Announcements

New Re-design of Eclipse.org Home Page

Tuesday, October 3, 2006 - 11:50 by EclipseWeb Web
We are re-designing the eclipse.org home page. The intention is to make it easier for our user community to find relevant information about the Eclipse projects and also make it easier to download.

Right now we have a beta version of the home page that will be displayed on a random basis to about 25% of the home page visitors. We have also opened a bug to collect feedback. Please let us know what you like and dislike about the home page.

Participate at the Eclipse Summit in Esslingen, October 11-12th, 2006!

Wednesday, September 13, 2006 - 10:43 by EclipseWeb Web
Participate at the Eclipse Summit in Esslingen, October 11-12th, 2006! The Eclipse Summit Europe, presented by the Eclipse Foundation is a unique event here in Central Europe. In addition to a variety of opportunities for networking with other members of the eclipse community, the program features tracks and events targetted for all parts of the community.

Eclipse Foundation Approves APERI Storage Management Project

Friday, September 8, 2006 - 10:33 by EclipseWeb Web
The Eclipse Foundation, an open source community committed to the implementation of a universal development platform, today announced that it has approved the creation of the Aperi Storage Management Framework Project. The Aperi Project, which was proposed in June 2006, will give customers more choices for deploying open-storage infrastructure software - based on an industry-stand ard framework developed by the open source community.

Help us make EPIC a better place and Win an iPod

Tuesday, September 5, 2006 - 15:05 by EclipseWeb Web
We would like to get your feedback on Eclipse Plugin Central (EPIC). EPIC is a portal for all things in the Eclipse ecosystem and we are looking to make it better. Please take the time to comple the online survey between now and September 20, 2006. For everyone that completes the survey we will enter you into a draw for a free iPod or one of four Amazon $100 gift certificates.

Second Annual Eclipse Global Enterprise Survey Points to Rapid Adoption of Eclipse Rich Client Platform

Tuesday, September 5, 2006 - 11:30 by EclipseWeb Web
Eclipse Foundation today announced a recent Evans Data Survey confirms a significant increase in the adoption of the Eclipse Rich Client Platform (RCP) by Eclipse users. Approximately 22% of the survey respondents indicated they were building rich client applications based on Eclipse RCP; an increase of over 130% based on a previous 2005 study. The survey also indicates strong future growth and interest in Eclipse RCP, with 68% of respondents indicating they will be using it in the next six months.

Callisto Available for Download

Friday, June 30, 2006 - 17:30 by EclipseWeb Web
The Eclipse Foundation is proud to announce that the Callisto Release is now available for download.

Callisto zeigt Vorhersagbarkeit der Open Source-Softwareentwicklung fuer Grossprojekte

Friday, June 30, 2006 - 14:30 by EclipseWeb Web
Die Eclipse Foundation kuendigte heute das gleichzeitigen Release von zehn Eclipse Open-Source-Projekten an. Dieses besondere Release-Ereignis namens Callisto ist eines der groessten Multi-Projekt-Releases, das je eine Open-Source-Community unternommen hat. Die Eclipse Foundation bietet mit "Callisto" die synchrone Einfuehrung von zehn Einzelprojekten, die Anwendern, vor allem auch Einsteigern, die Einfuehrung von offenen Werkzeugen erleichtern.

Eclipse Foundation Launches Community Portal to Promote the Eclipse Ecosystem

Monday, May 15, 2006 - 10:01 by EclipseWeb Web
The Eclipse Foundation today launched a community portal to promote the adoption of Eclipse-based commercial products, complementary open source projects and Eclipse-related training, support and services. The portal, Eclipse Plug-in Central ( EPIC), makes it easier than ever for developers, software vendors and enterprises to find high quality open source and commercial plug-ins, tools and add-on services to enhance their Eclipse development. The EPIC portal will be a key part of the Eclipse Foundation’s effort to promote and grow the overall Eclipse ecosystem.

New Top-Level Eclipse Project Encourages Adoption of Open Standards for Model-Based Development

Monday, May 15, 2006 - 10:00 by EclipseWeb Web
The Eclipse Foundation today announced the creation of a new top-level project, called the Eclipse Modeling Project. The new project will focus on the evolution and promotion of model-based development technologies within the Eclipse community. Richard Gronback of Borland Software and Ed Merks of IBM were selected as project co-leaders, and are teaming to continue to advance Eclipse modeling technologies and to drive adoption of open standards related to software modeling.

Web seminar May 23: Creating Eclipse Plugins with Eric Clayberg and Dan Rubel

Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 15:21 by EclipseWeb Web
This presentation is ideal of anyone just getting started with Eclipse plug-in development or considering creating their first plug-in. You'll learn the fundamentals of plug-in development along with specific solutions for common challenges that you might encounter. The presentation is based on the best selling book coauthored by Clayberg and Rubel, Eclipse: Building Commercial-Quality Plugins, now in its second edition -- and is presented by the authors!