Difference between revisions of "EPIC On going Themes and Priorities"

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Themes and Priorities for Q3 and Q4 2006

FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY - DRAFT VERSION

Add special capabilities/visibility for Eclipse Foundation members.(MT)

• Special highlighting of member listings
• Eclipse Member logo attached to listing
• Special Search capabilities (i.e. "search for member plug-ins")

Improve Usability

• Redesign the home page to focus more on 'featured' plug-ins and less on news and forum posting
• When scanning list of plug-ins in a category, make it easier to see a summary without opening the plug-in entry.
• Require forum postings to be from registered users only.
• Administration - Improve the approval interface for news and new plugins.
• Administration - When new content is submitted send an email to the administrator.
• Add the ability to show related plug-ins from a plug-in page, ie the Amazon model of showing other books you might be interested in.
• Add category listing to the home page to enable quickier access to plug-in listings.

Increase Number of Plug-ins

• Outreach program to Eclipse member companies
• Migrate eclipse.org plug-in catalog to EPIC
• Add category for services and training

Increase traffic to EPIC

• Introduce Plug-in of the day on eclipse.org home page
• Start advertising campaign

Members Content pages

The idea of this program is that the Eclipse Foundation supply the content management tools, content creation tools for Members to be responsible for the content: create and enter data, maintain the data and provide dialogue about the information. The enforcement mechanics would be community responsibility. This program would be open only to members. Members can be Add-In Providers, associates, strategic Members, and committers.

• Each Member has opportunity and responsibility to supply information in a structured format. Some of the items might be:
  • Organization name
  • Eclipse Contact name and eMail
  • Marketing contacts and eMail
  • Business Development contacts and eMail

• Each Member has the opportunity to supply information about their "Eclipse" offerings. Some of this type of information might be:
  • Type of offering
    • Product
    • As is code and technology
    • Service Offering
    • Education Program
    • Support Program
  • Technology description highlights
  • Target audiences
  • Features functions
  • Benefits
  • Geography Distribution
  • Channels
  • How to order
  • Support
  • Warrantees

• Each Member has the opportunity to describe their go to market strategy and networking opportunities
• Each Member has the opportunity to describe their Partner programs. For example:
  • Partner program descriptions,
  • Eligibility,
  • Membership requirements, program requirements,
  • Key initiatives
  • Contact information
  • Program Scope

Integration with Eclispe Open Source Community Plug-ins

• Under the program there would be a single information repository for all Eclipse Realted Technology and offerings. The Current EPIC approach of provideing a asset listing opportunity for any registered orgznization or individual would be modified to include a listing of the Open Source Plug-ins and frameworks.
• Each Eclipe project would have the opportunity and responsibility to list their technology in in the EPIC Technology Registry.
• Each Eclipe Project would have the opportunity to lsit their technology in the Members Content Pages.
• Like all entities that produce Eclispe Based Technology the individuals and organizatins are encuraged to participate but theya re under no obligationis to particiapte.

Integration with Eclipse Open Source Community Plug-ins

• Under the program there would be a single information repository for all Eclipse Related Technology and offerings. The Current EPIC approach of providing a asset listing opportunity for any registered organization or individual would be modified to include a listing of the Open Source Plug-ins and frameworks.
• Each Eclipse project would have the opportunity and responsibility to list their technology in the EPIC Technology Registry.
• Each Eclipse Project would have the opportunity to lsit their technology in the Members Content Pages.
• Like all entities that produce Eclipse Based Technology the individuals and organizations are encouraged to participate but theya re under no obligationis to participate.

Outreach Programs

• EPIC would enable the creation of topical communities who desire to form a community, network with other individuals of similar interest and values. Some of these communiteis could include:
  • Embedded
  • Linux
  • Partner programs with Sun"s custoemrs and pratners includeing Migration utilites for

NetBeans.

• • Partner programs with Microsoft's custoemrs and pratners includeing Migration utilites for NetBeans.
  • Educatin programs for computer science or engineering
  • Busienss Development wihtin particular geographies
• EPIC via the Eclispe Foundation and others would provide the tools to eanble the community to form, propser and build the necessary infrastructure.