SpringSource Announces Alliance With Capgemini

Leading Provider of Spring Enterprise Java Application Portfolio Collaborates with Global IT Services and Business Consultancy to Deliver Best-of-Breed Solutions for Joint Customers in the Netherlands

San Mateo, Calif.,—January 23, 2008—SpringSource, formerly known as Interface21, a leading provider of trusted open source software for building and deploying mission-critical enterprise applications, today announced they have signed an alliance with Capgemini, one of the world's foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services. Under the terms of the agreement, SpringSource will partner with Capgemini’s Netherlands division to deliver joint, fully-supported open source solutions based on the Spring Portfolio.

The SpringSource Portfolio is a comprehensive open source application framework designed on long-standing themes of simplicity and power. With over four million downloads to date, SpringSource has become an integral part of the enterprise applications infrastructure at organizations worldwide. The SpringSource partner program provides additional opportunities to increase revenues and drive differentiation for partners who support SpringSource deployments.

Capgemini has steadily been strengthening its open source capabilities over the last few years and has seen an increased customer demand for open source solutions. Currently, Capgemini deploys over 150 consultants in The Netherlands on open source related projects every month. In the last year alone, the company has trained dozens of their consultants on the SpringSource portfolio in collaboration with the expert trainers from SpringSource.

Under the terms of the cooperation agreement, SpringSource and Capgemini’s Netherlands division, will work collaboratively with customers deploying mission-critical enterprise applications to ensure successful development, integration and run-time production performance.

“SpringSource is widely adopted as the leading enterprise Java application platform,” said Jeroen van Disseldorp, open source alliance manager of Capgemini. “We feel it's both important to recognize their contribution to open source software as well as to be able to offer our customers access to the technology experts that SpringSource employs. These same people will keep the knowledge of our own experts up-to-date, enabling us to deliver high-quality and innovative solutions to our customers.”

“We are pleased to enter into this alliance with a renowned consulting leader such as Capgemini,” said Mitch Ferguson, vice president of business development at SpringSource. “SpringSource values Capgemini’s depth and breadth of expertise and we look forward to working with them to expand support for the global open source marketplace. Through this collaboration and our continued commitment to excellence in open source software, customers will benefit from greater choice and superior innovation.”

About SpringSource
SpringSource, formerly known as Interface21, is a leading provider of trusted open source software for mission-critical enterprise applications. SpringSource created and sustains the development of the Spring Framework, the leading Java™ and Java EE™ application framework. Through the Spring family of products, SpringSource has helped hundreds of organizations, including some of the world’s largest financial institutions and public sector clients, build and deploy mission-critical applications that boost developer productivity and increase enterprise ROI.  For more information, please visit http://www.springsource.com.