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-Tigris provides an easy-to-use and intuitive interface for Java combined with data modeling that is incorporated into your application code as Java classes.
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+Tigris is a globally distributed, multi-cloud object storage service with built-in support for the S3 API. It uses Dynamic Data Placement and Access-Based Rebalancing to deliver low-latency access worldwide — without the need to manage replication or caching.
+</p>
 
-The Tigris Java client libraries offer both asynchronous and synchronous clients.
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+This repository is deprecated and contains a prior version of the Tigris Java Client.
+</p>
 
 # Documentation
 - [Quickstart](https://docs.tigrisdata.com/quickstart)