ECF is a framework for building distributed servers, applications, and tools. It provides a modular implementation of the OSGi Remote Services standard and implements the OSGi RSA Specification. ECF 3.8.1 also supports REST-based and SOAP-based remote services and asynchronous messaging for remote services.
New and Noteworthy: http://www.eclipse.org/ecf/NewAndNoteworthy.html
See the ECF Wiki for examples, tutorials, other documentation, as well as plans and efforts currently underway for future releases.
http://www.eclipse.org/ecf
http://wiki.eclipse.org/EIG:Integrators_Guide
http://wiki.eclipse.org/EUG:Users_Guide