Archive for 'General'
Spring 3.0.3 is Now Available
24 June 2010I realize that this is old news from last week, but still … Juergen Hoeller has announced that Spring 3.0.3 is now available. This minor release addresses over 100 minor issues and catches up with some recent third-party releases. Download | Documentation | Javadoc API | Change Log | JIRA Please note that we are [...]
Sun CEO Announces Resignation On Twitter
4 February 2010I always enjoyed the blog … nothing lasts forever, though: Jonathan Schwartz was considered a longshot to stay at Sun after its acquisition by Oracle. Sun Microsystems CEO Jonathan Schwartz, an advocate of Web 2.0, used Twitter early Thursday to announce his resignation. He was named CEO in 2006 as Sun faced a switch in [...]
Time for a new job?
15 January 2010Looking for that challenging position where you can show off your skills and have fun playing with new stuff all at the same time? SpringSource is looking for a few good candidates: SpringSource is looking for some talented engineers to join the team of experts in the Research and Development group. If you enjoy challenging, [...]
Spring 3.0 is getting closer …
26 September 2009The word is out: Spring 3.0.0 Release Candidate 1 Now Available Submitted by Adam Fitzgerald on Fri, 2009-09-25 14:31 in News and Announcements This news just in from Arjen Poutsma‘s twitter feed: Spring 3.0.0.RC1 is now available. Download | Javadoc API | Change Log Thank you to all of the dedicated community members that have [...]
Google Apps Now Supports OpenID
3 August 2009Now this is an interesting slant on the latest news on the OpenID adoption front: Google has announced that its implementation of the OpenID login standard, Google OpenID Federated Login API, has been extended to support Google Apps. This will allow individuals who have accounts on a service or application deployed by a business, school [...]
Carnival to Introduce First Social Network at Sea
20 July 2009Called the FunHub, Carnival‘s new on-board social networking site can be accessed from provided stations throughout the ship, via your own laptop or other wifi device, or through 10″ netbooks that can be rented while at sea: The new Carnival Dream will take seagoing technology to a new level with the introduction of the FunHub, [...]
Learn Spring and get certified as a Spring developer
15 July 2009On Monday, the Core Spring Training + Certification Calendar was published on springsource.org. For under $2500 you get four days of Spring training and a shot at passing the certification test: During the Core Spring course you will be trained to become an expert in the Spring Framework. After the course you will receive a [...]
Google announces plans for its own O/S
8 July 2009Yesterday, Google announced that it is planning on developing its own computer operating system: Challenging Microsoft‘s grip on PCs, Internet search giant Google said late Tuesday night that it intends create its own computer operating system. Google (GOOG) said the OS is initially aimed at netbooks — small, cheap and incredibly popular sub-notebooks — and [...]
Sears Adopts OpenID Technology
6 July 2009OpenID goes retail at Sears and Kmart: Sears Holdings Corp. announced today that it is the first major retailer to launch the Open ID platform for Sears Communities, which will connect over 1 million monthly visitors via MySears and MyKmart sites to major social media. The OpenID universal login standard enables visitors to consolidate their [...]
Spring Training: Every Second Person for Free!
30 June 2009Today is the day, if you want to take advantage of this special, but it looks like a pretty good deal … To celebrate the availability of the Spring Certification Training in six new locations, SpringSource launched another once in a lifetime opportunity. For every person that registers for a Spring Certification Training in one [...]
