 Statement of direction - March 2007
Enterprise Generation Language To increase the flexibility of IBM Software Delivery Platform, IBM is introducing a new modular approach to packaging selected components. The first step in this modularization is to decouple the Enterprise Generation Language (EGL) development environment from the Eclipse-based Software Delivery Platform products in which it has been hosted (for example, IBM Rational Application Developer, WebSphere Development Studio Client) and to make it available as an EGL extension, a separately orderable and installable product feature. WebSphere Development Studio Client V7.0 therefore does not contain any EGL development tools. IBM is currently updating and enhancing the EGL development tools and plans to make them available in early 2007, maintaining full upward compatibility with previous versions of EGL. WebSphere Development Studio Client V6 customers who currently use EGL should continue to develop EGL applications using WebSphere Development Studio Client V6 until the equivalent EGL functionality becomes available as a product extension to WebSphere Development Studio Client V7.0 and the other Software Delivery Platform products. These customers will be entitled to obtain the EGL Extension product. All statements regarding IBM's plans, directions, and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice. | 
