Java is the most widely-used programming language in the enterprise, with over 9 million practititioners worldwide. The Java language and Java Virtual Machine (JVM) are used globally by nearly all major commercial software companies (Oracle, IBM, SAP, etc.), as well as large-scale open source projects like the Openbravo ERP Platform to provide the performance, developer productivity, and code quality required by mission-critical applications. The large number of enterprise-grade open source infrastructure and developer tools and frameworks written in Java make it the obvious choice for major server-side software development initiatives.
JasperSoft Studio is an Eclipse-based open source visual report designer that generates xml-based report definitions run by the JasperReports engine embedded in the Openbravo ERP Platform. If you have ever used a banded report writer like Crystal Reports, you will be immediately comfortable with JasperSoft Studio.
iReport Designer is a standalone open source visual report designer that generates xml-based report definitions run by the JasperReports engine embedded in the Openbravo ERP Platform. If you have ever used a banded report writer like Crystal Reports, you will be immediately comfortable with iReport Designer.
Eclipse is a widely-used open source development platform comprised of extensible frameworks, tools and runtimes for building, deploying and managing software across the lifecycle. It is used globally by many enterprise open source projects like the Openbravo ERP Platform to enhance developer productivity and code quality.