and unescaping Strings.</li>
- <li><strong>WordWrapUtils</strong> - Utility for working with words.</li>
- <li><strong>CharSetUtils</strong> - Methods for dealing with CharSets, which are sets of characters such as [a-z] and [abcdez].</li>
- <li><strong>RandomStringUtils</strong> - Helper for creating randomised Strings.</li>
- <li><strong>BooleanUtils</strong> - Helper for boolean and java.lang.Boolean.</li>
- <li><strong>NumberUtils</strong> - Helper for java.lang.Number and its subclasses.</li>
- <li><strong>ObjectUtils</strong> - Helper for java.lang.Object.</li>
  <li><strong>ArrayUtils</strong> - Helper for manipulating arrays.</li>
+ <li><strong>BooleanUtils</strong> - Helper for boolean and java.lang.Boolean.</li>
+ <li><strong>CharSetUtils</strong> - Methods for dealing with CharSets, which are sets of characters such as [a-z] and [abcdez].</li>
  <li><strong>ClassUtils</strong> - Helper for manipulating java.lang.Class objects.</li>
+ <li><strong>ObjectUtils</strong> - Helper for java.lang.Object.</li>
+ <li><strong>RandomStringUtils</strong> - Helper for creating randomised Strings.</li>
  <li><strong>SerializationUtils</strong> - Helper for serializing Objects.</li>
+ <li><strong>StringEscapeUtils</strong> - Utility for escaping and unescaping Strings.</li>
+ <li><strong>StringUtils</strong> - Helper for java.lang.String.</li>
  <li><strong>SystemUtils</strong> - Utility class defining the Java system properties.</li>
-</ul>
+ <li><strong>WordWrapUtils</strong> - Utility for working with words.</li>
+</ul></li>
 
 <li><strong>Builder package</strong> - A package for the creation of equals, hashCode, compareTo and toString methods.
 <ul>
@@ -47,36 +46,47 @@ The following principal classes are included:</p>
  <li><strong>EqualsBuilder</strong> - Helper for building equals methods.</li>
  <li><strong>HashCodeBuilder</strong> - Helper for building hashCode methods.</li>
  <li><strong>CompareToBuilder</strong> - Helper for building compareTo methods.</li>
-</ul>
+</ul></li>
 
 <li><strong>Enum package</strong> - A package for the creation of enumerated types.
 <ul>
  <li><strong>EnumUtils</strong> - Helper for manipulating enumerated types.</li>
  <li><strong>Enum</strong> - Abstract superclass for enumerated types to extend.</li>
  <li><strong>ValuedEnum</strong> - Superclass for enumerated types with an integer constant.</li>
-</ul>
+</ul></li>
 
 <li><strong>Exception package</strong> - A package for the creation and manipulation of nested exceptions.</li>
 <ul>
  <li><strong>ExceptionUtils</strong> - Helper for manipulating exceptions.</li>
- <li><strong>NestedException</strong> - An exception that supports a nested exception.</li>
+ <li><strong>NestableException</strong> - An exception that supports a nested exception.</li>
  <li><strong>NestedRuntimeException</strong> - An exception that supports a nested exception.</li>
  <li><strong>NestedError</strong> - An exception that supports a nested exception.</li>
-</ul>
+</ul></li>
 
 <li><strong>Math package</strong> - A package for simple business (not scientific) maths classes.
 <ul>
  <li><strong>Fraction</strong> - A fraction.</li>
- <li><strong>Range</strong> - A range of numbers.</li>
+ <li><strong>JVMRandom</strong> - An implementation of Random that does its best to appear to sit on top of java.lang.Math's private Random class.</li>
+ <li><strong>NumberUtils</strong> - Helper for java.lang.Number and its subclasses.</li>
+ <li><strong>Range</strong> - A range of numbers<, of which there are classes representing Numbers, ints, doubles, longs and floats./li>
  <li><strong>RandomUtils</strong> - A utility class for working with random numbers.</li>
-</ul>
+</ul></li>
+
+<li><strong>Time package</strong> - A package for date/time related utilities.
+<ul>
+ <li><strong>DateFormatUtils</strong> - Aids in formatting Dates.</li>
+ <li><strong>DateUtils</strong> - Aids in manipulating Dates.</li>
+ <li><strong>DurationFormatUtils</strong> - Formats durations, represented by milliseconds.</li>
+ <li><strong>FastDateFormat</strong> - Optimised version of SimpleDateFormat.</li>
+ <li><strong>StopWatch</strong> - Records durations, represented by milliseconds.</li>
+</ul></li>
 
 <li><strong>Util package</strong> - A package for common useful utilities.
 <ul>
  <li><strong>BitField</strong> - A class to assist with manipulating bits.</li>
  <li><strong>IdentifierUtils</strong> - Implementation of various identifier factories.</li>
  <li><strong>Validate</strong> - A class to simplify method argument validation.</li>
-</ul>
+</ul></li>
 
 </ul>
 
@@ -99,11 +109,11 @@ components for development and use:</p>
 <h3>3.  RELEASE INFO</h3>
 
 <p>Current Release: 
-<a href="http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-commons/release/commons-lang/v1.0">Version 1.0</a>
+<a href="http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-commons/release/commons-lang/v2.0">Version 2.0</a>
 </p>
 
 <p>Planned Next Release:  
-A 2.0 will be released after a undefined period of development. 
+Unknown.
 </p>