Eclipse marks five years of expansion

If you'd like to study how open-source development has transformed the software industry, look no farther than Eclipse which celebrates it fifth anniversary on Monday.

Founded by IBM in 2001 as an open-source project, the now-independent Eclipse Foundation has built its market clout by attracting many software vendors to collaborate. Its development software is popular with end customers as well: Eclipse claims 2.25 million users worldwide.
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