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Eclipse co-founder Skip McGaughey on Open Health mission: Skip McGaughey, who was the original co-chair of the Eclipse Foundation while at IBM, has a new mission, to bring that same open source collaboration to health care. McGaughey, who has been based in Asheville, NC since launching Eclipse, is the first head of the Open Health...; Tags: Health Care, Eclipse, Standards, McGaughey, OHT, Kestrel, Terminology People, Java Development Tools, Open Source, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-04-09
Curl joins Eclipse foundation, moves development to Eclipse plugins: Curl announced yesterday that they're joining the Eclipse foundation and that they'll be releasing a series of Eclipse plugins to support Curl development while phasing out the current tools. It's a great move for Curl and a win for Eclipse which continues to expand its reach in the developer community...; Tags: Developer, Eclipse Plug-in, Eclipse, Plug-in, Curl, Java Development Tools, Open Source, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ryan Stewart; Blog posts 2008-04-09
BlackBerry embraces Eclipse: Research In Motion (RIM) has joined the Eclipse Foundation and released a BlackBerry plug-in for Eclipse that provides the ability to develop and debug BlackBerry applications without leaving the familiar Eclipse environment. The announcement came Tuesday at the EclipseCon 2008 conference in Santa Clara, CA. Until now,...; Tags: RIM BlackBerry, Eclipse, Handhelds, Java Development Tools, Open Source, Hardware, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ed Burnette; Blog posts 2008-03-18
EclipseCon debuts OSGi runtime offerings, common platform frees up developers from middleware drudgery: Tony Baer has a great rundown of the EclipseCon OSGI-based runtime Equinox news today. Extending the Eclipse community's unity to runtimes makes a ton of sense, given that developers can focus on the applications and business logic and become far less concerned with complex deployment issues. Write once, run anywhere?...; Tags: Developer, Runtime, SOA, Eclipse, OSGi, Tony Baer, Equinox, Eclipse-Equinox Ecology Symmetry, Java Community, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Java Development Tools, Open Source, Middleware, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2008-03-17
Eclipse launches super run-time project as alternative to Java and .NET: The Eclipse organization has amassed a huge installed base of developers using its Java-based open source development tools. Now the organization has set its sights on the run-time arena and will take on Sun's Java and Microsoft's .NET with what it says is an agnostic open source component model that...; Tags: Microsoft .NET, Java, Eclipse, Eclipse Organization, Equinox, Run-time, Java Development Tools, Open Source, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-03-17

EclipseCon 2008: Fake Steve Jobs, Microsoft, E4, and more: EclipseCon 2008 opens Monday at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara CA. The schedule for the week includes a trio of interesting keynote speakers, a ton of technical sessions, and a tinge of controversy over the future of Eclipse development. The first day will be...; Tags: Steve Jobs, EclipseCon, Microsoft Corp., Eclipse, Java Development Tools, Open Source, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ed Burnette; Blog posts 2008-03-16
Red Hat acquires consultants to push JBoss: Red Hat has acquired Amentra, a service oriented architecture consulting firm and systems integrator, to help push its JBoss middleware. The deal, announced Thursday, gives Red Hat some foot soldiers to sell the company's stack of software including JBoss, which has been a tough sell. Amentra will...; Tags: Red Hat Inc., JBoss, Amentra, Open Source, Java Development Tools, Development Tools, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-03-14
Red Hat calls JBOSS problems solved and marketing related: Addressing a blogger's snarky criticisms directly, the Red Hat vice president in charge of JBOSS' middleware insisted the unit's problems are now under control and were really all down to marketing anyway. Craig Muzilla said a Red Hat reorganization over the last six months has given him responsibility for...; Tags: Marketing, Red Hat Inc., JBoss, Middleware, Java Development Tools, Development Tools, Open Source, Enterprise Software, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-03-10
Time to call the Red Hat-JBOSS deal a failure?: One of the first in-person interviews I did for this blog was with Marc Fleury, then CEO of JBOSS. He was celebrating a business deal, but soon after had much more to celebrate, the acquisition of JBOSS by RedHat for $350 million. Fleury left...; Tags: Code Base, Customer, JBoss, SpringSource, Java Development Tools, Development Tools, Open Source, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-03-03
Declarative Data Filtering: In Oracle JDeveloper, one can specify easy-to-understand names for the columns defined in the SQL query encapsulated by a view object. For example, the Managers view object in the starter workspace queries the EMP table. Although the query includes the JOB column, the corresponding view object attribute is named CompanyRole....; Tags: Oracle Corp., Oracle JDeveloper, Java Development Tools, Programming Languages, Databases, Enterprise Software, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Software, Data Management; White papers 2008-03-01
Eclipse Internet Improves Workforce Effectiveness by Automating Financial Processes: Based in southwest England, Eclipse was founded as a dial-up internet service provider in 1995, evolving to offer broadband services by 2001. Eclipse wanted to streamline billing and payments processes - safely manage a complex billing structure associated with various product offerings and enable transparency in financial processes to help...; Tags: Payment, Billing, Oracle Corp., Internet, Financial, Eclipse, Workforce, Eclipse Internet, Java Development Tools, Operational Accounting, Open Source, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Finance; Case studies 2008-03-01
Sudoku ported to Android: I've written a free Android version of Sudoku. It's very basic, but after I clean it up I hope it will serve as a good example to beginning Android programmers. Here's a screen shot: The source code and binaries can currently be found...; Tags: Touch Screen, Theme, Eclipse, Documentation, Emulator, Android, Android Life Cycle, Android SDK, Java Development Tools, Open Source, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ed Burnette; Blog posts 2008-02-28
Application Servers Update (dmg): This update upgrades various Java application server components shipped in Mac OS X Server 10.3. WebObjects 5.2.3 deployment, which contains many important fixes and is qualified on the Java 1.4.2 platform. JBoss is upgraded to version 3.2.3 and contains new security features and fixes. Tomcat has been updated to version...; Tags: Java, Application Server, Apple Inc., JBoss, Apache Tomcat, Middleware, Java Development Tools, Apple Mac OS X, Development Tools, Open Source, Servers, Enterprise Software, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Operating Systems, Apple Mac OS, Hardware; Software downloads 2008-02-27
Updated: Red Hat launches JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform, 3 new open source projects: Red Hat announced a fully integrated SOA platform combining JBoss middleware and Red Hat Enterprise Linux and launched three new open source projects. Due by the end of February, the JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform is a subscription-based offering that incorporates the JBoss Enterprise Application Platform, JBoss Enterprise...; Tags: Red Hat Inc., SOA, JBoss, Open Source Project, Java Development Tools, Open Source, Development Tools, Middleware, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Web Services, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-02-14
Now raging: battle for the soul of JBoss: Intrepid analyst-on-the-go Tony Baer reports he's hopping between two simultaneous conferences in Orlando (JBoss and IDS Scheer). The conferences may be sharing the same conference venue, but the cultural chasm couldn't be wider, Tony observes: "On one side, a bunch of open source developers [the JBossers], on the other, a...; Tags: Red Hat Inc., JBoss, Tony Baer, Java Development Tools, Development Tools, Open Source, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick; Blog posts 2008-02-14
Is Jazz a trojan horse for IBM Rational tools?: CollabNet CTO Jack Repenning called in yesterday, all a-dither about Jazz being a "trojan horse" on behalf of IBM's Rational software tools. Jazz is merely a checkpoint to indicate distributed software development tools are still coming, he said. "I used Rational as a user for years, and...; Tags: Trojan Horse, Tool, IBM Corp., Jazz, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Productivity, Java Development Tools, Viruses And Worms, Open Source, Security, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-02-07
EasyEclipse Expert Java (3): Bare-bones Eclipse distro for experienced Java developers who are new to Eclipse. EasyEclipse Expert Edition is all you need to start developing Java code with Eclipse. We finally have a complete release based on Eclipse 3.2. All the plugins included run nicely on 3.2, and we went through an extensive...; Tags: Java, Eclipse, EasyEclipse Expert Edition, Java Development Tools, Open Source, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development; Software downloads 2008-02-01
Build around open source, not just on it: Memo to Sun from your friends at Gartner. Don't assume that Java is going to be a software development bonanza. "Adoption of open-source application development tools will dampen total market growth, especially for Java tools," they write, even while predicting total development tool sales will hit $5...; Tags: Solution, Sun Microsystems Inc., Eclipse, IBM Corp., Open Source, Java Development Tools, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-01-18
Rave CRM (5): Rave is the newest member of Entellium's family of powerful Customer Relations Management tools. Designed specifically for small companies with up to 5 sales professionals, Rave offers a sleek, intuitive user interface and lets you work with customer data at any time, even when you are not connected to the...; Tags: Entellium, Sun Java Studio Creator, CRM, Java Development Tools, Sales Strategy, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Sales; Software downloads 2008-01-04
MDG Integration for Eclipse (exe): MDG Integration brings many of the benefits and rich modeling power of Enterprise Architect and UML 2.1 to Eclipse. Intuitive navigation and editing of the model is provided directly inside the IDE using the EA Project Explorer. At the click of a button, MDG Integration allows you to reverse engineer...; Tags: Sparx Systems, Eclipse, Modeling, Integration, Research & Development, UML, Java Development Tools, Open Source, Business Operations, Ooa/Ood/Oop, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Development Tools; Software downloads 2007-12-28