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VMware buys SpringSource for US$420M

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VMware announced today that it plans to purchase SpringSource, a leader in cloud computing application management. VMware specializes in virtualization and intends to extend their reach naturally into cloud computing. The deal will reportedly involve US$362 million in cash and equity, as well as US$58 million in stock options.

The goal of the alliance is to solidify VMware’s offering of platform-as-a-service, providing customers with integrated SpringSource Software and VMware’s vSphere cloud operating system. SpringSource also offers open source products and has a strong open source developer community base that VMware intends to honor and continue to support.

In a blog post, CEO Rod Johnson explained the opportunities as IT transforms itself. He wrote:
“The way in which people think about software stacks is changing. Virtualization is reshaping the data center, and cloud computing is set to drive far-reaching changes. Significantly, cloud computing blurs the division between development and operations, bringing new power (and responsibility) to developers…

SpringSource specializes in enterprise Java applications, including development support for Apache Tomcat, the open source Java application server. They also provide support for Apache HTTP Server, a web server application used by more web hosting companies than any other. VMware expects to finalize the deal in the third quarter of this year.

Source: ZDNet Asia
Photo: Flickr

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