<s>
EclipseLink	B-Language
is	O
the	O
open	O
source	O
Eclipse	O
Persistence	O
Services	O
Project	O
from	O
the	B-Application
Eclipse	I-Application
Foundation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
provides	O
an	O
extensible	O
framework	O
that	O
allows	O
Java	B-Language
developers	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
various	O
data	O
services	O
,	O
including	O
databases	O
,	O
web	O
services	O
,	O
Object	O
XML	O
mapping	O
(	O
OXM	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
enterprise	B-General_Concept
information	I-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
(	O
EIS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EclipseLink	B-Language
supports	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
persistence	O
standards	O
including	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
EclipseLink	B-Language
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
TopLink	B-Library
product	O
from	O
which	O
Oracle	B-Application
contributed	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
EclipseLink	B-Language
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
contribution	O
was	O
from	O
TopLink	B-Library
's	O
11g	O
code	O
base	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
entire	O
code-base/feature	O
set	O
was	O
contributed	O
,	O
with	O
only	O
EJB	B-Language
2	O
Container-Managed	O
Persistence	O
(	O
CMP	O
)	O
and	O
some	O
minor	O
Oracle	B-Language
Application	I-Language
Server	I-Language
specific	O
integration	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
differs	O
from	O
the	O
TopLink	B-Library
Essentials	O
GlassFish	B-Language
contribution	O
,	O
which	O
did	O
not	O
include	O
some	O
key	O
enterprise	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TopLink	B-Library
Mapping	O
Workbench	O
user	O
interface	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
contributed	O
to	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EclipseLink	B-Language
is	O
the	O
intended	O
path	O
forward	O
for	O
persistence	O
for	O
Oracle	B-Application
and	O
TopLink	B-Library
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
intended	O
that	O
the	O
next	O
major	O
release	O
of	O
Oracle	B-Library
TopLink	I-Library
will	O
include	O
EclipseLink	B-Language
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
next	O
major	O
release	O
of	O
Oracle	B-Language
Application	I-Language
Server	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
EclipseLink	B-Language
supports	O
usage	O
in	O
an	O
OSGi	B-Application
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sun	O
Microsystems	O
has	O
selected	O
the	O
EclipseLink	B-Language
project	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
reference	O
implementation	O
for	O
JPA	O
2.0.	O
,	O
Oracle	B-Application
did	O
the	O
same	O
for	O
JPA	O
2.1	O
and	O
later	O
JPA	O
specifications	O
.	O
</s>
