The document discusses the complexities and processes involved in delivering Eclipse software, emphasizing the challenges of shipping, user management, and the importance of effective delivery strategies. It outlines scenarios for packaging RCP applications, managing IDEs in enterprise settings, and integrating third-party tools to enhance user experience. The talk promotes using Genuitec's Pulse technology as a simplified rollout solution, suggesting a phased approach to incrementally leverage additional capabilities.

1. Shipping your Eclipse Product
End Users Delivered in 5 Minutes
Timothy Webb
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3. Delivering Eclipse
 Shipping Eclipse involves a broad range of activities
 Today’s talk focuses on real-world experiences and
solutions encountered when shipping Eclipse software
today’s talk
Setup Project Archive Tools Create Support Users
Release Software
Support Cycle
Development End
Project Start
Installer(s)
Share with Review Ship Release
Team Dependencies Provide Trials Trains
Define Tools Define Ship Updates Provide
Packages Patches
Review Track
Requirements QA Software Adoption Repeat.
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4. Prototypical Scenarios
Ship an RCP How to take an RCP and make it
Application available for non-Eclipse savvy
Manage IDEs in How to take control of the IDEs
an Enterprise used in an enterprise
Package an How to release a combination of
OEM Solution third-party tools to end-users
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5. Shipping is the Last Mile
 Left late in the development cycle, delivery is one of
the most complex challenges
 Disparate network configurations by users
 Necessity for disconnected lab-style installations
 Complex lifecycle of maintaining users
 Diagnosing problems with delivery requires tools
 Tracking adoption and tracking error conditions key
 Necessity for audit of system
 Auditing of installations and updates
 Auditing of administrative changes
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6. Key Delivery Decisions
Web Installer
Exposure Downloaded
Platform Installer
Release
Physical Media
Channels
Delivery
& Access Restrictions
& Control
Integrated
Update
In-Product
Services
Add-On
Software
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7. Short Path to RCP Delivery
 Code your product in Eclipse’s PDE
 Create your product & RCP application
 Package using an Eclipse installer technology
 Apply your branding and desired workflows
 Ship to your end-users
 Upload installer to your website
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8. Demonstration
Getting from Eclipse Workspace to Installer using OneInstall©
Code Build Package Install
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9. Decomposing Scenarios
Ship an RCP How to take an RCP and make it
Application available for non-Eclipse savvy
 Key objective is to provide your software without users
needing knowledge of Eclipse
“It’s just software to install like anything else…”
 Needs simple delivery, update via in-product and
installer, as well as lifecycle services
 End-user experience key to user first impressions
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10. Decomposing Scenarios
Manage IDEs in How to take control of the IDEs
an Enterprise used in an enterprise
 Key objective is to provide consistency to an
engineering workforce allowing better collaboration
 Needs end-user empowerment services to ensure team
effectiveness and simple delivery of team’s tools
 Requires low resistance to adoption by easy transition
into the managed IDE space and integration with the
enterprise’s existing services
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11. Decomposing Scenarios
Package an How to release a combination of
OEM Solution third-party tools to end-users
 Key objective is to create a single deliverable for
heterogeneous & complementary technologies
 Needs the ability to manage inter-dependencies and
deliver non-Eclipse software as part of solution
 End-user experience and requirements may be tailored
based on particular solution needs
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12. Review of Delivery Lifecycle
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13. Demonstration
Simplified software updates using OneInstall©
Enhance Re-build Package Update
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14. Shipping to All
 Delivery involves shipping software to multiple bases
 Delivery to new and existing users
 Delivery to trial software users
 Delivery to quality assurance teams
 Delivery to specific users for pre-screening of fixes
 Software releases imply multiple release trains
 Plan for how parallel releases will be managed
 Mitigate risk by tooling which enables promotion of
software without redefining or rebuilding settings
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15. Delivery in Your Organization
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16. Delivering with Pulse OneInstall©
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17. Shipping Eclipse in Closing
 Choosing the right technology simplifies rollout
 Plan for your ultimate delivery solution –
use only what you need today
 Leverage additional capabilities incrementally
 Genuitec & Pulse provide unified solutions to delivery
 Pulse’s latest features available in 4 years worth of Eclipse
 Pulse is a proven and robust technology
 Genuitec understands the problem space
 For case studies on Pulse and complex scenarios see:
 http://www.poweredbypulse.com/pulse_resources.php
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18. Q&A
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