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Android Development Tools for Eclipse vs Openfire

A side-by-side look at Android Development Tools for Eclipse and Openfire. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Android Development Tools for Eclipse

Android Development Tools for Eclipse

Development

Android Development Tools (ADT) is a plugin for the Eclipse IDE that provides a powerful, integrated environment for building Android apps. ADT extends the capabilities of Eclipse to let you quickly set up new Android projects, build an app UI, debug apps, export signed or unsigned .apk files, and more.

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Openfire

Openfire

Social & Communications

Openfire is an open source instant messaging and chat server. It uses the XMPP protocol and can be configured to work with many chat clients such as Spark, Pidgin, and Web clients. It is written in Java and has features like group chat, messaging archive, and plugins.

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