SpringSource Launches Global Tomcat and tc Server Programs Designed to Help IT Organizations Migrate to Enterprise Ready, Lightweight Application Servers

SAN MATEO, Calif.—July 28, 2009— SpringSource, the leader in Java application infrastructure and management, today announced a series of live seminars on SpringSource tc Server, the enterprise version of Apache Tomcat, in conjunction with a webinar series on tc Server and Apache Tomcat, the world’s most widely used Java application server.

According to an Evans Data research study, nearly 70 percent of respondents reported that Tomcat is in production within their organizations. Over the past two years, SpringSource employees were responsible for 80 percent of the commits to Apache Tomcat. Most Tomcat problem incidents are resolved by SpringSource long before they reach the community forums, resulting in a 97 percent renewal rate for the company’s Tomcat support.

Building on the success of last year’s Apache Tomcat Expert Seminar Series which drew more than 1,000 attendees worldwide, SpringSource invites developers, IT operations staff and administrators to learn how to use SpringSource tc Server; build and deploy applications on Apache Tomcat; and learn how organizations can migrate from the bloat and complexity found in traditional Java EE application servers.

• Introduction to SpringSource tc Server Seminar Series—These free, live seminars will provide information on how to use SpringSource tc Server to manage large scale Tomcat deployments and control distributed groups of Tomcat instances. tc Server provides developers with the lightweight server they want, Apache Tomcat, paired with the operational management, advanced diagnostics, and mission-critical support capabilities businesses need. The seminar series kicks off on July 28th in Seattle. For a complete list of seminars visit: http://www.springsource.com/content/introduction-springsource-tc-server-series.

• SpringSource tc Server & Tomcat Webinar Series—Participants will learn the ins-and-outs of Tomcat as well as how to optimize SpringSource tc Server. The free, six-part webinar series kicks off on Wednesday, July 29th. To register, go to http://www.springsource.com/webinars/tcserver_webinar_series. Apache Tomcat webinar topics include:

• Migrating from Java Enterprise Servers to Enterprise Tomcat
Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Presenter: Colin Sampaleanu, director of technical sales, SpringSource

• Large Scale Tomcat Deployments
Date: Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Presenter: Filip Hanik, senior software engineer, SpringSource, Tomcat committer and member of the Apache Software Foundation

• Enterprise Tomcat and Application Management
Date: Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Presenter: Filip Hanik, senior software engineer, SpringSource, Tomcat committer and member of the Apache Software Foundation

• Securing Tomcat for Enterprise Use
Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Presenter: Mark Thomas, senior software engineer, SpringSource, Tomcat committer and member of the Apache Software Foundation

• Monitoring and Diagnostics in Production Environments
Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Presenter: Filip Hanik, senior software engineer, SpringSource, Tomcat committer and member of the Apache Software Foundation

• Optimizing and Managing Spring Applications Using Enterprise Tomcat
Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Presenter: Filip Hanik, senior software engineer, SpringSource, Tomcat committer and member of the Apache Software Foundation

“In the many years I have spent as a committer to Apache Tomcat, I’ve seen hundreds of organizations struggle with deploying Tomcat in both medium and large enterprise environments,” said Filip Hanik, senior software engineer for SpringSource, Tomcat committer and member of the Apache Tomcat Foundation. “These live and web-based seminars are designed to educate Tomcat administrators on how to use SpringSource’s enterprise version of Apache Tomcat, tc Server, to manage large scale deployments.”

About SpringSource
SpringSource, a leader in Java application infrastructure and management, 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.