The adoption of Eclipse in conventional software circles such as rich desktop and internet applications, middleware and servers continues to accelerate. With this increase in use comes an increase in typical IT requirements -- support, extension, custom technology, management, etc. EclipseSource delivers industrial strength backing for one of the most popular open source platforms.
With leadership roles in over ten key Eclipse projects, EclipseSource provides coverage for all essential Eclipse runtime technology under one roof. The new organization has staff in North America and Europe and a truly global customer base ranging from Fortune 100 corporations to individual developers.
"This creates a win-win-win situation in Eclipse where the ecosystem gets the technology and support they need, projects get an infusion of attention to new and existing areas and we get to have fun working in a fantastic community,” says Jeff McAffer of Code 9. Jeff McAffer, based in Ottawa, Canada will provide technical leadership to EclipseSource while Jochen Krause, of Innoopract and based in Karlsruhe, Germany, will combine technical and business skills to lead the combined effort.
"An agile organization with capabilities in all these areas is impressive and has a huge business potential," says Richard Seibt, CEO of the Open Source Business Foundation and former CEO / board member at IBM, United Interned, SuSE, Novell. "This is an effort to watch over the coming months."
“I am happy to see this evolution in the Eclipse ecosystem. Enabling symbiotic relationships between open source technology leaders and the industry is a model that is going to have a big impact”, says Skip McGaughey, Executive Director of the Open Health Tools Foundation and former Chairman of the Eclipse Board of Stewards.
EclipseSource offers commercial users a previously unattainable level of participation in open source – maximizing the benefits for users and and producers alike.
About Code9
Code 9 is an Eclipse technology company focused on Equinox and other runtime technologies at Eclipse. Based in Ottawa, Canada, Code 9 is composed of Eclipse project leaders and committers from various parts of North America. The team works with customers to accelerate and refine their adoption of Eclipse in server and rich client scenarios through custom technology, mentoring, and developer support. Code 9 also provides production support for Equinox- and Eclipse-based systems.
About Innoopract
Innoopract is a leading provider of services, software and distribution for Eclipse. With offices in Portland, Oregon and Karlsruhe, Germany, Innoopract helps companies with the implementation of their Eclipse strategies. In 2003, Innoopract was elected into the Eclipse Consortium and is currently a strategic member of the Eclipse Foundation. Innoopract provides add-on tools, consulting, support, custom development, training and open source distribution and management services. Its product offerings include the Yoxos Eclipse Distribution and the Rich Ajax Platform (RAP) toolset for streamlined development of modular Ajax web applications.
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Contact:
Jochen Krause
EclipseSource
Innoopract
+49 721 6647 330
jkrause (at) eclipsesource (dot) com
Jeff McAffer
EclipseSource
Code 9
jeff (at) eclipsesource (dot) com