NEWS: IBM Makes Cross Platform Development Easier With Eclipse
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Investors.com reports on IBM’s Eclipse development environment which uis intended to make cross platform development for OS X and Linux easier.
From the article, IBM Takes On Windows With Eclipse Programs:
Reviving an old feud with Microsoft’s (MSFT) Windows, IBM (IBM) is launching Linux and Macintosh versions of its most popular software — and vowing to help other software makers do the same.
Following up on last month’s release of Linux and Mac* versions of its Lotus Notes calendar program, IBM this week plans to release compatible versions of Sametime, its instant-messaging software.
The new programs — developed on an open-source platform called Eclipse — is part of a bigger strategy to cash in on the growth of Linux and other open-source software.
“This is a huge business opportunity,” said Scott Handy, who heads up IBM’s open-source software efforts.
The Eclipse Rich-Client Platform lets software makers easily create programs that run equally well on Microsoft Windows, Linux and Apple Computer (AAPL) Macintoshes. IBM created Eclipse and remains a big supporter of the Eclipse Foundation, a trade group that promotes it.
Eclipse uses Sun Microsystems’ (SUNW) Java language, though the group has no formal ties to the IBM rival. After creating Eclipse to overshadow Sun, IBM ceded control of the platform in 2004.
*CrossOSS note: Lotus Notes client for Mac has existed for several years.