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-<h2><img src="../../intro/css/images/ecf_intro.gif">Eclipse Communication Framework (ECF) Overview</h2>
+<h1><img src="../../intro/css/images/ecf_intro.gif">Eclipse Communication Framework (ECF)</h1>
 
-<h3>Introduction</h4>
-ECF is two things:
+<h2>Introduction</h2>
+ECF has two major uses:
 <ol>
-<li>For <a href="#users">Users</a>:  Instant Messaging (IM), Chat, File Sharing, Voice-Over-IP (VOIP), 
-Real-Time Collaboration
+<li>For <a href="#users">Users</a>:  ECF provides Instant Messaging (IM), Chat, File Sharing, Voice-Over-IP (VOIP), 
+Real-Time Group Collaboration
 </li>
 <li>For <a href="#developers">Developers</a>:  A framework (set of APIs) for developers to add communications functions to their tools and applications</li>
 </ol>
-<h3><a name="users"/>Users</h3>
+<h2><a name="users"/>Using ECF Applications</h2>
+<p>
+Upon installation, ECF creates a new perspective for the workspace called 'Communications'.  To access this perspective, click on the 'Communications'
+button in the upper right of the workspace:</p>
 
 <img src="images/commperspectiveselect.png">
+
+<p></p>
+
+<p>Then you will be presented with the <b>Communications Perspective</b>:</p>
 <img src="images/commperspective.png">
 
-<h3><a name="developers"/>Developers</h3>
+<p>Your initial exposure to the Communications Perspective will not have active connections, and it will be necessary to create connections to the desire communications services via
+the toolbar widgets</p>
+<img src="images/commperspectivewidgets.png">
+<p></p>
+<p>If you like, you can add these widgets to other perspectives (i.e. the Java, Debug, Plug-in Development, Resource, Team Synchronizing, and/or other perspectives).  This is done
+by showing the desired perspective, and selecting from the menu:</p>
+<ul>
+<li>Window->Customize Perspective...</li>
+<li>Commands (tab)</li>
+<li>Select Communications check box</li>
+<li>Choose OK button</li>
+</ul>
+<p>Then the ECF Connection widgets will appear in the toolbar of the given perspective.</p>
+
+<h3>Useful Links</h3>
+    <p>ECF Project Home Page: <a href="http://www.eclipse.org/ecf">http://www.eclipse.org/ecf</a></p>
+    <p>ECF Extras Home Page (Skype, JMS, and Yahoo providers): <a href="http://ecf1.osuosl.org">http://ecf1.osuosl.org/ecf</a></p>
+    <p>ECF Wiki: <a href="http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/Eclipse_Communication_Framework_Project">http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/Eclipse_Communication_Framework_Project</a></p>
+	<p>New and Noteworthy: <a href="http://www.eclipse.org/ecf/NewAndNoteworthy.html">http://www.eclipse.org/ecf/NewAndNoteworthy.html</a></p>
+<hr>
+<h2><a name="developers"/>Developers</h2>
 
     The Eclipse Communication Framework (ECF) 
     provides APIs that simplify the creation of interoperable, extensible, reliable distributed applications.
-    The framework is useful for aiding the creation of plugins, tools, 
-    or full <a href="http://www.eclipse.org/rcp">Eclipse RCP</a> applications, that require 
-    client-server and/or peer-to-peer messaging and communications.  
     <br> <br>
-    ECF also provides a simple-but-general component model for distributed applications,
-    and a growing library of reusable components for this component model.  Communications components such as 
-    service lookup and discovery, presence and instant messaging, file sharing, pub/sub messaging, and others are provided by the 
-    framework and third parties, which may be used/reused by developers for creating communication-enabled tools and applications.
-    <br><br>
-    Further, using ECF extension points, programmers can easily extend ECF itself by implementing an 'ECF protocol provider'.  
-    Such custom implementations allow interoperability with any desired (proprietary or open) communications protocols.  
-    <br><br>Finally, ECF also provides fully functional example applications using these APIs...such as XMPP (Jabber) Instant
-    Messaging/chat, file and URL-sharing, real-time model sharing, and collaborative editing.
-    
     
     <h3>Useful Links</h3>
-    <p>ECF Home Page: <a href="http://www.eclipse.org/ecf">http://www.eclipse.org/ecf</a>
-    <p>ECF Extras Home Page (Skype, JMS, and Yahoo providers): <a href="http://ecf1.osuosl.org">http://ecf1.osuosl.org/ecf</a>
-    <p>ECF Wiki: <a href="http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/Eclipse_Communication_Framework_Project">http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/Eclipse_Communication_Framework_Project</a>
+    <p>ECF Project Home Page: <a href="http://www.eclipse.org/ecf">http://www.eclipse.org/ecf</a></p>
+    <p>ECF Extras Home Page (Skype, JMS, and Yahoo providers): <a href="http://ecf1.osuosl.org">http://ecf1.osuosl.org/ecf</a></p>
+    <p>ECF Wiki: <a href="http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/Eclipse_Communication_Framework_Project">http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/Eclipse_Communication_Framework_Project</a></p>
+	<p>New and Noteworthy: <a href="http://www.eclipse.org/ecf/NewAndNoteworthy.html">http://www.eclipse.org/ecf/NewAndNoteworthy.html</a></p>
+	<p>API Documentation: <a href="">http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/SOMETHNG</a></p>
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