Blog Posts

This week I am in Tokyo speaking at a number of events and meeting with a number of member companies. This is my first time in Japan so I’m pretty excited about the trip, even though the jetlag already has me reeling. The first event I am speaking at is...

One of the really cool things about Eclipse is that there is lots of Eclipse events going on all around the world. These are events organized by people in the Eclipse community and in the native language. For instance, NTT Comware, Hitachi, Fujitsui, NEC and IBM Japan have started an...

One of the interesting things about Eclipse is trying to define exactly what the label means. There is no doubt that it is an overloaded term. Eclipse is a plug-in based platform for building and integrating tools. And now with RCP, a platform for building and integrating applications. Eclipse is...

I just noticed that Tim Boudreau at Sun has taken down his recent blog that was very negative about Eclipse. Seems like he was having a bad day. As someone who on occassion has sent a couple of late night e-mails that I later regret, I can certainly relate. I...

I am very fortunate to have a professional position which I thoroughly enjoy. Really, not that many people get to have a job that they are really passionate about. Over time, I expect that this blog will be filled with postings about Eclipse and its various developments. That’s what I...

Welcome to my first ever web log. This is where I plan on documenting some of my thoughts and experiences as the Executive Director of the Eclipse Foundation.

Have you noticed that ever since EclipseCon, Sun has turned up the noise and FUD level with respect to Eclipse. I am disappointed that Sun is taking the low road but it seems they are a bit panicked about some of the success Eclipse is enjoying. I am a big...

When I first started at Eclipse, I was truly surprised of the number of products that are based on Eclipse. Most people know about IBM’s commitment and use of Eclipse in their Websphere Studio products. However a lot of people, including myself, might no know that there are many more...

Welcome to my new blog. I am the Director of Marketing for the Eclipse Foundation. I hope to use this blog to highlight some of the wonderful products, success and activities in the Eclipse ecosystem. I also hope to hear from people using Eclipse and get feedback on how the...