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Eclipse conference features ALM, rich-client technologies

Multiple projects move in various stages

Software as a service: The next big thing

Applications are evolving in a Web ecosystem. Will enterprises one day get their key applications through the Web?

Does agile programming lack agility?

Software exec notes that agile seems to be mostly about processes and tools instead of individuals

EclipseCon reflects IDE’s rise as plug-in platform of choice

But no one said it would be easy: Transitioning can bring undesirable complexities

In Brief: Sun delivers NetBeans Enterprise Pack for Mac developers

In Brief: iTKO releases LISA 3 for complete SOA testing

In brief: Switchvox brings voice, apps convergence to SMBs

Also in Brief: Adobe offers beta of XMP Toolkit; Lenovo unwraps new partner program; Nexis Web site now gives big-picture view; Asetek teases enthusiasts with 5.5GHz P4 system; Telelogic acquires I-Logix; Avaya boosts software, adds SIP P2P phone; Jc

News analysis: Has Eclipse gotten too big?

As the organization spreads into more open source areas, some projects will inevitably fail while others succeed, co-founder says

Microsoft builds bridges with Live Clipboard

Ray Ozzie's new code example brings Windows and Web applications closer together

Amazon provides storage for developers

The S3 service, aimed at software d runs on top of the storage infrastructure on which Amazon runs its own Web sites and offers 99.99 percent availability