diff --git a/algebricks/algebricks-common/pom.xml b/algebricks/algebricks-common/pom.xml
index a5677a5..c93fe3e 100644
--- a/algebricks/algebricks-common/pom.xml
+++ b/algebricks/algebricks-common/pom.xml
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>2.0.2</version>
         <configuration>
-          <source>1.6</source>
-          <target>1.6</target>
+          <source>1.7</source>
+          <target>1.7</target>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
diff --git a/algebricks/algebricks-compiler/pom.xml b/algebricks/algebricks-compiler/pom.xml
index 8dc083d..f1f4521 100644
--- a/algebricks/algebricks-compiler/pom.xml
+++ b/algebricks/algebricks-compiler/pom.xml
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>2.0.2</version>
         <configuration>
-          <source>1.6</source>
-          <target>1.6</target>
+          <source>1.7</source>
+          <target>1.7</target>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
diff --git a/algebricks/algebricks-core/pom.xml b/algebricks/algebricks-core/pom.xml
index a74a540..118ea57 100644
--- a/algebricks/algebricks-core/pom.xml
+++ b/algebricks/algebricks-core/pom.xml
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>2.0.2</version>
         <configuration>
-          <source>1.6</source>
-          <target>1.6</target>
+          <source>1.7</source>
+          <target>1.7</target>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
diff --git a/algebricks/algebricks-data/pom.xml b/algebricks/algebricks-data/pom.xml
index 3d927d9..3f7592a 100644
--- a/algebricks/algebricks-data/pom.xml
+++ b/algebricks/algebricks-data/pom.xml
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>2.0.2</version>
         <configuration>
-          <source>1.6</source>
-          <target>1.6</target>
+          <source>1.7</source>
+          <target>1.7</target>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
diff --git a/algebricks/algebricks-examples/piglet-example/pom.xml b/algebricks/algebricks-examples/piglet-example/pom.xml
index 954938a..ea36fb6 100644
--- a/algebricks/algebricks-examples/piglet-example/pom.xml
+++ b/algebricks/algebricks-examples/piglet-example/pom.xml
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
 				<version>2.0.2</version>
 				<configuration>
-					<source>1.6</source>
-					<target>1.6</target>
+					<source>1.7</source>
+					<target>1.7</target>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
diff --git a/algebricks/algebricks-rewriter/pom.xml b/algebricks/algebricks-rewriter/pom.xml
index 41979d3..448221d 100644
--- a/algebricks/algebricks-rewriter/pom.xml
+++ b/algebricks/algebricks-rewriter/pom.xml
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>2.0.2</version>
         <configuration>
-          <source>1.6</source>
-          <target>1.6</target>
+          <source>1.7</source>
+          <target>1.7</target>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
diff --git a/algebricks/algebricks-runtime/pom.xml b/algebricks/algebricks-runtime/pom.xml
index e40dfb0..70243d2 100644
--- a/algebricks/algebricks-runtime/pom.xml
+++ b/algebricks/algebricks-runtime/pom.xml
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>2.0.2</version>
         <configuration>
-          <source>1.6</source>
-          <target>1.6</target>
+          <source>1.7</source>
+          <target>1.7</target>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
diff --git a/algebricks/algebricks-tests/pom.xml b/algebricks/algebricks-tests/pom.xml
index 19e6711..228baa9 100644
--- a/algebricks/algebricks-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/algebricks/algebricks-tests/pom.xml
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>2.0.2</version>
         <configuration>
-          <source>1.6</source>
-          <target>1.6</target>
+          <source>1.7</source>
+          <target>1.7</target>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
diff --git a/hivesterix/pom.xml b/hivesterix/pom.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index cf9c4b5..0000000
--- a/hivesterix/pom.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,557 +0,0 @@
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
-	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-	<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hivesterix</groupId>
-	<artifactId>hivesterix</artifactId>
-	<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
- 	<name>hivesterix</name>
-	<dependencies>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
-			<artifactId>servlet-api</artifactId>
-			<version>2.5</version>
-			<type>jar</type>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>junit</groupId>
-			<artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-			<version>4.8.1</version>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>args4j</groupId>
-			<artifactId>args4j</artifactId>
-			<version>2.0.12</version>
-			<type>jar</type>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.json</groupId>
-			<artifactId>json</artifactId>
-			<version>20090211</version>
-			<type>jar</type>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
-			<artifactId>jetty-server</artifactId>
-			<version>8.0.0.M1</version>
-			<type>jar</type>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
-			<artifactId>jetty-servlet</artifactId>
-			<version>8.0.0.M1</version>
-			<type>jar</type>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
-			<artifactId>hadoop-core</artifactId>
-			<version>0.20.2</version>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>jline</groupId>
-			<artifactId>jline</artifactId>
-			<version>0.9.94</version>
-			<type>jar</type>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.datanucleus</groupId>
-			<artifactId>datanucleus-core</artifactId>
-			<version>2.0.3</version>
-			<type>jar</type>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.datanucleus</groupId>
-			<artifactId>datanucleus-connectionpool</artifactId>
-			<version>2.0.3</version>
-			<type>jar</type>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.datanucleus</groupId>
-			<artifactId>datanucleus-enhancer</artifactId>
-			<version>2.0.3</version>
-			<type>jar</type>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.datanucleus</groupId>
-			<artifactId>datanucleus-rdbms</artifactId>
-			<version>2.0.3</version>
-			<type>jar</type>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>commons-dbcp</groupId>
-			<artifactId>commons-dbcp</artifactId>
-			<version>1.4</version>
-			<type>jar</type>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>commons-pool</groupId>
-			<artifactId>commons-pool</artifactId>
-			<version>1.5.4</version>
-			<type>jar</type>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>commons-collections</groupId>
-			<artifactId>commons-collections</artifactId>
-			<version>3.2.1</version>
-			<type>jar</type>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>commons-lang</groupId>
-			<artifactId>commons-lang</artifactId>
-			<version>2.4</version>
-			<type>jar</type>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>javax</groupId>
-			<artifactId>jdo2-api</artifactId>
-			<version>2.3-ec</version>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>com.facebook</groupId>
-			<artifactId>libfb303</artifactId>
-			<version>0.5.0</version>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.apache.thrift</groupId>
-			<artifactId>libthrift</artifactId>
-			<version>0.5.0</version>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
-			<artifactId>cli</artifactId>
-			<version>1.2</version>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.apache</groupId>
-			<artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-			<version>1.2.15</version>
-			<type>jar</type>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.antlr</groupId>
-			<artifactId>antlr-runtime</artifactId>
-			<version>3.0.1</version>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.apache.hadoop.hive</groupId>
-			<artifactId>hive-cli</artifactId>
-			<version>0.7.0</version>
-			<type>jar</type>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.apache.hadoop.hive</groupId>
-			<artifactId>hive-common</artifactId>
-			<version>0.7.0</version>
-			<type>jar</type>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.apache.hadoop.hive</groupId>
-			<artifactId>hive-exec</artifactId>
-			<version>0.7.0</version>
-			<type>jar</type>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.apache.hadoop.hive</groupId>
-			<artifactId>hive-hwi</artifactId>
-			<version>0.7.0</version>
-			<type>jar</type>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.apache.hadoop.hive</groupId>
-			<artifactId>hive-jdbc</artifactId>
-			<version>0.7.0</version>
-			<type>jar</type>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.apache.hadoop.hive</groupId>
-			<artifactId>hive-metastore</artifactId>
-			<version>0.7.0</version>
-			<type>jar</type>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.apache.hadoop.hive</groupId>
-			<artifactId>hive-service</artifactId>
-			<version>0.7.0</version>
-			<type>jar</type>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.apache.hadoop.hive</groupId>
-			<artifactId>hive-shims</artifactId>
-			<version>0.7.0</version>
-			<type>jar</type>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.apache.hadoop.hive</groupId>
-			<artifactId>hive-serde</artifactId>
-			<version>0.7.0</version>
-			<type>jar</type>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-			<artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-			<version>1.6.1</version>
-			<type>jar</type>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>commons-cli</groupId>
-			<artifactId>commons-cli</artifactId>
-			<version>1.2</version>
-			<type>jar</type>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-			<artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
-			<version>1.6.1</version>
-			<type>jar</type>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
-			<artifactId>hadoop-test</artifactId>
-			<version>0.20.2</version>
-			<type>jar</type>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-			<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-			<version>1.1.1</version>
-			<type>jar</type>
-			<classifier>api</classifier>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
-			<artifactId>guava</artifactId>
-			<version>r06</version>
-			<type>jar</type>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.antlr</groupId>
-			<artifactId>stringtemplate</artifactId>
-			<version>3.2</version>
-			<type>jar</type>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.apache.derby</groupId>
-			<artifactId>derby</artifactId>
-			<version>10.8.1.2</version>
-			<type>jar</type>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.apache.hbase</groupId>
-			<artifactId>hbase</artifactId>
-			<version>0.90.3</version>
-			<type>jar</type>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
-			<artifactId>algebricks-compiler</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
-			<type>jar</type>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
-			<artifactId>hyracks-control-cc</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
-			<type>jar</type>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
-			<artifactId>hyracks-control-nc</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
-			<type>jar</type>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-	</dependencies>
-	<build>
-		<plugins>
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>2.0.2</version>
-				<configuration>
-					<source>1.6</source>
-					<target>1.6</target>
-				</configuration>
-			</plugin>
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-				<artifactId>appassembler-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>1.3</version>
-				<executions>
-					<execution>
-						<configuration>
-							<programs>
-								<program>
-									<mainClass>edu.uci.ics.asterix.hive.cli.CliDriver</mainClass>
-									<name>algebricks-hivesterix-cmd</name>
-								</program>
-							</programs>
-							<repositoryLayout>flat</repositoryLayout>
-							<repositoryName>lib</repositoryName>
-						</configuration>
-						<phase>package</phase>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>assemble</goal>
-						</goals>
-					</execution>
-				</executions>
-			</plugin>
-			<plugin>
-				<artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>2.2-beta-5</version>
-				<executions>
-					<execution>
-						<configuration>
-							<descriptors>
-								<descriptor>src/main/assembly/binary-assembly.xml</descriptor>
-							</descriptors>
-						</configuration>
-						<phase>package</phase>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>attached</goal>
-						</goals>
-					</execution>
-				</executions>
-			</plugin>
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-				<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>2.13</version>
-				<configuration>
-					<forkMode>pertest</forkMode>
-					<argLine>-enableassertions -Xmx2047m -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 
-                        -Djava.util.logging.config.file=src/test/resources/logging.properties</argLine>
-					<includes>
-						<include>**/test/optimizer/*TestSuite.java</include>
-						<include>**/test/optimizer/*Test.java</include>
-						<include>**/test/runtimefunction/*TestSuite.java</include>
-						<include>**/test/runtimefunction/*Test.java</include>
-					</includes>
-				</configuration>
-			</plugin>
-			<plugin>
-				<artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>2.5</version>
-				<executions>
-					<execution>
-						<id>copy-resources</id>
-						<!-- here the phase you need -->
-						<phase>package</phase>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>copy-resources</goal>
-						</goals>
-						<configuration>
-							<outputDirectory>target/appassembler/bin</outputDirectory>
-							<resources>
-								<resource>
-									<directory>resource/bin</directory>
-								</resource>
-							</resources>
-						</configuration>
-					</execution>
-					<execution>
-						<id>copy-conf</id>
-						<!-- here the phase you need -->
-						<phase>package</phase>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>copy-resources</goal>
-						</goals>
-						<configuration>
-							<outputDirectory>target/appassembler/conf</outputDirectory>
-							<resources>
-								<resource>
-									<directory>conf</directory>
-								</resource>
-							</resources>
-						</configuration>
-					</execution>
-					<execution>
-						<id>copy-asterix</id>
-						<!-- here the phase you need -->
-						<phase>package</phase>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>copy-resources</goal>
-						</goals>
-						<configuration>
-							<outputDirectory>target/appassembler/asterix</outputDirectory>
-							<resources>
-								<resource>
-									<directory>resource/asterix</directory>
-								</resource>
-							</resources>
-						</configuration>
-					</execution>
-					<execution>
-						<id>copy-asterix-dbg</id>
-						<!-- here the phase you need -->
-						<phase>package</phase>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>copy-resources</goal>
-						</goals>
-						<configuration>
-							<outputDirectory>target/appassembler/asterix_dbg</outputDirectory>
-							<resources>
-								<resource>
-									<directory>resource/asterix_dbg</directory>
-								</resource>
-							</resources>
-						</configuration>
-					</execution>
-					<execution>
-						<id>copy-hivesterix</id>
-						<!-- here the phase you need -->
-						<phase>package</phase>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>copy-resources</goal>
-						</goals>
-						<configuration>
-							<outputDirectory>target/appassembler/hivesterix</outputDirectory>
-							<resources>
-								<resource>
-									<directory>resource/hivesterix</directory>
-								</resource>
-							</resources>
-						</configuration>
-					</execution>
-					<execution>
-						<id>copy-conf2</id>
-						<!-- here the phase you need -->
-						<phase>package</phase>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>copy-resources</goal>
-						</goals>
-						<configuration>
-							<outputDirectory>target/appassembler/hivesterix/conf</outputDirectory>
-							<resources>
-								<resource>
-									<directory>conf</directory>
-								</resource>
-							</resources>
-						</configuration>
-					</execution>
-					<execution>
-						<id>copy-data</id>
-						<!-- here the phase you need -->
-						<phase>package</phase>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>copy-resources</goal>
-						</goals>
-						<configuration>
-							<outputDirectory>data</outputDirectory>
-							<resources>
-								<resource>
-									<directory>resource/data</directory>
-								</resource>
-							</resources>
-						</configuration>
-					</execution>
-				</executions>
-			</plugin>
-			<plugin>
-				<artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>2.5</version>
-				<configuration>
-					<filesets>
-						<fileset>
-							<directory>.</directory>
-							<includes>
-								<include>metastore*</include>
-								<include>hadoop*</include>
-								<include>edu*</include>
-								<include>tmp*</include>
-								<include>build*</include>
-								<include>target*</include>
-								<include>log*</include>
-								<include>derby.log</include>
-								<include>ClusterController*</include>
-							</includes>
-						</fileset>
-					</filesets>
-				</configuration>
-			</plugin>
-		</plugins>
-	</build>
-	<repositories>
-		<repository>
-			<releases>
-				<enabled>true</enabled>
-				<updatePolicy>always</updatePolicy>
-				<checksumPolicy>warn</checksumPolicy>
-			</releases>
-			<snapshots>
-				<enabled>true</enabled>
-				<updatePolicy>always</updatePolicy>
-				<checksumPolicy>fail</checksumPolicy>
-			</snapshots>
-			<id>third-party</id>
-			<url>http://obelix.ics.uci.edu/nexus/content/repositories/third-party</url>
-		</repository>
-		<repository>
-			<releases>
-				<enabled>true</enabled>
-				<updatePolicy>always</updatePolicy>
-				<checksumPolicy>warn</checksumPolicy>
-			</releases>
-			<snapshots>
-				<enabled>true</enabled>
-				<updatePolicy>always</updatePolicy>
-				<checksumPolicy>fail</checksumPolicy>
-			</snapshots>
-			<id>hyracks-public-release</id>
-			<url>http://obelix.ics.uci.edu/nexus/content/repositories/hyracks-public-releases</url>
-		</repository>
-	</repositories>
-	<distributionManagement>
-		<!-- use the following if you're not using a snapshot version. -->
-		<repository>
-			<id>hivesterix</id>
-			<name>hivesterix</name>
-			<url>scp://obelix.ics.uci.edu/nexus/content/groups/hivesterix-public</url>
-		</repository>
-		<!-- use the following if you ARE using a snapshot version. -->
-		<snapshotRepository>
-			<id>hivesterix</id>
-			<name>Repository Name</name>
-			<url>scp://obelix.ics.uci.edu/nexus/content/groups/hivesterix-public</url>
-		</snapshotRepository>
-	</distributionManagement>
-</project>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-api/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-api/pom.xml
index 72f0d8b..09307e4 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-api/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-api/pom.xml
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>2.0.2</version>
         <configuration>
-          <source>1.6</source>
-          <target>1.6</target>
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         </configuration>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-cli/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-cli/pom.xml
index 7bb6123..0456625 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-cli/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-cli/pom.xml
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
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         <version>2.0.2</version>
         <configuration>
-          <source>1.6</source>
-          <target>1.6</target>
+          <source>1.7</source>
+          <target>1.7</target>
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       </plugin>
       <plugin>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/pom.xml
index c7eedb3..95598da 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/pom.xml
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
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         <version>2.0.2</version>
         <configuration>
-          <source>1.6</source>
-          <target>1.6</target>
+          <source>1.7</source>
+          <target>1.7</target>
         </configuration>
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     </plugins>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-common/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-common/pom.xml
index 096f2e1..2efdd42 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-common/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-common/pom.xml
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
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         <version>2.0.2</version>
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-          <source>1.6</source>
-          <target>1.6</target>
+          <source>1.7</source>
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       </plugin>
     </plugins>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/pom.xml
index 9ecc083..c662a75 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/pom.xml
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
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         <version>2.0.2</version>
         <configuration>
-          <source>1.6</source>
-          <target>1.6</target>
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diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-data/hyracks-data-std/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-data/hyracks-data-std/pom.xml
index 3f051f9..85c8fd5 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-data/hyracks-data-std/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-data/hyracks-data-std/pom.xml
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
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         <version>2.0.2</version>
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-          <source>1.6</source>
-          <target>1.6</target>
+          <source>1.7</source>
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     </plugins>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/pom.xml
index a0ffb66..393e97f 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/pom.xml
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
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-          <source>1.6</source>
-          <target>1.6</target>
+          <source>1.7</source>
+          <target>1.7</target>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-hadoop/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-hadoop/pom.xml
index f9d5153..c01a6a7 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-hadoop/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-hadoop/pom.xml
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
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         <configuration>
-          <source>1.6</source>
-          <target>1.6</target>
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diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/pom.xml
index bf27d20..0cb5516 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/pom.xml
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
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-          <source>1.6</source>
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diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dist/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-dist/pom.xml
index c86c4e6..58a4b1c 100755
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dist/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dist/pom.xml
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
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 				<configuration>
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-					<target>1.6</target>
+					<source>1.7</source>
+					<target>1.7</target>
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 			<plugin>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreeclient/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreeclient/pom.xml
index ba296ac..dce275f 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreeclient/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreeclient/pom.xml
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@
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diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreehelper/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreehelper/pom.xml
index 8e90606..d94feb7 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreehelper/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreehelper/pom.xml
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@
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+          <source>1.7</source>
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diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompatapp/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompatapp/pom.xml
index 70c663d..95cfaff 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompatapp/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompatapp/pom.xml
@@ -147,8 +147,8 @@
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diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompatclient/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompatclient/pom.xml
index dd96db8..d260601 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompatclient/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompatclient/pom.xml
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
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diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompathelper/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompathelper/pom.xml
index 1e029be..f61b9e8 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompathelper/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompathelper/pom.xml
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
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diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/pom.xml
index e31af75..f4cf908 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/pom.xml
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diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textapp/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textapp/pom.xml
index 8ac69d8..3834d08 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textapp/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textapp/pom.xml
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diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textclient/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textclient/pom.xml
index 901f1fb2..af72b71 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textclient/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textclient/pom.xml
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
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diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/texthelper/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/texthelper/pom.xml
index 8e32c8c..5095db8 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/texthelper/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/texthelper/pom.xml
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@
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diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/tpchclient/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/tpchclient/pom.xml
index 6b3f603..0f8d8fc 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/tpchclient/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/tpchclient/pom.xml
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
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diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-hadoop-compat/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-hadoop-compat/pom.xml
index 3426293..9a907b8 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-hadoop-compat/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-hadoop-compat/pom.xml
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
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diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-0.20.2/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-0.20.2/pom.xml
index e74d610..b33e8e2 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-0.20.2/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-0.20.2/pom.xml
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
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 				<version>2.0.2</version>
 				<configuration>
-					<source>1.6</source>
-					<target>1.6</target>
+					<source>1.7</source>
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 				</configuration>
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 			<plugin>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-0.23.1/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-0.23.1/pom.xml
index 27a1e33..07b244f 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-0.23.1/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-0.23.1/pom.xml
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
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 				<configuration>
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 			<plugin>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-core/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-core/pom.xml
index fccfec4..6557b08 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-core/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-core/pom.xml
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
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 			<plugin>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-ipc/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-ipc/pom.xml
index cb0de08..a5e3662 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-ipc/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-ipc/pom.xml
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
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diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-maven-plugins/hyracks-virtualcluster-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-maven-plugins/hyracks-virtualcluster-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 50c05da..e95f7f0 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-maven-plugins/hyracks-virtualcluster-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-maven-plugins/hyracks-virtualcluster-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
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diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-net/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-net/pom.xml
index a079306..5eb88b5 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-net/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-net/pom.xml
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
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diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-server/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-server/pom.xml
index 6c6640e..f514820 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-server/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-server/pom.xml
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
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diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-btree/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-btree/pom.xml
index 118d46d..ccb3b41 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-btree/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-btree/pom.xml
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diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-common/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-common/pom.xml
index 0b32733..a90e91e 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-common/pom.xml
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diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-invertedindex/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-invertedindex/pom.xml
index a647e9d..2ba4980 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-invertedindex/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-invertedindex/pom.xml
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diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-rtree/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-rtree/pom.xml
index 61620ec..ade69ef 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-rtree/pom.xml
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diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-common/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-common/pom.xml
index 289171a..ee507cc 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-common/pom.xml
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diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-test-support/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-test-support/pom.xml
index 25a5378..2f10556 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-test-support/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-test-support/pom.xml
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index 7b03a71..ebd8bcc 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-btree-test/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-btree-test/pom.xml
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diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-invertedindex-test/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-invertedindex-test/pom.xml
index 2cf6ce2..bba6a0e 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-invertedindex-test/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-invertedindex-test/pom.xml
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diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-rtree-test/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-rtree-test/pom.xml
index ea86042..72d9a78 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-rtree-test/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-rtree-test/pom.xml
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diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-common-test/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-common-test/pom.xml
index bd10e13..6063de5 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-common-test/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-common-test/pom.xml
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diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-yarn/hyracks-yarn-am/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-yarn/hyracks-yarn-am/pom.xml
index 9e453a6..d33ddc5 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-yarn/hyracks-yarn-am/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-yarn/hyracks-yarn-am/pom.xml
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diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-yarn/hyracks-yarn-client/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-yarn/hyracks-yarn-client/pom.xml
index 08935a7..649aa6c 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-yarn/hyracks-yarn-client/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-yarn/hyracks-yarn-client/pom.xml
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diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-yarn/hyracks-yarn-common/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-yarn/hyracks-yarn-common/pom.xml
index 3aaf4a2..fe210fd 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-yarn/hyracks-yarn-common/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-yarn/hyracks-yarn-common/pom.xml
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diff --git a/pregelix/pregelix-api/pom.xml b/pregelix/pregelix-api/pom.xml
index 0643804..fe98b92 100644
--- a/pregelix/pregelix-api/pom.xml
+++ b/pregelix/pregelix-api/pom.xml
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
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 				<configuration>
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-					<target>1.6</target>
+					<source>1.7</source>
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 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
diff --git a/pregelix/pregelix-core/pom.xml b/pregelix/pregelix-core/pom.xml
index 0908829..ab163cb 100644
--- a/pregelix/pregelix-core/pom.xml
+++ b/pregelix/pregelix-core/pom.xml
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@
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 				<configuration>
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 			<plugin>
diff --git a/pregelix/pregelix-dataflow-std-base/pom.xml b/pregelix/pregelix-dataflow-std-base/pom.xml
index 05a1508..d12f4be 100644
--- a/pregelix/pregelix-dataflow-std-base/pom.xml
+++ b/pregelix/pregelix-dataflow-std-base/pom.xml
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
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 				<configuration>
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 				</configuration>
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 			<plugin>
diff --git a/pregelix/pregelix-dataflow-std/pom.xml b/pregelix/pregelix-dataflow-std/pom.xml
index 3f3ba00..f4dadc6 100644
--- a/pregelix/pregelix-dataflow-std/pom.xml
+++ b/pregelix/pregelix-dataflow-std/pom.xml
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
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 				<configuration>
-					<source>1.6</source>
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 				</configuration>
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 			<plugin>
diff --git a/pregelix/pregelix-dataflow/pom.xml b/pregelix/pregelix-dataflow/pom.xml
index 107f059..c4ed479 100644
--- a/pregelix/pregelix-dataflow/pom.xml
+++ b/pregelix/pregelix-dataflow/pom.xml
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
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 				<configuration>
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 			<plugin>
diff --git a/pregelix/pregelix-dist/pom.xml b/pregelix/pregelix-dist/pom.xml
index aa3d541..847e843 100644
--- a/pregelix/pregelix-dist/pom.xml
+++ b/pregelix/pregelix-dist/pom.xml
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
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 				<configuration>
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diff --git a/pregelix/pregelix-example/pom.xml b/pregelix/pregelix-example/pom.xml
index ce8f985..01c0d77 100644
--- a/pregelix/pregelix-example/pom.xml
+++ b/pregelix/pregelix-example/pom.xml
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diff --git a/pregelix/pregelix-runtime/pom.xml b/pregelix/pregelix-runtime/pom.xml
index 82be6b9..e352cf4 100644
--- a/pregelix/pregelix-runtime/pom.xml
+++ b/pregelix/pregelix-runtime/pom.xml
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
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