With the introduction of the Rich Client Platform (RCP), Eclipse became the pick of the bunch for many companies who are working on rich client application development projects.

This is true not only for IT providers, but also for typical IT consumers (e.g. in the automotive industry). Eclipse provides a stable basis, so that application developers can concentrate on solving the business problems at hand instead of creating a technical framework. But there is still a lot missing to be a truly universal platform. Since Eclipse has its roots in the IDE area, the RCP lacks features which are needed in an enterprise context (e.g. integration with enterprise security systems, client/server communication support, etc.). Also, Eclipse is built for IT professionals. Typical application users often require other human-computer interaction concepts (like specific widgets or interaction schemes). Today, many application development projects create their own concepts and custom components to fill the gap.

This symposium aims at collecting experiences and requirements in this field. As a minimal goal it results in a wish list for further development of the RCP. But it might also identify redundant work, which could result in new projects (e.g. hosted by Eclipse Foundation), where companies share efforts to create components which support their day to day business needs.

See the symposia format page for a description of how this Symposium will be held.