- Fixes bug with [Iso8601 date serialization](https://github.com/vmware/pyvmomi/issues/112) (for messages sent to the service)
- Simplifies test-requirements.txt
- Introduces support for `tox`
- Changes version number scheme
- Fixes README to be pypi compatible
- Improved sdist and bdist packaging support
- Changes to package information based on _The Python Packaging Authority_ instructions
- Fix [bug](https://github.com/vmware/pyvmomi/issues/131) that produces traceback when running tests for the first time
- Fixes [testing bug](https://github.com/vmware/pyvmomi/issues/147) present on some distributions.
NOTE: This is a re-release of 5.5.0-2014.1.1 the the version number was changed to eliminate the use of the `-` character.