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Eclipse Foundation Releases 10 Open Source Projects
Demonstrates The Predictability Of Open Source Software Development For Large Scale Projects
Jul. 12, 2006 10:00 AM
Some of the technology highlights of the project releases include:
New Standalone OSGi Runtime: Developers now have the flexibility to use the Eclipse OSGI runtime as a standalone framework. The OSGi runtime, part of the Eclipse Equinox project, is the foundation of the Eclipse Rich Client Platform. As a standalone framework it will enable developers to use it in a variety of application architectures, including embedded, client and server applications.
Web Services Tooling: Offering of tools to simplify the creation, deployment and profile of Web services. New tools will be offered in the Web Tools Project (WTP) and in Test and Performance Tools Platform (TPTP).
New Platform Support for OSX on Intel and preview of Windows Vista: Eclipse developers can now build applications that run on OSX on Intel and Windows Vista. Release 1.0 of DTP and GMF: Data Tools Platform (DTP) delivers the frameworks required for building data-centric applications. Graphical Modeling Framework makes it easy to create applications that incorporate graphical editors.
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