The Eclipse project will create an Eclipse plug-in that will allow a developer to model how objects written in Java can "map," or connect, to data stored in relational databases.

Eclipse is an open-source Integrated Development Environment (IDE) supported by IBM. Eclipse is a popular script creator for Java application development (Java SE and Java EE) and Android apps.

The purpose of the Oracle-led project is to promote usage of new database-access features being built into Java server software, Oracle executives said. The Eclipse initiative also allows Oracle ...

Oracle said this week it plans to transfer management of the Java EE project to an open-source foundation, such as Apache or Eclipse.