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  • Eclipse Day Delft Call for Papers posted May 12, 2012
    Eclipse Day Delft will be 27 September in Delft, The Netherlands. Proposals should be emailed to the Eclipse Day Delft Organizers. See the wiki page for details.
  • Registration Now Open for Eclipse Day Toulouse posted May 09, 2012
    Eclipse Day Toulouse is scheduled for May 24 in Toulouse, France. The conference features tracks on embedded development, M2M and OSS business models. Registration is now open.
  • EclipseCon Europe Call for Papers posted May 08, 2012
    Submissions are open for EclipseCon Europe 2012. ECE is October 23-25, 2012 in Ludwigsburg, Germany.
  • ACM Recognizes Eclipse with Software System Award posted Apr 26, 2012
    Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) announced that Eclipse has been awarded the Software System Award.
  • Sign Up for a Juno DemoCamp posted Apr 23, 2012
    To mark the Juno Simultaneous Release, Eclipse community members are organizing DemoCamps around the world. To sign up to organize one or attend one in your city, see the DemoCamp wiki. Camps are scheduled from June 1-30.
  • Register for the Eclipse Spring 2012 Training Series posted Apr 13, 2012
    The Eclipse member companies are pleased to announce the Spring 2012 Training Series. These training classes are an excellent opportunity for software developers and architects to learn more about Eclipse Rich Client Platform (RCP), Eclipse BIRT, Eclipse Equinox/OSGi and Modeling technologies.
  • Slides Available from Eclipsecon Sessions posted Apr 05, 2012
    Some speakers have already posted slides from their session at Eclipsecon 2012. The sessions list will be updated as speakers upload their slides.
  • Eclipse Board Election Results posted Apr 04, 2012
    We are pleased to announce the results of the 2012 Eclipse Foundation Board elections.
  • Eclipse Community Award Winners Announced posted Mar 27, 2012
    The Eclipse Foundation congratulates the winners of the annual Eclipse Community Awards, which recognize the top individuals, projects and technologies in the ecosystem. Recipients were honored at an awards ceremony March 26 on the opening day of EclipseCon 2012.
  • Welcome to EclipseCon and Agile ALM Connect posted Mar 26, 2012
    EclipseCon, Agile ALM Connect, and OSGi DevCon are off to a great start! After a busy day of tutorials, the Happy Hour from 5 to 6pm is a great way to relax and see the exhibits.
  • Finalists for the Eclipse Community Awards 2012 posted Mar 01, 2012
    The Eclipse Foundation congratulates the finalists for the 2012 Eclipse Community Awards. Winners for each category will be announced on March 26, 2012 during the Awards Ceremony at EclipseCon 2012.
  • Eclipse Foundation Member Companies Showcase Business Solutions in the Open Source Park at CeBIT 2012 posted Feb 29, 2012
    The Eclipse Foundation announced today that it will be at CeBIT 2012 in Hannover, Germany, with six co-operating Eclipse ecosystem members and a redesigned Eclipse Theme Island. In its 3rd year at CeBIT, the Eclipse Foundation Island provides a unique opportunity to learn about Eclipse open source software and the businesses, institutions and individual developers that make up the community.
  • Eclipse Foundation Board of Directors Election Now Open posted Feb 27, 2012
    Voting for the Eclipse Foundation’s 2012 Board of Directors is now open.
  • Eclipse Indigo SR2 is Now Available for Download posted Feb 24, 2012
    The Eclipse Indigo Service Release 2 (SR2) is now available for download. Get the latest updates and fixes for the different Eclipse projects participating in the release train.
  • Countdown to EclipseCon 2012 and Agile ALM Connect posted Feb 22, 2012
    EclipseCon and Agile ALM Connect is less than 5 weeks away. We want to count down the weeks by giving away All Access passes to four lucky individuals. Enter early for more opportunities to win.
  • New Product Showcase Announced for EclipseCon 2012 posted Feb 17, 2012
    The second New Product Showcase will be held March 28 at EclipseCon 2012. Individuals and organizations have an opportunity to demonstate their new Eclipse-based products to the conference attendees. Advanced sign-up is required.
  • Program Announced for the OMG/Eclipse Workshop posted Jan 26, 2012
    The Eclipse Foundation and OMG are pleased to announce the program for the third Eclipse/OMG Workshop on open specifications and open source software. The Workshop will occur on Sunday, March 25 in Reston, Virginia at the same location as EclipseCon 2012.
  • EclipseCon 2012 Gold Sponsors Announced posted Jan 26, 2012
    The Eclipse Foundation is pleased to announce the Gold sponsors for the upcoming EclipseCon 2012 conference in Reston, Virginia on March 26-29, 2012. Actuate, IBM, Oracle, Red Hat and SAP have all agreed to be the premier sponsors of the annual Eclipse community event.
  • Last Week of Nominations for The Eclipse Community Awards 2012 posted Jan 19, 2012
    The nomination deadline for the Eclipse Community Awards is January 27, 2012. Don't forget to nominate the individuals or products that were the best in 2011. Winners will be announce at EclipseCon 2012.
  • Eclipse.org Site Authentication Changes posted Dec 19, 2011
    On Thursday, December 22, 2011, the Eclipse Foundation will be changing the mechanisms it uses to authenticate user access to its various websites, such as Bugzilla, the Forums, and the Wiki. The purpose of this change is to simplify our account management, reduce duplicate accounts and move towards open standards for user authentication.
  • EclipseCon 2012 Keynotes, Technical Program, and Tutorials Announced posted Dec 15, 2011
    The Eclipse Foundation is pleased to announce the technical program and tutorials for the upcoming EclipseCon 2012 conference. The annual Eclipse community conference is being held March 26-29, 2012 at a new location in Reston, Virginia. The conference will be co-located with the new Agile ALM Connect conference and the annual OSGi DevCon.
  • Program and Speakers Announced for the New Agile ALM Connect Conference posted Dec 14, 2011
    The speakers and program have been announced for the new Agile ALM Connect conferece, co-located with EclipseCon 2012. Aglle ALM Connect focuses on connecting the tools, agile methods and people across the software development lifecycle.
  • Hudson Book Now Available posted Nov 07, 2011
    We are very excited to announce the publication of this fantastic new book on Hudson available from the Hudson web site. It provides a comprehensive guide to using Hudson from initial download to production deployment.
  • Eclipse Celebrates 10 Years of Innovation posted Nov 02, 2011
    In the month of November, the Eclipse community is celebrating 10 years since the start of the Eclipse open source project. In November 2001, the Eclipse IDE and platform were first made available under an open source software license. IBM made the initial $40 million contribution of technology to start the Eclipse project that has now grown to technology commons with an estimated value of over $800 million. The Eclipse community has also emerged as the leading place for individuals and organizations to collaborate on innovative technology development.
  • Polarsys: A New Industry Collaboration to Build Open Source Tools for Safety-Critical Software Development posted Nov 02, 2011
    A new open source industry collaboration, called Polarsys, is being created at the Eclipse Foundation to focus on building and maintaining tools for safety critical and embedded system development. Interested parties in Polarsys include Airbus, Astrium Satellites, ATOS, CEA, CS (Communication & Systèmes), Ericsson, IRIT (Institut de recherche en informatique de Toulouse), Inria, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Obeo, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Tecnalia, Thales, and Xipp. Polarsys will operate as a Eclipse Industry Working Group and be open to any organization interested in participating in the goals of the group.
  • Industry leaders join to provide open source tools and protocols to simplify development of M2M solutions posted Nov 01, 2011
    Sierra Wireless, IBM, Eurotech, and the Eclipse Foundation establish an M2M Industry Working Group to ease the development, testing, and deployment of machine-to-machine solutions
  • 10th Birthday DemoCamps Start Next Week posted Oct 31, 2011
    Upcoming events: 7 November in Raleigh, USA and Bonn, Germany; 8 November in Dresden, Germany and Warsaw, Poland; 10 November in Trondheim, Norway; and 12 November in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
  • New Agile ALM Connect Conference Connects Tools, Methodologies and People posted Oct 20, 2011
    The Eclipse Foundation is pleased to announce a new technical conference focused on connecting the latest software development tools, Agile methods and people across the entire application lifecycle. This new conference, called Agile ALM Connect, will be held March 26-29 in Reston, VA and will be co-located with EclipseCon 2012.
  • Celebrating 10 Years of Eclipse posted Oct 13, 2011
    In November the Eclipse community will be celebrating 10 years of Eclipse as an open source project. Check out the 10th birthday page for celebration details.
  • Eclipse Day Paris posted Oct 09, 2011
    Eclipse Day Paris is a full day of talks, discussions, and networking for technological and industrial members of the Eclipse ecosystem (November 8, Le Pavillon Royal); register now.
  • Eclipse Announces Full Support for Java 7 posted Sep 29, 2011
    The Eclipse Foundation is pleased to announce the recent Eclipse Indigo SR1 release includes full production level support for Java 7, the recent major release of the Java SDK. Developers can now use Eclipse JDT to develop Java applications that take advantage of the new Java 7 features.
  • Register for the Eclipse Fall 2011 Training Series posted Sep 14, 2011
    The Eclipse Foundation and Eclipse member companies are pleased to announce the Fall 2011 Training Series. These training classes are an excellent opportunity for software developers and architects to learn more about Eclipse Rich Client Platform (RCP), Eclipse BIRT, Eclipse Equinox/OSGi and Modeling technologies.
  • EclipseCon 2012 Call for Papers Now Open posted Sep 13, 2011
    EclipseCon 2012 call for papers is now open. We invite you to submit proposals for speaking topics. The deadline for submissions is November 11, 2011. EclipseCon 2012 will be held March 26-29 at a new location in Reston, Virginia (close to Washington DC).
  • EclipseCon Europe to Celebrate 10 Years of Eclipse posted Sep 12, 2011
    The EclipseCon Europe technical program is now available. Register now and plan to celebrate the 10th birthday of Eclipse at EclipseCon Europe.
  • Eclipse Testing Day posted Aug 11, 2011
    Registration is open for Eclipse Testing Day, 7 September in Neuss, Germany. This day-long event features eight talks from experts in testing processes, tools, and technology, as well as opportunities to see the latest offerings from Testing Day sponsors.
  • New Java 7 Summit To Be Held at EclipseCon Europe posted Jul 21, 2011
    The Eclipse Foundation, in collaboration with Oracle, is pleased to announce the Java 7 Summit, to be held at the upcoming EclipseCon Europe in Ludwigsburg, Germany on November 2-4, 2011.
  • New Open Source Initiative for Automotive Software Development Tools posted Jul 20, 2011
    The Eclipse Foundation is pleased to announce the creation of a new open source initiative to define and implement a standard platform for the software development tools used in the automotive industry. [German]
  • New Location Announced for EclipseCon 2012 posted Jul 18, 2011
    We are pleased to announce that EclipseCon 2012 is moving to a new location just outside Washington, D.C. The annual Eclipse North American conference will be March 26-29 at the Hyatt Regency in Reston, Virginia.
  • Reminder: EclipseCon Europe Call for Papers posted Jul 11, 2011
    Remember to send in your ECE submissions! The deadline is five weeks away on August 17. If you submit soon, you could be an early-bird winner. The program committee will choose five talks for early acceptance from those submitted by August 3.
  • Eclipse Indigo Release Train Is Now Available posted Jun 22, 2011
    The Eclipse Foundation is pleased to announce the availability of Indigo, the 2011 annual release train. Indigo is available for immediate download. [German] [French]
  • Final week for Indigo DemoCamps: Vancouver, Bucharest, Grenoble, Hamburg, Amsterdam, Berlin, Nantes, Pécs posted Jun 20, 2011
    There's still time to attend a camp! Vancouver on June 27; Bucharest, Grenoble, Hamburg, and Amsterdam on June 28; Berlin on June 29; Nantes, Pécs on June 30. The final Indigo DemoCamp will be in Athlone, Ireland on July 7.
  • More DemoCamps: Munich, San Jose, Braunschweig, Darmstadt, Dresden, Jena, Toulouse, Budapest, Pune posted Jun 14, 2011
    The week of June 20 is a busy one for DemoCamps! Sign up now for Munich and San Jose (June 20); Braunschweig, Darmstadt, and Dresden on June 21; Jena on June 22; Toulouse on June 23; Budapest and Pune on June 24.
  • Results of the Eclipse Community Survey 2011 posted Jun 10, 2011
    The results of the annual Eclipse Community Survey are now available.
  • Indigo DemoCamps: Bonn, Toronto, Atlanta, Vienna, Munich, San Jose posted Jun 07, 2011
    There are lots of DemoCamps happening soon: Bonn and Toronto on June 14; Atlanta on June 16; Vienna on June 17; Munich and San Jose on June 20. Sign up now!
  • Indigo DemoCamps: Boston, Frankfurt, Jakarta, and Krakow posted May 31, 2011
    The DemoCamps are continuing around the world, so remember to sign up for one in your city. Up next week: Boston on 6 June, Frankfurt on 7 June, Jakarta and Krakow on 11 June.
  • EclipseCon Europe Call for Papers Is Open posted May 31, 2011
    This year's themes are Eclipse Technology, Building Industry Solutions, Community and Collaboration, and Other. The submission deadline is August 17. EclipseCon Europe is three days of technical sessions, exhibits, and activities on November 2-4, in Ludwigsburg, Germany.
  • Help Support Eclipse: Join the Indigo 500 posted May 06, 2011
    The Indigo release train is scheduled for June 22, 2011. To celebrate, we are encouraging individuals to support the Eclipse community by becoming a Friend of Eclipse. The goal is to have 500 new friends join by July 31.
  • Join Us for Eclipse Indigo DemoCamps posted May 03, 2011
    To mark the upcoming Indigo Simultaneous Release, the Eclipse community is hosting DemoCamps in cities around the world during June, 2011. A typical DemoCamp includes refreshments and informal networking time, and features a series of short demos or presentations from developers building new and interesting solutions with Eclipse. For this series, we are particularly interested in hearing about your work with Indigo projects.

    DemoCamps are a great way to discover new Eclipse technology and connect with colleagues and friends. See the current list of cities hosting Indigo DemoCamps and consider signing up to present a demo, or organize your own event if your city isn't listed. We look forward to seeing you at one of the camps!
  • Chronon Time Travelling Debugger wins first ever Eclipse New Product Showcase posted Mar 29, 2011
    The Eclipse Foundation congratulates Chronon Systems, the winner of the first "Eclipse Hot New Products Showcase", held during EclipseCon 2011. Facing twenty other competitors, Chronon won with their "Time Travelling Debugger".
  • Announcing EclipseCon Europe 2011, November 2-4, Ludwigsburg, Germany posted Mar 24, 2011
    Formerly known as "Eclipse Summit Europe", EclipseCon Europe is the conference for anyone involved in Eclipse. As an Eclipse user, EclipseCon is where you will learn about the latest Eclipse products as well as picking up those valuable how-to tips from the experts and user groups. As an Eclipse developer, EclipseCon is where you collaborate with your colleages and do whiteboard planning for the next generation of APIs and features. As an Eclipse company, EclipseCon is the place to talk directly to your users and learn how to make the most compelling tools on the planet.
  • Eclipse Community Awards Winners Announced posted Mar 22, 2011
    The Eclipse Foundation congratulates the winners of the annual Eclipse Community Awards, which recognize the top individuals, projects and technologies in the ecosystem. Recipients were honored at an awards ceremony March 21 on the opening day of EclipseCon 2011.
  • 2011 Eclipse Board Election Results posted Mar 22, 2011
    I am pleased to announce the results of the 2011 Eclipse Foundation Board elections...
  • Eclipse Foundation Launches Open Beta of OrionHub posted Mar 21, 2011
    The Eclipse Foundation is pleased to announce that developers may now sign-up for access to a beta version of the OrionHub service, a hosted implementation of Orion. Orion is a new Eclipse initiative to define a platform for building and integrating web development tools. An early release of Orion provides web developers with an editor for JavaScript, HTML and CSS that runs in popular browsers and the ability to easily link with popular web-based tools. The OrionHub service provided by the Eclipse Foundation will allow developers to experiment with Orion and provide feedback to the Orion open source community.
  • EclipseCon Starts in Less Than 1 Week: Register Today posted Mar 15, 2011
    EclipseCon 2011 starts in 1 week on March 21 in Santa Clara, CA. Make sure you register in advanced to take advantage of the best prices.
  • EclipseCon Keynote: What Is Watson? posted Mar 01, 2011
    The Eclipse Foundation is pleased to announce the IBM Watson project is coming to EclipseCon 2011. 'What is Watson' will be a keynote presentation featuring the technologies that power Watson.
  • Eclipse Community Award Finalist Announced posted Mar 01, 2011
    The finalist for the Eclipse Community Awards 2011 have now been announced. Congratulations to all the nominees and finalists. Winners will be announced March 21 at EclipseCon 2011.
  • Eclipse Helios SR2 Now Available for Download posted Feb 25, 2011
    The Eclipse Helios service release, SR2, is now available for download. Updated packages are available on eclipse.org/downloads
  • Eclipse Foundation Board Election Now On posted Feb 23, 2011
    The voting for the next Eclipse Foundation board members is now on. Voting will finish March 11 at 3pmET.
  • Eclipse Community Showcase at CeBIT posted Feb 17, 2011
    The Eclipse Foundation is pleased to announce a special Eclipse Pavillion at the upcoming CeBIT trade show which will showcase technology and solutions available from the Eclipse community.
  • Register for the Eclipse Spring 2011 Training Series posted Feb 16, 2011

    The Eclipse Foundation and Eclipse member companies are pleased to announce the Spring 2011 Training Series. These training classes are an excellent opportunity for software developers and architects to learn more about Eclipse Rich Client Platform (RCP), Eclipse Equinox, OSGi and Modeling technologies.

  • Announcing the EclipseCon Hot New Product Showcase posted Feb 03, 2011

    This year at EclipseCon, the Hot New Product Showcase will feature new Eclipse-based products that were released in the last 12 months. EclipseCon attendees will have a chance to see these new products in action and then vote for the 'Hot New Product Award'.

    Any company, open source project or individual that has introduced a new Eclipse-based product in the last 12 months is welcomed to participate in the Showcase. The product can be applicable to any market or industry. There are lots of great examples of Eclipse-based products in the mobile industry, cloud market, biometric research, financial industry, advanced research, healthcare and many more. This is your chance to showcase your new product, so sign-up today.

  • Voting is Open for the Eclipse Community Awards posted Jan 31, 2011
    Nominations for the Eclipse Community Awards are complete and voting has opened for the individual and project category nominees. Congratulations to all the worthy candidates! Show your appreciation to the people that have made Eclipse a stronger community by casting your vote. More details about the awards and the nomination process can be found on the awards page. Voting for the Eclipse Community Awards will be open until February 25, 2011 at 5:00pm EST and the winner will be announced March 21, 2011 at EclipseCon.
  • EclipseCon 2011 Gold Sponsors and Technical Program Announced posted Jan 26, 2011
    The Eclipse Foundation is pleased to announce the Gold Sponsors for EclipseCon 2011, the annual Eclipse community conference scheduled to be held March 21-24 in Santa Clara, CA. CloudSoft, IBM, Jasmine Conseil, Oracle, Sonatype and Xored have all agreed to be gold sponsors for the conference.
  • EclipseCon 2011 Program Announced posted Dec 22, 2010
    The Eclipse Foundation is pleased to announce the technical program for EclipseCon 2011. The 4-day conference programm will feature 20 in-depth tutorials and over 100 sessions convering a wide range of topics, including Eclipse Modeling, OSGi, EclipseRT, mobile development, Eclipse 4 and much more.
  • EclipseCon Audition Sessions, Take 2 posted Dec 02, 2010
    The EclipseCon program committee is holding another series of auditions on December 15, 2010. If you're interested in speaking at EclipseCon, the audition sessions are your chance to present a short version of your talk proposal to the program committee and the Eclipse community. These auditions are your last chance to demonstrate ideas that the words in your submission couldn't fully capture. The winning audition will be given a speaking slot at EclipseCon. See More
  • Eclipse Makes Available New Release of Eclipse Virgo posted Nov 02, 2010
    The Eclipse Foundation is pleased to announce the release of Eclipse Virgo 2.1, a light-weight application server for deploying applications based on OSGi. Eclipse Virgo was created in March 2010 and is based on the code contribution of VMware's SpringSource dm Server product. This is the first official release of this project since becoming an Eclipse project.
  • Sign up to Attend EclipseDay in Valencia posted Nov 01, 2010
    EclipseDay in Valencia is being held in Spain on November 30 - December 1. This two-day event will bring together the Spanish community of Eclipse users and developers from a wide range of academic, institutional and business backgrounds. The main theme of the conference is Modeling, Methodologies and Model Driven Development. There will also be other topics related to Eclipse projects.
  • Registration is Open for Eclipse Embedded Day Spain posted Oct 27, 2010
    The European Software Institute-Technalia is pleased to announce Eclipse Embedded Day Spain, which takes place November 9, 2010. The event is a day-long conference for technical experts, software developers, Eclipse users and researchers from the Spanish embedded systems community.
  • EclipseCon 2011 Call for Participation Now Open! posted Oct 18, 2010
    The EclipseCon 2011 Call for Participation is now open. Everyone is encouraged to submit a session proposal before the November 17, 2010 deadline.
  • Attend Eclipse Day Paris posted Oct 18, 2010
    Eclipse Day Paris takes place November 5, 2010 and is a day-long event to explore Eclipse projects and topics for the French community. The event is ideal for IT decision makers, software architects and process and methods engineers that are interested in using Eclipse.
  • Eclipse Summit Europe Starts in 2 Weeks; Register Today! posted Oct 18, 2010
    Eclipse Summit Europe starts in 2 weeks in Ludwigsburg, Germany. Register today and plan to attend the annual Eclipse community conference.
  • Announcing Eclipse Enterprise Modeling Day in Zurich! posted Oct 08, 2010
    The Eclipse Enterprise Modeling Day is scheduled for October 28, 2010 in Zurich Switzerland. The purpose of the event is for large organizations to share experiences and best practices for using Eclipse modeling technology. More details here.
  • Join us for Eclipse DemoCamps and Campus DemoCamps posted Sep 26, 2010
    During the month of November, the Eclipse community will be hosting DemoCamps in cities around the world. For this series, the Foundation is introducing a new program to reach out to the academic and student communities. Building on the success of our regular DemoCamp series, we invite university students and professors to organize Campus DemoCamps.
  • Eclipse Helios SR1 now available for download posted Sep 26, 2010
    The Eclipse Helios service release, SR1, is now available for download. Updated packages are available on eclipse.org/downloads
  • Eclipse Summit Europe Program Announced posted Sep 16, 2010
    The Eclipse Foundation is pleased to announce the keynotes and technical program for the upcoming fifth annual Eclipse Summit Europe (ESE) conference. ESE is the annual Eclipse European community event planned for November 2-4, 2010 in Ludwigsburg Germany.
  • Register for Eclipse Day in Rome posted Sep 13, 2010
    Eclipse Day in Rome is being held on October 5, 2010. It is the first event taking place in Italy that is focused on the enterprise adoption of Eclipse-based solutions. The main topics that Eclipse Day in Rome will explore are service-oriented architectures, integration and interoperability domains, and there will be specific use cases from the Eclipse ecosystem.
  • Register for the Eclipse Fall Training Series posted Aug 30, 2010
    The Eclipse Foundation and Eclipse member companies are pleased to announce the fall 2010 training class series. The training is an excellent opportunity for software developers and architects to learn more about Eclipse Rich Client Platform (RCP), BIRT and Modeling technologies. Eclipse experts will lead the sessions, providing practical experience through classroom instruction and hands-on labs. Virtual and on-site classes have been scheduled in several countries from September 20 to November 5, 2010.
  • Attend Eclipse Government Day or Eclipse Enterprise Days posted Aug 17, 2010
    Along with sponsors including Actuate, BandXI, EclipseSource, Oracle and Open Source for America, the Eclipse Foundation is pleased to announce both the Eclipse Government Day and Eclipse Enterprise Days.
  • Thank you Friends of Helios! posted Aug 04, 2010
    A big thank you to all 487 of our Friends of Helios. The funds raised will be used to help support the Eclipse community. Your generousity is very much appreciated - Helios wouldn't be the same without you!
  • Eclipse SDK 4.0 Now Available for Early Adopters posted Jul 28, 2010
    The Eclipse Foundation is pleased to announce the availability of Eclipse SDK 4.0, the next generation Eclipse platform. Eclipse has a very large and successful ecosystem of plugin providers and RCP application developers. Eclipse 4.0 introduces new features that make it easier for the members of the ecosystem to build and assemble Eclipse plugins and RCP applications.
  • Attend Eclipse Testing Day in Darmstadt posted Jul 28, 2010
    Bredex, MicroDoc and the Eclipse Foundation are pleased to announce Eclipse Testing Day in Darmstadt, which takes place September 8, 2010. Eclipse Testing Day is a day-long event for technical developers, testers, architects and managers to learn more about testing with Eclipse and OSGi technology.
  • Eclipse Helios Annual Release Train Has Arrived posted Jun 23, 2010
    Today the Eclipse community delivers its annual release train, a coordinated release of the major Eclipse projects. For the seventh year in a row, the 2010 release train, code named Helios, arrives on time and is now available for download.
  • Eclipse Day at the Googleplex 2010 Edition posted Jun 17, 2010
    We are pleased to announce the Eclipse Day at the Googleplex, being held on August 26 at the Googleplex in Mountain View CA. Each year we put together an agenda the includes Eclipse and Google related topics. This year we are featuring talks about Android, Helios, GWT, EGit, Linux Tools, Eclipse 4.0, EMF, XText and much more. It is shaping up to be another great agenda.
  • Write a Review for the Helios Blogathon posted Jun 07, 2010

    We want to hear what you think of the Eclipse projects that are being released as part of Helios. We will give you a an Eclipse shirt for writing a review. One lucky winner will also win a pass to EclipseCon 2011 or Eclipse Summit Europe 2010!

    To enter the blogathon, all you need to do is write a review or record a video about one or more of the projects that are a part of the Eclipse Helios release. Publish the review on your blog, a newsgroup or portal and then send us a link to helios.reviews@eclipse.org. See full details on the blogathon page.

  • Results of the Eclipse Community Survey 2010 posted Jun 07, 2010
    The Eclipse Foundation has released the results of the Eclipse Community Survey 2010. Thank you to everyone who participated in the survey. The Open Source Developer Report is a report and analysis of the survey results.
  • Join the Helios in Action Virtual Conference posted Jun 04, 2010
    On June 24, the Eclipse Foundation is presenting Helios In Action - a virtual conference where you can interact with project leads involved in the release and see demos of the new features. The annual simultaneous release has now grown to 39 projects with over 33 million lines of code, contributed by committers around the world. With such a large global community, Eclipse wants to bring Helios to you! See the Helios in Action page for more details and to register.
  • Eclipse Embedded Day in Stuttgart posted Jun 04, 2010

    MicroDoc and the Eclipse Foundation are pleased to announce Eclipse Embedded Day in Stuttgart, which takes place June 24, 2010.

    Eclipse Embedded Day is a day-long event for senior technical developers, architects and technical managers in the automotive, consumer electronic, medical, mobile and telematics industries to learn how to better leverage Eclipse technology and the Eclipse community as part of their development strategy.

  • Eclipse Helios RC3 Packages Now Available for Testing posted Jun 04, 2010
    The Eclipse Helios RC3 Packages are now available for download and testing. Please help the community by providing testing feedback on your favourite package. Final Helios release will be available June 23, 2010.
  • Eclipse Summit Europe 2010 Call for Participation posted May 26, 2010
    The Eclipse Summit Europe (ESE) 2010 call for participation is now open. ESE 2010 will take place November 2-4, 2010 in Ludwigsburg, Germany. Deadline for submissions is August 16, 2010.
  • Wanted: 360 Friends of Helios posted May 17, 2010
    To celebrate the upcoming Helios release, the Eclipse Foundation has launched a new campaign to recruit 360 new Friends of Eclipse. Please consider joining now and help support the Eclipse community.
  • Introducing Eclipse Labs posted May 13, 2010
    The Eclipse Foundation, in collaboration with Google, is pleased to announce Eclipse Labs, a new place to host open source projects based on Eclipse. Eclipse Labs provides the infrastructure services typically required by open source projects, such as code repositories, bug tracking, project web sites/wiki. This new service is hosted by Project Hosting on Google Code, so it will be very familiar to developers already using Google Code Project Hosting. More details available here and Eclipse Labs FAQ
  • Celebrate Helios at an Eclipse DemoCamp posted May 04, 2010
    Members of the Eclipse community will be celebrating the Helios release at DemoCamps around the world from the last week of May until June 30. Typically a DemoCamp consists of a series of short demos and presentations from developers building new and interesting solutions with Eclipse. It is a great way to discover and learn about new Eclipse technology. There is also lots of time for informal conversation and networking, so DemoCamps are a great way to connect with colleagues and friends.
  • Eclipse Announces New SOA Initiative posted Apr 21, 2010
    The Eclipse Foundation is pleased to announce the creation of a new SOA Industry Working Group. The working group is a collaboration of industry players, including Engineering Group, itemis, Obeo and Sopera.
  • Register for Eclipse Banking Day in Copenhagen posted Apr 15, 2010
    Eclipse Banking Day in Copenhagen is being held in Denmark on June 1, 2010. This full-day event will provide an opportunity for senior technical developers, architects and managers in the finance industry to learn how to better leverage Eclipse technology and the Eclipse community as part of their development strategy. Eclipse experts and leading financial institutions such as Danske Bank, JP Morgan and Nordea will present what work they are doing with Eclipse.

    See http://wiki.eclipse.org/Eclipse_Banking_Day_Copenhagen for more information and to register.
  • Eclipse Community Survey: Tell Us What You Are Doing posted Apr 14, 2010
    The Eclipse Foundation wants to better understand how you develop software, use Eclipse and interact with open source communities. Therefore, we are asking people to give us their feedback by participating in the Eclipse Community Survey 2010. The results will be published by the Eclipse Foundation in June 2010.
  • Early Bird Discount for the Eclipse Training Series posted Apr 06, 2010
    Eclipse member companies are offering a 10% early bird discount on all classes in the Eclipse Spring Training Series if you sign up at least 3 weeks in advance. Learn more about Developing with RCP, Advanced RCP, Equinox & OSGi and Modeling in classes around the world from April 12 to May 28. See the schedule and course details here.
  • Announcing EclipseCon 2011, March 21-24 in Santa Clara posted Mar 25, 2010
    The Eclipse Foundation is pleased to announce EclipseCon 2011, to take place March 21-24 in Santa Clara, California. The conference program will be chaired by Chris Aniszczyk of Red Hat. Read More
  • EclipseRT Community Continues to Grow with New Projects and Contributors posted Mar 23, 2010
    This week at EclipseCon 2010 two new Eclipse projects, Eclipse Gemini and Eclipse Virgo, join the EclipseRT community. These two projects provide important functionality required by organizations building enterprise solutions. Both projects represent important milestones in the continued growth of the EclipseRT community.
  • Eclipse Community Awards Winners Announced posted Mar 22, 2010
    The Eclipse Foundation congratulates the winners of the annual Eclipse Community Awards, which recognize the top individuals, projects and technologies in the ecosystem. Recipients were honored at an awards ceremony March 22 on the opening day of EclipseCon 2010. See the results at the 2010 winners page. Congratulations!
  • Eclipse Foundation 2010 Board Election Results posted Mar 16, 2010
    We are pleased to announce the results of the 2010 Board elections. The elected Committer Member representatives for 2010 will be:
    • Chris Aniszczyk
    • Boris Bokowski
    • Ed Merks
    The elected Sustaining Member (e.g. Solution and Enterprise Member) representatives for 2010 will be:
    • Hans Kamutzki
    • Mik Kersten
    • Adam Lieber
    Please join us in extending a hearty congratulations to the winners!