Welcome to Eclipse Now, the EclipseSource newsletter.  In this issue we're featuring our most popular blog posts, along with pointers to downloading the Eclipse 3.5.1 update and our Equinox and OSGi jumpstart webinar.   There's also product news - we're introducing virtual classroom courses and announcing the successful TÜV-certification of Yoxos SecureSource.

We've introduced a new format (and infrastructure) for the newsletter and look forward to your feedback!  Email us at info@eclipsesource.com.

Highlights from EclipseSource Blog Posts

Here are the most popular blog posts since our last newsletter:

• Eclipse 3.6 M3 (Helios) — available for download
  Find out what's in store for the next major Eclipse release.
• Eclipse 3.5.1 (Galileo SR1) is out!
  Galileo was released in June - this service release includes over 200 important bugfixes and improvements
• Maven in Eclipse
  Here's a look at Maven in Eclipse and the tools currently available. 
• Git at Eclipse
  Read our first impressions of Git and the Eclipse JGit / EGit projects.

Download Eclipse 3.5.1 and view the Equinox OSGi Jumpstart webinar

Download Eclipse 3.5.1 from our mirrors.
Select Customize Download and use our wizard to create your individual feature set.

View the Equinox and OSGi Jumpstart Webinar
We recorded Jeff McAffer and Chris Aniszczyk's presentation of their half day jumpstart into Equinox and OSGi.  You can view the video in 6 parts on our website.

Yoxos SecureSource Eclipse Plug-in Repository is TÜV certified

EclipseSource has received TÜV certification for its SecureSource product and its proprietary process for validating and securing open source components.  This means that developers can subscribe to a library of thousands of Eclipse features that are declared trustworthy by an internationally recognized security standards body.  Read more in the blog by Jordi Boehme Lopez, the Yoxos team lead and in the press release.

You can subscribe to our standards compliant secure library for a special introductory price.  Contact Pete O'Blenis for more information at info@eclipsesource.com.

Introducing Online courses at EclipseSource

Take advantage of globally distributed learning with EclipseSource's Virtual Classroom program.   Bootstrap your Eclipse Runtime projects with an online course on RCP, RAP or Equinox and OSGi.  The courses are led by our team of Eclipse committers and developers.  Here are a few of the upcoming dates:

• Eclipse RCP Development - 4 days
  November 30-December 3rd, 2009 - 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Eastern
• Equinox and OSGi - 3 days
  February 22-24, 2010 - 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Eastern
• RAP for Java Developers - 4 days
  February 1-4, 2010 - 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Eastern
• RAP for RCP Developers - 2 days
  February 8-9, 2010 - 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Pacific

Visit the complete training schedule.