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 <H1>The challenge</H1> 
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<LI><H2>Tools from different companies do not work well together
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<LI><H2>Developers have better things to do than integrate tools
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<LI><H2>Tool vendors have better things to do than reinvent wheels
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<LI><H2>No one can do everything
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<LI><H2>But an open, extensible tool platform will let everyone
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<LI>Go further
<LI>Go faster
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<BR>     with the Eclipse Platform: today, at <A HREF="http://www.eclipse.org/">www.eclipse.org</A></UL></P>
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