The Eclipse Foundation leads the development of Eclipse, the open-source Java application platform and IDE. Eclipse is a free software / open source platform-independent software framework for delivering what the project calls rich-client applications, as opposed to thin client browser-based applications. ... Mandriva Linux is an example of open source. ... Java is an object-oriented programming language developed by James Gosling and colleagues at Sun Microsystems in the early 1990s. ... An integrated development environment (IDE), also known as integrated design environment and integrated debugging environment, is a type of computer software that assists computer programmers in developing software. ...

History

In 2003–2004 the Eclipse Consortium, an unofficial consortium of software industry vendors led by IBM, founded The Eclipse Foundation, a not-for-profit legal entity to lead and develop Eclipse. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... now. ...

Strategic members

Each strategic member has a representative on the Eclipse Foundation Board of Directors allowing them direct control over the strategic direction of Eclipse. Strategic members also have a seat on the Eclipse Requirements Council providing input and influence over the themes and priorities over the Eclipse technology.

• Actuate
• BEA Systems
• Borland
• Computer Associates
• Compuware
• IBM
• Intel
• IONA Technologies
• Motorola
• Nokia
• Scapa
• Serena
• Simula Labs
• Sybase
• Wind River Systems
• Zend

BEA Systems (NASDAQ: BEAS) is a company that specializes in application infrastructure software. ... Borland Software Corporation is a software company headquartered in California. ... CA, Inc. ... Skaters in front of Compuware World Headquarters, Detroit, Michigan. ... now. ... Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC, SEHK: 4335), founded in 1968 as Integrated Electronics Corporation, is an American multinational corporation that is best known for designing and manufacturing microprocessors and specialized integrated circuits. ... IONA Technologies was founded in 1991 in Dublin, Ireland. ... Motorola (NYSE: MOT) is an American international communications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois, a Chicago suburb. ... Nokia Corporation (NYSE: NOK) is the worlds largest manufacturer of mobile telephones (as of September 2006), with a global market share of approximately 36% in Q3 of 2006. ... Sybase Inc. ... Wind River Systems, Inc. ... Zend Technologies Ltd. ...

Strategic consumers

Strategic consumers are major users of Eclipse technology.

• HP
• SAP

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External links

• Eclipse.org
• FREE Monthly Magazine for the Eclipse Ecosystem