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| <P><FONT class=indextop>how to join</FONT></P> |
| <P><STRONG>Add-in Provider Member</STRONG></P></TD> |
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| face=Arial,Helvetica color=#ffffff>Becoming an Add-in Provider Member of |
| the Eclipse Foundation</FONT></B></TD></TR> |
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| <P>The Eclipse Eco-system is a vibrant community of major software |
| vendors, small innovative software start-ups, leading information and |
| publishing organizations, education and service providers and |
| influential research and standards organizations. The community works to |
| develop the complementary products, services and information, and market |
| specific solutions (ex. Solution for Linux developers) that have been |
| critical to the success of the Eclipse Platform. Being a member of this |
| community allows organizations to benefit from the success of Eclipse |
| and to participate in the affairs of the Eclipse Foundation, Inc. </P> |
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| <P><STRONG>Qualifications</STRONG><BR> |
| An Add-in |
| Provider company must have an Eclipse based offering or commit to making |
| such an offering available within 12 months of joining the Foundation. In |
| addition, Add-in providers are required to publicly announce their |
| support for Eclipse. The annual membership fee for Add-in Providers is |
| $5000.<BR></P></TD></TR> |
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| <strong>Benefits</strong><BR> |
| Membership in the Eclipse community allows organizations to leverage |
| the resources of the community and achieve a higher return on their |
| investment in Eclipse. Eclipse members are offered a unique opportunity to |
| understand the <A |
| href="AIP_technical_Benefits.htm">trends and |
| directions </A>of the Eclipse technology and participate in <A |
| href="benefits_marketing.htm">marketing |
| programs</A> that drive potential users to the members’ offerings. <BR> |
| See |
| <a href="How2Join%20Eclipse%20Rights%20by%20Membership%20Category.pdf">Eclipse |
| Rights by Membership Category</a> for further details. |
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| <P><STRONG>Steps to Join</STRONG></P> |
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| <LI>Please complete the |
| <a href="Membership%20Application.pdf">application |
| form</a> [<a href="Membership%20Application.doc">.doc]</a>. |
| <LI>Complete and sign the |
| <a href="../documents/Eclipse%20MEMBERSHIP%20AGMT%202005_06_16%20Final.pdf">membership |
| agreement</a> and |
| <a href="../documents/Eclipse%20Logo%20Agreement%20%202004_04_14%20final.pdf">logo |
| agreement. </a> |
| <LI>Email the completed application form, members |
| agreement and logo |
| agreements to <A |
| href="mailto:membership@eclipse.org">membership@eclipse.org</A>. The |
| membership application will be reviewed by the Eclipse Foundation, Inc. |
| to assure the prospective member meets the |
| membership criteria and is |
| consistent with other members of the same membership class. |
| <LI>Applicant |
| companies will be notified by the Eclipse Foundation of the decision |
| within 2 to 4 days of completing the administrative process.<LI>The new member company can then issue an announcement press release, |
| including a supporting quote from the Eclipse Foundation. </LI></OL> |
| <p>See the <a href="Eclipse_Membership_Process.pdf">Eclipse |
| Membership Process</a> for a detailed step by step description.</TD></TR> |
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| <TD>Download a pdf version of the <A |
| href="http://www.eclipse.org/org/howtojoin/addin_providers_benefits.pdf">Add-in |
| Provider Members package</A>. </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> |
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| <TD>The current list of Add-in Providers can be found <a href="../add_in_providers1.html">here</a>.</TD> |
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