DATACMNS-445 - Documentation overhaul.

Updated links and vendor-information in readme. Updated author information. Fixed some typos, added ids to sections updated examples and descriptions. Added and referenced description of repository populator namespace element.

Original pull request: #65.
DATACMNS-446 - Added toString() methods to TypeInformation types.
DATACMNS-443 - Prepare 1.7.0.RELEASE.
DATACMNS-443 - Release version 1.7.0.RELEASE.
DATACMNS-443 - Prepare next development iteration.
Version upgrades