Today SpringSource announced their plans to release a new version of the popular SpringSource tc Server™ product, this time with a special Spring Edition. The tc Server is designed to be the best place to run Spring applications and with its lightweight footprint is ideally suited for modern virtual environments. Bruce Snyder's blog post contains lots of details, but briefly the Spring Edition includes:

• Deep visibility into the health and performance of Spring applications
• Automatic monitoring of application, data access and custom components
• Reporting on application server status, health and response times

The new version of tc Server is expected to be available in April, but interested community members can try out the Developer Edition, ask questions on the tc Server forum, or attend the technical webinar that will go into detail about the product.

It is almost Spring so time for a quick special for everybody that registers before Spring starts March 20, 2010! In several places in the world SpringSource has launched a Training Special for her professional training courses. If you decide to register before March 20, 2010 you will receive a 25% discount for the Core Spring Training in one of the following cities:

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Make sure to register before Spring starts for the World's #1 Spring Training in your city!

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We're pleased to announce that Spring Roo 1.0.2.RELEASE is now available.

Spring Roo is a next-generation rapid application development tool for Java developers. With Roo you can easily build full Java applications in minutes. Watch our five minute video to quickly discover how easy it is use Roo.

The 1.0.2.RELEASE contains over 40 fixes and minor enhancements since the 1.0.1 release. Existing Roo users can simply start using this new version without needing to make any changes to their project.

This is the last release planned for the 1.0.x series. Our attention is now shifting to Roo 1.1.0, with its highly requested database reverse engineering and JSPX modularity features. We plan to release Roo 1.1.0.M1 in March 2010.

To download this new version, or learn more about Roo, please visit:

http://www.springsource.org/roo

We hope you that enjoy using this new release.

PS: Don't forget we have 20 kangaroos available for the first people who share Roo with the world via a user group or conference! You're sure to have as much fun with these little ones (photographed to the right) as you do with the software!

We're pleased to an announce the release of Spring Security 3.0.2.

This is a minor bugfix release. Please see the changelog for a list of issues which have been addressed.

Download | Changelog | Reference Manual | FAQ

Arjen Poutsma has just announced that Spring 3.0.1 is now available and Juergen Hoeller has blogged about the changes in this minor release.

Download | Documentation | Javadoc API | Change Log | JIRA

Don't forget that Spring users can ask questions in the community forum and identify issues in JIRA as well. Please keep up the good work so that we can continue to make all the Spring projects better and better. European developers can learn more about Spring 3.0 at the one day S2G Forum in Munich on March 18th, or at the other S2G Forums in London and Amsterdam (dates to be announced soon).

Dear Spring Community,

I'm pleased to announce that the 1.0.2 maintenance release of Spring BlazeDS Integration, the open source solution for building Spring-powered RIAs with Adobe Flex, is now available.

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Along with a number of bug fixes and minor enhancements, we have added full support for using Spring Security 3 to secure a Flex application using the same integration mechanisms as we've previously provided only for Spring Security 2.0.x. In order to effectively demonstrate this support, we've added an additional profile to the Test Drive's Maven build that will configure the application to use Spring 3 and Spring Security 3. See the reference guide for details on how to trigger this alternate profile.

As always, I encourage anyone interested to get involved by trying out the release and giving us feedback in the community forum and Jira. We continually get great feedback from people having success with Spring BlazeDS Integration in their projects, and we look forward to hearing more about your experiences. We'll now be shifting focus entirely to version 1.5, which will add support for BlazeDS 4, and will bring with it a number of new features, including an addon for Spring Roo. This is a great time to make yourself heard if you'd like to help shape the future direction of the project.

Jeremy Grelle
Spring BlazeDS Integration Lead

We're pleased to an announce the release of Spring Batch 2.1.0. Thank you to all the people who have been tracking the milestones and providing feedback.

Check out the project website for a list of supported features, and also the release announcement in the community forum for more detailed information.

Download | Release Notes | Reference Manual | FAQ

SpringSource today released a free study guide that helps developers who are interested in becoming a SpringSource Certified Spring Web Application Developer. The study guide can be downloaded here:

SpringSource Certified Spring Web Application Developer Page

We're pleased to announce that Spring Roo 1.0.1.RELEASE is now available.

Spring Roo is a next-generation rapid application development tool for Java developers. With Roo you can easily build full Java applications in minutes. Watch our five minute video to quickly discover how easy it is use Roo.

The 1.0.1.RELEASE contains over 40 fixes and minor enhancements since the 1.0.0 release. These include:

• Improved usability surrounding command hiding
• Better hinting and documentation for m2Eclipse users
• New reports at http://static.springsource.org/spring-roo/
• A bug in Java 1.6.0_18 has been worked around

Existing Roo users can simply start using this new version without needing to make any changes to their project.

To download this new version, or learn more about Roo, please visit:

http://www.springsource.org/roo

We hope you that enjoy using this new release.

This first SpringSource S2G Forum will be held on March 18th, 2010 at the MOC Veranstaltungs- und Ordercenter in Munich, Germany. The event is a one day, multi-track, lecture-based forum that gives developers, engineers and IT managers the latest information about enterprise Java technology. The tracks are:

• Essential Spring: The sessions in this track cover how to use the new Spring 3.0 technology, build rich web application with Spring Web projects, integrate enterprise systems, and how to get the most out of Spring productivity tools like the brand new Spring Roo.
• Enterprise Production Systems: Detailed discussions about optimal production use of Tomcat, tips on production application monitoring, how to intelligently virtualize Java workloads and run Spring and Grails applications in the cloud.
• Groovy & Grails: These talks provide an update on the latest versions of Groovy and Grails, give Spring developers practical tips on how to get started with Grails, and introduces developer to the vast eco-system of Grails plug-ins.

From development to the datacenter and into the cloud, the S2G Forum is the optimal way to learn how to build and run tomorrow’s applications today. Be sure to register now or watch out for future S2G Forum events in the Netherlands and England.