SpringOne 2GX Opens Registration and Releases Initial Speaking Lineup of Java and Open Source Industry Leaders

Joining Forces with Groovy/Grails Conference, Annual Event Will Present Industry Best Practices for the Entire Build, Run, Manage Enterprise Java Application Lifecycle

SAN MATEO, Calif.—June 25, 2009—SpringSource, the leader in enterprise Java and the company behind Spring, this week opened registration for SpringOne 2GX, its fifth annual technology conference uniquely created for solution architects, web operations professionals and IT teams who develop, deploy and manage enterprise business applications. This year, SpringOne is joining forces with the Groovy/Grails Experience Conference (2GX) for a technical exploration of the Spring ecosystem along with latest developments in Groovy and Grails, Apache Tomcat and Hyperic monitoring and management.

Having drawn thousands of developers, architects, CIOs and CTOs since its inception, SpringOne 2GX, formerly SpringOne Americas, is taking place at The Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans from October 19-22, 2009. Those interested in attending can visit the conference’s website (http://www.springone2gx.com) for an up-to-date agenda, registration and sponsorship information.

The event already boasts a heavy hitter lineup of speakers, including Rod Johnson, the founder of Spring and the CEO of SpringSource; Javier Soltero, the founder of Hyperic and now SpringSource CTO of management products; Graeme Rocher, SpringSource head of Grails development; and Guillaume Laforge, SpringSource head of Groovy development.

“SpringOne 2GX, co-located with the Groovy/Grails Experience Conference, is a fabulous opportunity for the technical community to learn about the newest trends in enterprise development and deployment,” said Adam FitzGerald, director of developer relations at SpringSource. “The conference is the best place to meet the technologists behind the most important open source enterprise solutions, network with other professionals and update your skill set.”

SpringOne 2GX attendees will benefit from in-depth architecture discussions and exchanges with peers. They will also see how SpringSource’s products and services, including the Apache Tomcat-based SpringSource tc Server and Hyperic application management and monitoring solutions, can bring great efficiencies to the lifecycle for Java Virtual Machine (JVM)-based enterprise applications.

Spring, Groovy, Grails and Apache Tomcat are among the most popular application infrastructure solutions in the world. Spring is the de facto standard programming model for enterprise Java applications and has been downloaded more than six million times. Apache Tomcat is the world’s most popular application server while Groovy is one of the most popular alternative languages for JVM. Interest in Grails, a rapid web application development framework based on Groovy and Spring adoption, is soaring and Hyperic is the leading web application performance monitoring and management software used by thousands of companies worldwide.

About SpringOne 2GX
SpringOne 2GX and SpringOne Europe are the two largest Spring events in the world.  Sponsored by SpringSource, the company behind Spring, SpringOne conferences are focused on the use of Spring technologies in enterprise Java, along with related technologies including Apache Tomcat, Groovy, Grails, and Hyperic. For more information visit: www.springone.com.

About SpringSource
SpringSource provides a complete suite of software products that accelerate the entire build, run, manage enterprise Java application lifecycle. SpringSource employs the open source leaders who created and drive innovation for Spring, the de facto standard programming model for enterprise Java applications. SpringSource also employs the Java and Web thought leaders within the Apache Tomcat, Apache HTTP Server, Hyperic, Groovy and Grails open source communities. Nearly half of the Global 2000, including many world’s leading retail, financial services, manufacturing, healthcare, technology and public sector clients are SpringSource customers. For more information visit:  www.springsource.com.