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 		<p><i>25 Community Members Announce New Innovations and Products</i></p></center>

 		<p><strong>SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 18, 2008 &#150; </strong>
 		The Eclipse Foundation today welcomed participants to EclipseCon 2008, the fifth annual Eclipse community conference, being
 		held at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, Calif.  EclipseCon 2008 will feature the latest Eclipse developments
 		and will provide a forum for attendees to discuss key business and technical issues facing the community. </p>

 		<p>Dan Lyons, senior editor at Forbes and author of the popular blog, Fake Steve Jobs, will deliver the opening keynote
 		presentation.  Other keynotes will be given by Sam Ramji from Microsoft Open Source Labs and Cory Doctorow, science fiction
 		author and noted open source advocate.</p>

 		<p>EclipseCon 2008 features over 350 technical talks and tutorials on a variety of Eclipse projects, including Equinox,
 		Eclipse Rich Client Platform (RCP), Rich Ajax Platform (RAP), Mylyn, Device Developer Software Platform (DSDP), Eclipse
 		Modeling project and many others.  EclipseCon 2008 also features the OSGi DevCon and the Eclipse/OMG Modeling Symposium.</p>

 		<p>47 organizations are participating in EclipseCon as conference sponsors, including Gold sponsors AMD, BEA, BIRT Exchange,
 		BlackBerry, Cloudsmith, IBM, JBoss, Oracle, Replay Solutions, Skyway Software, Sopera and Wind River. A number of Eclipse
 		member companies are also announcing a variety of exciting new initiatives at this year&#146;s conference, including:
 			<ul>

 			<li><b>Actuate</b> Actuate&#146;s BIRT Exchange community (<a href="http://www.birt-exchange.com" target="blank">http://www.birt-exchange.com</a>),
 			launched in September 2007, is a gold sponsor of this year&#146;s EclipseCon conference. With 13 sessions dedicated to BIRT,
 			attendees will gain a first-class educational experience and will walk away with the tools and understanding they need to
 			use BIRT in the real world.<br>
 			<a href="http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20080310005421/en" target="blank">http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20080310005421/en</a>
 			<br><br>
 			</li>

 			<li><b>Anyware Technologies</b>, as an Eclipse expert, works with the leading French energy producer in France to provide
 			a solution based on Eclipse RCP, allowing data acquisition and tests monitoring during energy production.<br>
 			<a href="http://www.anyware-tech.com" target="blank">www.anyware-tech.com</a>
 			</li>

 			<li><b>BREDEX</b> Representatives of BREDEX GmbH will give three talks at EclipseCon 2008 &#150; a tutorial for the automated
 			testing tool GUIdancer (Mon 10.30), and short talks on agile testing (Wed 15.00) and RCP-authorization (Thur 10.30). Hans-J.
 			Brede and Achim L&ouml;rke will also be available on stand 104 in the exhibition hall.<br>
 			<a href="http://www.bredex.de/en/news/pictures/EclipseCon_CommunityRelease_en.pdf" target="blank">http://www.bredex.de/en/news/pictures/EclipseCon_CommunityRelease_en.pdf</a>
 			<br><br>
 			</li>

 			<li><b>CodeGear</b> announced it has teamed with Instantiations, Inc. to integrate Instantiations Swing Designer visual layout
 			tools into CodeGear JBuilder. Java developers using JBuilder will now be able to quickly construct more sophisticated and
 			reliable Swing-based GUIs that enhance the user experience for enterprise applications. <br>
 			<a href="http://www.codegear.com/article/37695" target="blank">http://www.codegear.com/article/37695</a>
 			<br><br>
 			</li>

 			<li><b>CodeGear</b> announced it has funded the contribution of a new fast Ruby debugger to Eclipse Dynamic Language
 			Toolkit. The debugger includes stepping, run to breakpoint, smart step, variable introspection, hot swap, remote debugging
 			and a free form expression analyzer. CodeGear 3rdRail 1.1 includes the fast debugger in addition to full support for Rails
 			2.0, refactorings and conversion tools to migrate applications to Rails 2.x.<br>
 			<a href="http://www.codegear.com/products/3rdrail" target="blank">http://www.codegear.com/products/3rdrail</a>
 			<br><br>
 			</li>

 			<li><b>compeople AG</b> The Riena project, which is being led by compeople AG, a German IT-Service provider, has been
 			successfully established within the Eclipse Community. It will provide a homogeneous platform for business enterprise
 			applications, from the user interface to the back-end integration, based entirely on the Eclipse Equinox platform.<br>
 			<a href="http://www.compeople.de/eclipse" target="blank">http://www.compeople.de/eclipse</a>
 			<br><br>
 			</li>

 			<li><b>Embarcadero</b> PowerSQL simplifies SQL development for application developers with many features for improving
 			productivity and reducing errors.  A rich SQL IDE with code completion, real-time error checking, code formatting and
 			sophisticated object validation tools help streamline coding tasks. Power SQL offers native support for IBM&reg; DB2&reg;
 			for LUW, Oracle&reg;, Microsoft&reg; SQL Server and Sybase&reg;, as well as JDBC support. PowerSQL is available as a
 			stand-alone application or as an Eclipse plugin. <br>
 			<a href="http://www.embarcadero.com/products/powersql" target="blank">www.embarcadero.com/products/powersql</a>
 			<br><br>
 			</li>

 			<li><b>Etish</b> has recently become an Add-In Provider member of the Eclipse Foundation. Their Open Requirements Management
 			Framework (ORMF) and the exemplary tool based on it, Useme, have been accepted as a public proposal for an Eclipse project.
 			The proposal is currently gathering community. Both Useme and ORMF will be the subjects or presentations at EclipseCon
 			2008. <br>
 			<a href="http://www.etish.org/presscentre/news_releases/mar_17_08.html" target="blank">http://www.etish.org/presscentre/news_releases/mar_17_08.html</a>
 			<br><br>
 			</li>

 			<li><b>froglogic</b>, the vendor of the popular automated Java GUI and Web testing tool Squish, announced its roadmap for
 			the upcoming Squish 4.0 release. One strategic move is to replace Squish&#146;s graphical test development environment
 			with a completely re-written Eclipse-based IDE boosting the productivity of QA engineers using Squish.<br>
 			<a href="http://www.froglogic.com/pg?id=NewsEvents&category=94" target="blank">http://www.froglogic.com/pg?id=NewsEvents&category=94</a>
 			<br><br>
 			</li>

 			<li><b>Genuitec</b> will proudly release two major products at EclipseCon: Pulse 2.0, an Eclipse-based provisioning tool, and
 			MyEclipse 6.1 Blue Edition, a custom toolsuite for WebSphere and RAD users. Both products originated from customer demand and
 			provide massive productivity increases for processes and expanded feature sets.<br>
 			<a href="http://www.myeclipseide.com" target="blank">www.myeclipseide.com</a><br>
 			<a href="http://www.poweredbypulse.com" target="blank">www.poweredbypulse.com</a>
 			<br><br>
 			</li>

 			<li><b>IBM</b> (NYSE: IBM) announced that its Jazz  technology platform is helping students learn how to collaborate on
 			global software development projects.  Every year IBM awards universities with grants allowing the next generation of
 			developers to research software development team collaboration on a global scale. <br>
 			<a href="http://www.ibm.com/software/rational/jazz/" target="blank">http://www.ibm.com/software/rational/jazz/</a>
 			<br><br>
 			</li>

 			<li><b>ILOG</b> introduces Agile Business Rules Development (ABRD) methodology, the industry&#146;s first free, vendor-neutral
 			step-by-step methodology for developing business rule applications. The company also donated an open source Java to C#
 			source code converter and is spearheading the Albireo project for developing Rich Client Platform applications.<br>
 			<a href="http://www.ilog.com/corporate/releases/index.cfm" target="blank">http://www.ilog.com/corporate/releases/index.cfm</a>
 			<br><br>
 			</li>

 			<li><b>Innoopract</b>, provider of the popular Yoxos Eclipse distribution, announced the availability of a new Software-as-a-Service
 			offering for managing Eclipse and team collaboration. Yoxos Hosted Edition is a simple to use software service that
 			enables professional development teams to collaborate and share project environments including Eclipse toolsets, configurations
 			and source code.<br>
 			<a href="http://www.innoopract.com/en/news-events/news-press-releases/article/yoxos-hosted.html" target="blank">http://www.innoopract.com/en/news-events/news-press-releases/article/yoxos-hosted.html</a>
 			<br><br>
 			</li>

 			<li><b>Instantiations</b> Instantiations&#146' newly enhanced CodePro AnalytiX Server now offers modern, agile and innovative software analysis
 			tools for use in mainstream development organizations. It automates Java code auditing, metrics, code coverage, JUnit test
 			results and reports through a new management dashboard. It integrates into automated build system using Ant or Maven and
 			returns actionable results to both developers and managers automatically.<br>
 			<a href="http://www.instantiations.com/press/release/080317.html" target="blank">http://www.instantiations.com/press/release/080317.html</a>
 			<br><br>
 			</li>

 			<li><b>Klocwork, Inc.</b>, a global leader in automated source code analysis solutions for improving software security and
 			quality, announced support for Carbide.c++, a family of Eclipse-based development tools supporting Symbian OS development
 			on the S60 platform, the Series 80 platform, UIQ and MOAP. <br>
 			<a href="http://www.klocwork.com/company/releases/KlocworkAnnounceSupportForCarbide.asp" target="blank">http://www.klocwork.com/company/releases/KlocworkAnnounceSupportForCarbide.asp</a>
 			</li>

 			<li><b>MicroDoc</b> specializes in code quality assurance and integrated development process support for enterprise and
 			embedded Java software systems. The latest Eclipse based development is an implementation of the Fitnesse automated testing
 			framework, which directly supports test execution on development workstations as well as on embedded systems.<br>
 			<a href="http://www.eclipsecon.org/2008/?page=sub/&id=195" target="blank">http://www.eclipsecon.org/2008/?page=sub/&id=195</a>
 			<br><br>
 			</li>

 			<li><b>OpenMake</b> Meister 7.2 will enhance the continuous integration process for Eclipse developers.  Meister 7.2,
 			release scheduled for May, includes the ability to automatically mashup the developer&#146;s Eclipse IDE build with the
 			Continuous Integration build running outside of Eclipse, preventing broken builds caused by source code changes that impact
 			the build scripts.  <br>
 			<a href="http://www.openmakesoftware.com/press-releases/" target="blank">http://www.openmakesoftware.com/press-releases/</a>
 			<br><br>
 			</li>

 			<li><b>Polarion Software</b> announces its ongoing support for the Subversive Team Provider project, and that it will sponsor a long
 			talk by the Subversive project leader on integrating Subversion in Eclipse projects. Polarion will also host a BOF session
 			with the Subversive project leader to discuss any and all topics related to Subversion.<br>
 			<a href="http://www.polarion.com/company/press/archive2008/Polarion_Subversive_EclipseCon08.pdf" target="blank">http://www.polarion.com/company/press/archive2008/Polarion_Subversive_EclipseCon08.pdf</a>
 			<br><br>
 			</li>

 			<li><b>ProSyst</b> has contributed the following specification components to Equinox: Initial Provisioning, IO Connector
 			Service, Wire Admin Service and Declarative Services. ProSyst is an OSGi pioneer. The Open Source mBedded Server Equinox
 			Edition from ProSyst is based on Eclipse Equinox and contains additional features and bundles. Our 120+ inhouse OSGi
 			experts stand ready to provide Professional Services including Support Services for Equinox.<br>
 			<a href="http://www.prosyst.com" target="blank">www.prosyst.com</a>
 			<br><br>
 			</li>

 			<li><b>Protecode</b> developed the first automated preventative Intellectual Property management solution.  The software
 			plug-in unobtrusively manages IP by detecting 100% of external content, then logging, identifying and reporting pedigree
 			during any stage of a software development project.  Protecoding automatically creates a software Bill of Materials,
 			offering a clean pedigree that ensures accurate use of licenses.<br>
 			<a href="http://www.protecode.com" target="blank">www.protecode.com</a>
 			<br><br>
 			</li>

 			<li><b>Replay Solutions</b> today announced sign-ups for trial downloads of new product ReplayDIRECTOR for Java EE, a
 			unique record and replay technology with an Eclipse plug-in. ReplayDIRECTOR captures and re-executes java applications
 			allowing developers, QA and production teams to easily and without the original issue infrastructure, reproduce
 			non-reproducible bugs.<br>
 			<a href="http://www.replaysolutions.com/news/news.php?id=29" target="blank">http://www.replaysolutions.com/news/news.php?id=29</a>
 			<br><br>
 			</li>

 			<li><b>Research In Motion (RIM)</b> will be previewing a new plug-in that seamlessly integrates within the Eclipse
 			environment enabling developers to create rich Java applications for the BlackBerry&reg; platform. RIM will also be
 			presenting a session on "Taking Applications Wireless with BlackBerry and Eclipse" on March 18 and hosting a
 			"BlackBerry Developer Day" on March 19. <br>
 			<a href="http://www.blackberry.com/go/eclipse" target="blank">www.blackberry.com/go/eclipse</a>
 			<br><br>
 			</li>

 			<li><b>Skyway Software</b> announces that Skyway Visual Perspectives offers unique Eclipse plug-in capabilities for
 			Spring.  With Skyway Visual Perspectives, developers now can model their entire solution (including data structures,
 			business logic and rich user-interfaces) or simply switch views and code whatever they need, whenever necessary.
 			<a href="http://www.skywayperspectives.org." target="blank">Read More</a><br>
 			<a href="http://www.skywaysoftware.com/lp/eclipsecon2008.php" target="blank">www.skywaysoftware.com/lp/eclipsecon2008.php</a>
 			<br><br>
 			</li>

 			<li><b>SpringSource</b> today announced the availability of the SpringSource Tool Suite, which builds on the success of
 			Eclipse, Mylyn and Spring IDE. It simplifies development of Spring-powered enterprise Java applications, dramatically
 			reduces information overload and aggregates the best practices established by SpringSource consultants and the Spring
 			community. To download starting March 18 please visit <a href="http://www.springsource.com/products/sts"
 			target="blank">http://www.springsource.com/products/sts</a>.<br>
 			<a href="http://www.springsource.com" target="blank">www.springsource.com</a>
 			<br><br>
 			</li>

 			<li><b>Teamprise</b> announced the availability of Teamprise 3.0, its latest release of client applications providing
 			Java and cross-platform development teams with full access to the application lifecycle management features of Visual
 			Studio 2008 Team Foundation Server.  Demonstrations were being given by Teamprise and Microsoft while co-exhibiting at
 			EclipseCon 2008.<br>
 			<a href="http://www.teamprise.com" target="blank">www.teamprise.com</a>
 			<br><br>
 			</li>

 			<li><b>Virtutech, Inc.</b>, the leader in Virtualized Software Development (VSD), announced an initiative to accelerate the
 			creation of standards for the VSD industry and to drive mainstream acceptance of VSD throughout the electronic systems
 			business. Virtutech intends to leverage its expertise to propose, promote and support best practices, conventions and
 			standards for VSD.<br>
 			<a href="http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080310005300&newsLang=en" target="blank">http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080310005300&newsLang=en</a>
 			</li>
 			</ul>
 		</p>

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 		frameworks for building software. Eclipse provides extensible tools and frameworks that span the software development
 		lifecycle, including support for modeling, language development environments for Java, C/C++ and others, testing and
 		performance, business intelligence, rich client applications and embedded development. A large, vibrant ecosystem of major
 		technology vendors, innovative start-ups, universities and research institutions and individuals extend, complement and support
 		the Eclipse Platform.</p>

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	<p><i>25 Community Members Announce New Innovations and Products</i></p></center>

	<p><strong>SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 18, 2008 </strong>
	The Eclipse Foundation today welcomed participants to EclipseCon 2008, the fifth annual Eclipse community conference, being
	held at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, Calif. EclipseCon 2008 will feature the latest Eclipse developments
	and will provide a forum for attendees to discuss key business and technical issues facing the community. </p>

	<p>Dan Lyons, senior editor at Forbes and author of the popular blog, Fake Steve Jobs, will deliver the opening keynote
	presentation. Other keynotes will be given by Sam Ramji from Microsoft Open Source Labs and Cory Doctorow, science fiction
	author and noted open source advocate.</p>

	<p>EclipseCon 2008 features over 350 technical talks and tutorials on a variety of Eclipse projects, including Equinox,
	Eclipse Rich Client Platform (RCP), Rich Ajax Platform (RAP), Mylyn, Device Developer Software Platform (DSDP), Eclipse
	Modeling project and many others. EclipseCon 2008 also features the OSGi DevCon and the Eclipse/OMG Modeling Symposium.</p>

	<p>47 organizations are participating in EclipseCon as conference sponsors, including Gold sponsors AMD, BEA, BIRT Exchange,
	BlackBerry, Cloudsmith, IBM, JBoss, Oracle, Replay Solutions, Skyway Software, Sopera and Wind River. A number of Eclipse
	member companies are also announcing a variety of exciting new initiatives at this years conference, including:
	<ul>

	<li><b>Actuate</b> Actuates BIRT Exchange community (<a href="http://www.birt-exchange.com" target="blank">http://www.birt-exchange.com</a>),
	launched in September 2007, is a gold sponsor of this years EclipseCon conference. With 13 sessions dedicated to BIRT,
	attendees will gain a first-class educational experience and will walk away with the tools and understanding they need to
	use BIRT in the real world.<br>
	<a href="http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20080310005421/en" target="blank">http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20080310005421/en</a>
	<br><br>
	</li>

	<li><b>Anyware Technologies</b>, as an Eclipse expert, works with the leading French energy producer in France to provide
	a solution based on Eclipse RCP, allowing data acquisition and tests monitoring during energy production.<br>
	<a href="http://www.anyware-tech.com" target="blank">www.anyware-tech.com</a>
	</li>

	<li><b>BREDEX</b> Representatives of BREDEX GmbH will give three talks at EclipseCon 2008 a tutorial for the automated
	testing tool GUIdancer (Mon 10.30), and short talks on agile testing (Wed 15.00) and RCP-authorization (Thur 10.30). Hans-J.
	Brede and Achim Lörke will also be available on stand 104 in the exhibition hall.<br>
	<a href="http://www.bredex.de/en/news/pictures/EclipseCon_CommunityRelease_en.pdf" target="blank">http://www.bredex.de/en/news/pictures/EclipseCon_CommunityRelease_en.pdf</a>
	<br><br>
	</li>

	<li><b>CodeGear</b> announced it has teamed with Instantiations, Inc. to integrate Instantiations Swing Designer visual layout
	tools into CodeGear JBuilder. Java developers using JBuilder will now be able to quickly construct more sophisticated and
	reliable Swing-based GUIs that enhance the user experience for enterprise applications. <br>
	<a href="http://www.codegear.com/article/37695" target="blank">http://www.codegear.com/article/37695</a>
	<br><br>
	</li>

	<li><b>CodeGear</b> announced it has funded the contribution of a new fast Ruby debugger to Eclipse Dynamic Language
	Toolkit. The debugger includes stepping, run to breakpoint, smart step, variable introspection, hot swap, remote debugging
	and a free form expression analyzer. CodeGear 3rdRail 1.1 includes the fast debugger in addition to full support for Rails
	2.0, refactorings and conversion tools to migrate applications to Rails 2.x.<br>
	<a href="http://www.codegear.com/products/3rdrail" target="blank">http://www.codegear.com/products/3rdrail</a>
	<br><br>
	</li>

	<li><b>compeople AG</b> The Riena project, which is being led by compeople AG, a German IT-Service provider, has been
	successfully established within the Eclipse Community. It will provide a homogeneous platform for business enterprise
	applications, from the user interface to the back-end integration, based entirely on the Eclipse Equinox platform.<br>
	<a href="http://www.compeople.de/eclipse" target="blank">http://www.compeople.de/eclipse</a>
	<br><br>
	</li>

	<li><b>Embarcadero</b> PowerSQL simplifies SQL development for application developers with many features for improving
	productivity and reducing errors. A rich SQL IDE with code completion, real-time error checking, code formatting and
	sophisticated object validation tools help streamline coding tasks. Power SQL offers native support for IBM® DB2®
	for LUW, Oracle®, Microsoft® SQL Server and Sybase®, as well as JDBC support. PowerSQL is available as a
	stand-alone application or as an Eclipse plugin. <br>
	<a href="http://www.embarcadero.com/products/powersql" target="blank">www.embarcadero.com/products/powersql</a>
	<br><br>
	</li>

	<li><b>Etish</b> has recently become an Add-In Provider member of the Eclipse Foundation. Their Open Requirements Management
	Framework (ORMF) and the exemplary tool based on it, Useme, have been accepted as a public proposal for an Eclipse project.
	The proposal is currently gathering community. Both Useme and ORMF will be the subjects or presentations at EclipseCon
	2008. <br>
	<a href="http://www.etish.org/presscentre/news_releases/mar_17_08.html" target="blank">http://www.etish.org/presscentre/news_releases/mar_17_08.html</a>
	<br><br>
	</li>

	<li><b>froglogic</b>, the vendor of the popular automated Java GUI and Web testing tool Squish, announced its roadmap for
	the upcoming Squish 4.0 release. One strategic move is to replace Squishs graphical test development environment
	with a completely re-written Eclipse-based IDE boosting the productivity of QA engineers using Squish.<br>
	<a href="http://www.froglogic.com/pg?id=NewsEvents&category=94" target="blank">http://www.froglogic.com/pg?id=NewsEvents&category=94</a>
	<br><br>
	</li>

	<li><b>Genuitec</b> will proudly release two major products at EclipseCon: Pulse 2.0, an Eclipse-based provisioning tool, and
	MyEclipse 6.1 Blue Edition, a custom toolsuite for WebSphere and RAD users. Both products originated from customer demand and
	provide massive productivity increases for processes and expanded feature sets.<br>
	<a href="http://www.myeclipseide.com" target="blank">www.myeclipseide.com</a><br>
	<a href="http://www.poweredbypulse.com" target="blank">www.poweredbypulse.com</a>
	<br><br>
	</li>

	<li><b>IBM</b> (NYSE: IBM) announced that its Jazz technology platform is helping students learn how to collaborate on
	global software development projects. Every year IBM awards universities with grants allowing the next generation of
	developers to research software development team collaboration on a global scale. <br>
	<a href="http://www.ibm.com/software/rational/jazz/" target="blank">http://www.ibm.com/software/rational/jazz/</a>
	<br><br>
	</li>

	<li><b>ILOG</b> introduces Agile Business Rules Development (ABRD) methodology, the industrys first free, vendor-neutral
	step-by-step methodology for developing business rule applications. The company also donated an open source Java to C#
	source code converter and is spearheading the Albireo project for developing Rich Client Platform applications.<br>
	<a href="http://www.ilog.com/corporate/releases/index.cfm" target="blank">http://www.ilog.com/corporate/releases/index.cfm</a>
	<br><br>
	</li>

	<li><b>Innoopract</b>, provider of the popular Yoxos Eclipse distribution, announced the availability of a new Software-as-a-Service
	offering for managing Eclipse and team collaboration. Yoxos Hosted Edition is a simple to use software service that
	enables professional development teams to collaborate and share project environments including Eclipse toolsets, configurations
	and source code.<br>
	<a href="http://www.innoopract.com/en/news-events/news-press-releases/article/yoxos-hosted.html" target="blank">http://www.innoopract.com/en/news-events/news-press-releases/article/yoxos-hosted.html</a>
	<br><br>
	</li>

	<li><b>Instantiations</b> Instantiations&#146' newly enhanced CodePro AnalytiX Server now offers modern, agile and innovative software analysis
	tools for use in mainstream development organizations. It automates Java code auditing, metrics, code coverage, JUnit test
	results and reports through a new management dashboard. It integrates into automated build system using Ant or Maven and
	returns actionable results to both developers and managers automatically.<br>
	<a href="http://www.instantiations.com/press/release/080317.html" target="blank">http://www.instantiations.com/press/release/080317.html</a>
	<br><br>
	</li>

	<li><b>Klocwork, Inc.</b>, a global leader in automated source code analysis solutions for improving software security and
	quality, announced support for Carbide.c++, a family of Eclipse-based development tools supporting Symbian OS development
	on the S60 platform, the Series 80 platform, UIQ and MOAP. <br>
	<a href="http://www.klocwork.com/company/releases/KlocworkAnnounceSupportForCarbide.asp" target="blank">http://www.klocwork.com/company/releases/KlocworkAnnounceSupportForCarbide.asp</a>
	</li>

	<li><b>MicroDoc</b> specializes in code quality assurance and integrated development process support for enterprise and
	embedded Java software systems. The latest Eclipse based development is an implementation of the Fitnesse automated testing
	framework, which directly supports test execution on development workstations as well as on embedded systems.<br>
	<a href="http://www.eclipsecon.org/2008/?page=sub/&id=195" target="blank">http://www.eclipsecon.org/2008/?page=sub/&id=195</a>
	<br><br>
	</li>

	<li><b>OpenMake</b> Meister 7.2 will enhance the continuous integration process for Eclipse developers. Meister 7.2,
	release scheduled for May, includes the ability to automatically mashup the developers Eclipse IDE build with the
	Continuous Integration build running outside of Eclipse, preventing broken builds caused by source code changes that impact
	the build scripts. <br>
	<a href="http://www.openmakesoftware.com/press-releases/" target="blank">http://www.openmakesoftware.com/press-releases/</a>
	<br><br>
	</li>

	<li><b>Polarion Software</b> announces its ongoing support for the Subversive Team Provider project, and that it will sponsor a long
	talk by the Subversive project leader on integrating Subversion in Eclipse projects. Polarion will also host a BOF session
	with the Subversive project leader to discuss any and all topics related to Subversion.<br>
	<a href="http://www.polarion.com/company/press/archive2008/Polarion_Subversive_EclipseCon08.pdf" target="blank">http://www.polarion.com/company/press/archive2008/Polarion_Subversive_EclipseCon08.pdf</a>
	<br><br>
	</li>

	<li><b>ProSyst</b> has contributed the following specification components to Equinox: Initial Provisioning, IO Connector
	Service, Wire Admin Service and Declarative Services. ProSyst is an OSGi pioneer. The Open Source mBedded Server Equinox
	Edition from ProSyst is based on Eclipse Equinox and contains additional features and bundles. Our 120+ inhouse OSGi
	experts stand ready to provide Professional Services including Support Services for Equinox.<br>
	<a href="http://www.prosyst.com" target="blank">www.prosyst.com</a>
	<br><br>
	</li>

	<li><b>Protecode</b> developed the first automated preventative Intellectual Property management solution. The software
	plug-in unobtrusively manages IP by detecting 100% of external content, then logging, identifying and reporting pedigree
	during any stage of a software development project. Protecoding automatically creates a software Bill of Materials,
	offering a clean pedigree that ensures accurate use of licenses.<br>
	<a href="http://www.protecode.com" target="blank">www.protecode.com</a>
	<br><br>
	</li>

	<li><b>Replay Solutions</b> today announced sign-ups for trial downloads of new product ReplayDIRECTOR for Java EE, a
	unique record and replay technology with an Eclipse plug-in. ReplayDIRECTOR captures and re-executes java applications
	allowing developers, QA and production teams to easily and without the original issue infrastructure, reproduce
	non-reproducible bugs.<br>
	<a href="http://www.replaysolutions.com/news/news.php?id=29" target="blank">http://www.replaysolutions.com/news/news.php?id=29</a>
	<br><br>
	</li>

	<li><b>Research In Motion (RIM)</b> will be previewing a new plug-in that seamlessly integrates within the Eclipse
	environment enabling developers to create rich Java applications for the BlackBerry® platform. RIM will also be
	presenting a session on "Taking Applications Wireless with BlackBerry and Eclipse" on March 18 and hosting a
	"BlackBerry Developer Day" on March 19. <br>
	<a href="http://www.blackberry.com/go/eclipse" target="blank">www.blackberry.com/go/eclipse</a>
	<br><br>
	</li>

	<li><b>Skyway Software</b> announces that Skyway Visual Perspectives offers unique Eclipse plug-in capabilities for
	Spring. With Skyway Visual Perspectives, developers now can model their entire solution (including data structures,
	business logic and rich user-interfaces) or simply switch views and code whatever they need, whenever necessary.
	<a href="http://www.skywayperspectives.org." target="blank">Read More</a><br>
	<a href="http://www.skywaysoftware.com/lp/eclipsecon2008.php" target="blank">www.skywaysoftware.com/lp/eclipsecon2008.php</a>
	<br><br>
	</li>

	<li><b>SpringSource</b> today announced the availability of the SpringSource Tool Suite, which builds on the success of
	Eclipse, Mylyn and Spring IDE. It simplifies development of Spring-powered enterprise Java applications, dramatically
	reduces information overload and aggregates the best practices established by SpringSource consultants and the Spring
	community. To download starting March 18 please visit <a href="http://www.springsource.com/products/sts"
	target="blank">http://www.springsource.com/products/sts</a>.<br>
	<a href="http://www.springsource.com" target="blank">www.springsource.com</a>
	<br><br>
	</li>

	<li><b>Teamprise</b> announced the availability of Teamprise 3.0, its latest release of client applications providing
	Java and cross-platform development teams with full access to the application lifecycle management features of Visual
	Studio 2008 Team Foundation Server. Demonstrations were being given by Teamprise and Microsoft while co-exhibiting at
	EclipseCon 2008.<br>
	<a href="http://www.teamprise.com" target="blank">www.teamprise.com</a>
	<br><br>
	</li>

	<li><b>Virtutech, Inc.</b>, the leader in Virtualized Software Development (VSD), announced an initiative to accelerate the
	creation of standards for the VSD industry and to drive mainstream acceptance of VSD throughout the electronic systems
	business. Virtutech intends to leverage its expertise to propose, promote and support best practices, conventions and
	standards for VSD.<br>
	<a href="http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080310005300&newsLang=en" target="blank">http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080310005300&newsLang=en</a>
	</li>
	</ul>
	</p>

	<p><b>About the Eclipse Foundation</b><br>
	Eclipse is an open source community whose projects are focused on providing an extensible development platform and application
	frameworks for building software. Eclipse provides extensible tools and frameworks that span the software development
	lifecycle, including support for modeling, language development environments for Java, C/C++ and others, testing and
	performance, business intelligence, rich client applications and embedded development. A large, vibrant ecosystem of major
	technology vendors, innovative start-ups, universities and research institutions and individuals extend, complement and support
	the Eclipse Platform.</p>

	<p>The Eclipse Foundation is a not-for-profit, member supported corporation that hosts the Eclipse projects. Full details of
	Eclipse and the Eclipse Foundation are available at <a href="http://www.eclipse.org" target="blank">www.eclipse.org</a>.</p>

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