Eclipse Database Design Plugin

Source: Linux PR

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Visual Paradigm DB Visual ARCHITECT for Eclipse (DBVA-EC) is a full-featured Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) plug-in for Eclipse which acts as a bridge between object model, data model and relational database. DBVA-EC provides a modeling environment for object model and data model by class diagram, EJB diagram and entity relationship diagram which truly conform to full UML 2.0 diagrams and notations.

Visual Paradigm DB Visual ARCHITECT for Eclipse (DBVA-EC) is a full-featured Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) plug-in for Eclipse which acts as a bridge between object model, data model and relational database. DBVA-EC provides a modeling environment for object model and data model by class diagram, EJB diagram and entity relationship diagram which truly conform to full UML 2.0 diagrams and notations.


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Become an Eclipse hotkey showoff

Source: ComputerWorld

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The great thing about Eclipse is that it's so feature-rich. If you can't find a feature, then either you just haven't looked hard enough or there's a plug-in that adds it. The worst thing about Eclipse is also that it's so feature-rich. The tool bars are crowded, the menus are congested, and the configuration dialogs remind me of the Minotaur's labyrinth (although configuration is much better in Version 3.1). Even experienced Eclipse programmers are slow and clumsy users. I've looked over countless colleagues' shoulders and blurted out "Control-Shift-T" (open type) when seeing them struggling to find a class in the Eclipse navigation pane. And with a small conscious time investment, you too can stop fumbling around in Eclipse and become a hotkey showoff.

Proficiency in Eclipse is not only good for your own productivity (I know, contractors paid by the hour tend to favor text editors), but also for your curriculum vitae (CV). Since Eclipse is surfacing on many Java job descriptions these days, it has become a good buzzword to have on your CV. I put it on mine between POJO (plain-old Java object) and POJI (plain-old Java interface). More and more companies are moving to Eclipse since it's free and generally accepted by programmers, except for the few diehard IntelliJ and Emacs enthusiasts.

So that your CV isn't all lies and/or to help increase your programming productivity, in this article, I give you a few Eclipse productivity tips.


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Eclipse Foundation Approves Open Platform for Application Lifecycle Management

Source: sys-con

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"The goal of Eclipse is to create a universal development platform to enable global enterprises to develop software more efficiently," said Mike Milinkovich, Executive Director of the Eclipse Foundation, Inc., as the announcement was made that the Application Lifecycle Framework (ALF) project, an Eclipse technology project and proposed by Serena Software on April 30 of this year, has been approved by the Eclipse Foundation

"Serena is committed to creating solutions that help organizations manage IT change across the application lifecycle," said Kevin Parker (pictured), Vice President of Market Development at Serena. "By leading and driving this effort, Serena is helping to form and shape the outcome of the ALF project and thus the future of the industry, through a framework that allows vendors and customers to maximize productivity from their chosen ALM technologies. We aim to eliminate the shortcomings of point-to-point integrations and provide the interoperability needed to successfully manage customer application lifecycles."

"Projects such as ALF enable vendors and users alike to provide the vision, innovation and resources to enhance the Eclipse platform," Milinkovich added.

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Eclipse Grows, Thanks to Users

Source: DevSource.com

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The Eclipse Foundation is looking to branch the Eclipse open-source development platform into several key areas, including life-cycle support, modeling, embedded systems, data management and systems management, a top official of the organization said.

Speaking at the EclipseWorld conference here, Mike Milinkovich, executive director of the Eclipse Foundation, said that in addition to projects in all of these areas, Eclipse also will be forming a project to work on SOA (service-oriented architecture).

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'Eclipse Effect' Will Drive Open Source Channel Business

Source: CRN

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Plans for an Eclipse Application Lifecycle Framework (ALF) will open up new opportunities for open source developers and systems integrators, executives said at EclipseWorld.

At the New York conference this week, Eclipse Foundation Executive Director Mike Milinkovich said the evolution of the Eclipse Java IDE into a full-fledged application lifecycle management (ALM) platform will spur more commercial activity on the open source development environment over the next 12 months.

Led by leading Application Lifecycle Management ISV Serena Software and approved by the foundation on July 27, the Application Lifecycle Framework project is expected to be completed in the fall of 2006. Customers including Countrywide and UBS sit on the ALF board.

"In the future we see Eclipse becoming a complete development platform with full application development lifecycle capabilities. It's still early, but tool integration is only one of the areas that will grow in importance," said Milinkovich, noting that ALF will serve as the glue that will enable interoperability between various tools and create a network effect benefiting ISVs, vendors and channel partners.


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LogicLibrary Extends Commitment to Industry Standards by Joining OASIS

Source: BusinessWire

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LogicLibrary(R), the leading provider of software development asset (SDA) management tools, today announced it has become a member of OASIS, the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards. Brent Carlson, LogicLibrary's co-founder and vice president of technology, will serve on the OASIS Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Adoption Blueprints Technical Committee.

The OASIS SOA Adoption Blueprints Committee will produce a series of vendor- and specification-neutral business requirements designed to guide organizations with their SOA projects. Other members of the Committee include Adobe Systems, Booz Allen Hamilton, Capgemini, Infravio, MW2 Consulting, and Software AG, as well as many end user organizations.

"The successful deployment and advancement of Web services and SOAs, relies on the successful creation and acceptance of a clear set of industry standards," said Brent Carlson. "OASIS has done an exceptional job in leading the effort to develop these standards. LogicLibrary looks forward to contributing to the important work being done by the OASIS SOA Adoption Blueprints Committee."

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LogicLibrary, Eclipse make SOA moves

Source: Computerworld

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With SOA gaining prominence as an IT concept, LogicLibrary and the Eclipse Foundation are embarking on efforts geared toward accommodating this trend.

LogicLibrary on Tuesday revealed it has become a member of OASIS. The decision to join follows on the heels of OASIS's recent decision to develop blueprints for effective SOA architectures. The company, which offers the Logidex metadata repository, will have its vice president of technology, Brent Carlson, serve on the OASIS SOA Adoption Blueprints Technical Committee.


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Eclipse Data Tools Platform Project

Source: SDA India Magazine

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The Eclipse Foundation, an open source community committed to the development of a universal development platform, and Sybase, Inc., a leading
provider of enterprise infrastructure and mobile software, today announced approval of the new Data Tools Platform (DTP) project proposal. Submitted by Sybase in February, the DTP project will provide a comprehensive set of data management frameworks and a representative suite of data management tools, which are essential for data centric application development.

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Bug-repelling graphical programming tool plugs into Eclipse platform

Source: EETAsia

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The xState Developer from AGP Micro Ltd is a state-machine-based graphical programming tool for developers of embedded and real-time systems that harnesses graphical hierarchical state-machine notation to cut the number of software bugs in event-based logic.
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xState Developer works as a plug-in for the Eclipse 3.0 and 3.1 platform as well as integrated development environments derived from Eclipse 3.0 that run on Windows XP and Linux/GTK2. The price is $1,050 per developer seat. E-mail and telephone support is optional. xState Developer will be available after Sept. 13, 2005.

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Linux News: Commentary : The Open Source Buyers' Market

Source: LinuxInsider

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For buyers, what's not to love about open source? A well-informed vendor should be able to sit down with a client and explain to them their options: "You can either build it yourself for X dollars, or you can assemble a stack of open source solutions and modify them to fit your needs for Y

One of the by-products of the increased profile of the open source movement is the impact it is having on the health of the software development market. The curiosity generated by the press coverage of open source projects is translating into an increased number of enquiries to vendors. The Web development market in particular is seeing a resurgence, and everyone is benefiting, both buyers and sellers.

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