Hello Eclipse Tractus‑X community,

We are about to start the test phase (03.11.2025 - 21.11.2025) for Release 25.12. Below you'll find the key meetings and quick facts — visit the Open Meetings page for session links, agendas, and additional resources.

Key meetings​

• Briefing — Testing Phase for R25.12

  • Date: Monday, 20 October 2025
  • Time: 08:30 — 09:30 (local timezone shown on the Open Meetings page)
  • Purpose: Prepare for the test phase, clarify the test process, and review Release Check Issues.

• Kick‑Off — Testing Phase for R25.12

  • Date: Monday, 3 November 2025
  • Time: 08:30 — 09:00
  • Purpose: Provide updates on deployment status and answer questions about the test phase.

• Eclipse Tractus‑X — E2E Test Phase Daily (R25.12)

  • Occurs every weekday: 4 November 2025 — 21 November 2025
  • Time: 08:30 — 09:00
  • Purpose: Onboarding and deployment status on the INT environment, defect/blocker updates, and test status across participating products.

Where to find details​

All meeting links and resources are published on the Open Meetings page (look under "One-time meetings"):

• Briefing - Testing Phase for R25.12
• Kick-Off - Testing Phase for R25.12
• Eclipse Tractus‑X — E2E Test Phase Daily (R25.12)

Join the conversation​

• Test Management Matrix Chat: https://matrix.to/#/#tractusx-test-management:matrix.eclipse.org

Contact​

If you have questions about the test phase setup, test environments, or participation:

• Monika Jacobsen — Test Management — monika.jacobsen@catena-x.net

We look forward to your participation and support during the test phase.

— The Release & Test Management Team

Hello, Eclipse Tractus-X Community!

Collaboration drives the success of Eclipse Tractus-X, and we are excited to invite you to the Release Planning sessions for R26.03! These sessions are your chance to shape the roadmap, align with the community, and ensure a well-structured release.

Rooms for Discussion and Planning:

• Release Management
• Test Management

Key Information:

• Dates and Times: Listed for each session below.
• Resources: Visit our open meetings page for all session links and additional documentation.
• Preparation Materials: Ensure readiness by reviewing the provided templates, guidelines, and your own features.

We look forward to seeing you there and working together to make R26.03 a success!

Dear Eclipse Tractus-X- and Dataspace-Community,

The Eclipse Tractus-X Community Days serve as a platform for collaboration, innovation, and knowledge exchange within the Tractus-X ecosystem. Building on the success of previous events, this fifth edition brings together industry leaders, developers, and open source enthusiasts to help shape the future of digital transformation in the automotive industry.

If you'd like to be involved — whether through a presentation, workshop, or sharing a use case — we'd be glad to hear from you and welcome your contribution to this vibrant community gathering.

New Tutorial Available​

Based on the upstream Identity Hub, one of our brave proud committers Carlos Diez Rodriguez, has created an effective tutorial which will guide you from 0 to hero on how to start developing with the Eclipse Tractus-X Identity Hub!

You will find the tutorial here:

https://eclipse-tractusx.github.io/docs/tutorials/identity-hub

What are our objectives?​

We are restarting the development of the Identity Hub (Wallet) in Eclipse Tractus-X.

Our objectives are the following:

• Create a well documented identity hub using the Eclipse Dataspace Components framework.
• Implement a multi "-X" dataspace support wallet.
• Reduce complexity for applications that are willing to use the wallet.
• Make a reality in Eclipse Tractus-X aspect model credentials issuance, based on frameworks like the dpp-verification and the future Data Trust & Security KIT!
• Demonstrate the issuance, holding, request and management of membership credentials.

Our next features​

Feel free to look at our latest features sig-release identity hub

We are planning to develop a frontend, a backend, have an extensive documentation, and much more!

How can I contribute?​

We are looking for developers and brave contributors which want to innovate and collaborate for building this new open source wallet together!

If you are interested on joining the development, feel free to join our open meetings and build dataspaces with us!

Links of interest​

Our Matrix Chat

Our Repository

Our Planning Board

Hello, Eclipse Tractus-X Community!

Collaboration drives the success of Eclipse Tractus-X, and we are excited to invite you to the Release Planning sessions for R25.12! These sessions are your chance to shape the roadmap, align with the community, and ensure a well-structured release.

• New room in our matrix chat -> Release Management
• New room in our matrix chat -> Test Management

Key Information:

• 📅 Dates and Times: Listed for each session below.
• 📂 Resources: Visit our open meetings page for all session links and additional documentation.
• 🔗 Preparation Materials: Ensure readiness by reviewing the provided templates, guidelines, and your own features.

We look forward to seeing you there and working together to make R25.12 a success!

Hello Eclipse Tractus-X Community,

We’re happy to announce that the Eclipse Tractus-X website has been successfully updated. The underlying documentation framework, Docusaurus, is now running on version 3.7.0.

This upgrade was essential, as we were previously using an outdated version that limited our flexibility and security.

What's New?​

Visually, not much has changed — but you might notice that the News Blog is now grouped by year for improved clarity. While the visible updates are minimal, this upgrade clears the path for more improvements in the future.

Hello, Eclipse Tractus-X Community!

Collaboration drives the success of Eclipse Tractus-X, and we are excited to invite you to the Release Planning sessions for R25.09! These sessions are your chance to shape the roadmap, align with the community, and ensure a well-structured release.

New room in our matrix chat -> Release Management New room in our matrix chat -> Test Management

Key Information:

• 📅 Dates and Times: Listed for each session below.
• 📂 Resources: Visit our open meetings page for all session links and additional documentation.
• 🔗 Preparation Materials: Ensure readiness by reviewing the provided templates, guidelines and your own features.

We look forward to seeing you there and working together to make R25.09 a success!

Introducing the New Light Theme for Tractus-X: A Fresh, Elegant Look for the page.

Today, we are thrilled to unveil the all-new light theme for Tractus-X, offering a sleek, modern design that enhances both aesthetics and user experience. With its bright open layout and enhanced readability, this update offers a welcoming and user-friendly interface for all users. The new light theme is designed with clarity in mind, ensuring that you can navigate through the world of Tractus-X effortlessly—whether you're on a desktop, tablet, or mobile.

Dear Eclipse Tractus-X- and Dataspace-Community,

Following the overwhelming positivity of the third Eclipse Tractus-X Community Days, we are pleased to announce the fourth edition, scheduled for May 22-23, 2025, at ARENA2036 in Stuttgart, Germany. Because of the high demand we have expanded our capacity, this year's event will welcome even more participants and feature an expanded range of workshops, challenges and opportunities to collaborate on shaping the future of open-source development in manufacturing and beyond.

Dear Tractus-X- and Dataspace-Community,

The Third Eclipse Tractus-X Community Days, held on December 5 and 6, 2024, at ARENA2036 in Stuttgart, marked a significant milestone in our journey towards fostering open-source collaboration within the automotive and manufacturing sectors. Building upon the successes of previous events, this edition attracted over 220 participants from diverse regions, including Japan, Spain, the USA, and India, underscoring the growing global interest in the Tractus-X initiative.

A notable highlight was the increased participation from representatives of Manufacturing-X projects such as Factory-X, Aerospace-X, Semiconductor-X, Chem-X, and Construction-X. Their involvement enriched the discussions with fresh perspectives, fostering a broader ecosystem for networking and collaborative development.

This year's event introduced an updated format tailored to various interests and experience levels, featuring multiple streams, presentations, workshops and challenges. This setup provided a comprehensive Tractus-X environment with federated services and use cases, enhancing the hands-on experience for attendees.