SpringSource Newsletter - July 2010, APAC

ISSUE 21, July 2010

SpringSource Tool Suite 2.3.2M2 and Eclipse 3.6

SpringSource has released a new milestone version of SpringSource Tool Suite: 2.3.2.M2. Plus, users can now install STS on top of the much anticipated release - Eclipse 3.6. STS provides the best Eclipse-powered development environment for building Spring and Grails powered enterprise applications.

Read about additional release highlights.

Download STS 2.3.2M2 | Spring Development Tools Community Support | Download Eclipse 3.6 | New & Noteworthy

Grails 1.3.3 and Groovy Eclipse 2.0.2

Grails 1.3.3 contains numerous bug fixes and small improvements. Please see the changelog for a list of issues which have been addressed or post questions on the new community Grails forum.

The Groovy Eclipse 2.0.2 release provides the very best developer tools for Groovy 1.7.3 and fixes for over 80 jira issues. There are two versions available, an Eclipse 3.5 (Galileo) release and a new Eclipse 3.6 (Helios) version.

Download Grails 1.3.3 | Changelog | Documentation
Grails for Spring Developers Video | Groovy Eclipse 2.0.2

Spring AMQP 1.0.0.M1 Released

We are pleased to announce that the first milestone release of the Spring AMQP 1.0 project is now available for both Java and .NET!

Spring AMQP makes common Spring idioms available to developers who are building AMQP-based messaging solutions. For example, building a messaging application that uses RabbitMQ as a broker will feel quite similar to building an application based on Spring's JMS support.

Download Spring AMQP

Spring Roo 1.1.0.M2 Released

The Spring Roo 1.1.0.M2 release features over 140 enhancements, fixes and new features, including:

• Significant performance improvements (x3faster 1.1.0.M1)
• Better GWT support
• Google App Engine integration test support
• and many, many more

Download | Blog Post

Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 Beta Now Available

The first Apache Tomcat 7 release, Tomcat 7.0.0 beta, is now available from the Tomcat 7 download page at the Apache Software Foundation. Learn more about the new features of Tomcat 7.

SpringSource's Tomcat expert, Mark Thomas, describes the details of the release at TomcatExpert.com.

Developers interested in using Tomcat should also check out tc Server Developer Edition which incorporates the Spring Insight performance analysis console.

Spring BlazeDS Integration 1.5.0.M1 and 1.0.0.M1 of the Flex Addon for Spring Roo

Introducing the Flex Addon for Spring Roo

The 1.5.0.M1 milestone release of Spring BlazeDS Integration, the open source solution for building Spring-powered RIAs with Adobe Flex, is now available.

Along with this release is the first milestone of the Flex Addon for Spring Roo. Check out the reference guide, the included sample Spring Roo script, and the screencast to get started with the Flex Addon.

Download | Reference Documentation | Changelog | Screencast

Upcoming Webinars

Performance Tuning Production Tomcat & tc Server - Tuning for Throughput
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First Eclipse Gemini Blueprint Milestone Ships

The first milestone of Gemini Blueprint is available for download. Part of the Gemini project, Blueprint builds on top of the Spring Dynamic Modules v2 code base and is the Reference Implementation for the OSGi 4.2 Blueprint specification. Besides the changes reflecting the transition to the Eclipse Foundation, 1.0.0.M1 code base has been upgraded to the latest Spring framework release.

Download Gemini Blueprint | Gemini Project Overview

TransUnion Chooses SpringSource Hyperic to Monitor Web Applications Business

SpringSource recently announced that TransUnion has selected SpringSource Hyperic to monitor mission-critical web application performance within its expansive heterogeneous datacenter environment.

TransUnion selected SpringSource Hyperic because it provides a single system capable of monitoring and managing the complex infrastructure within its datacenters.

Read the entire News Release

IN THIS ISSUE

- Grails 1.3.3 and Groovy Eclipse 2.0.2

- Spring AMQP 1.0.0.M1 Released

- Spring Roo 1.1.0.M2 Released

- Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 Beta

- Spring BlazeDS Integration & Flex Addon for Spring Roo

- Upcoming Webinars

- Eclipse Gemini Blueprint Milestone

- TransUnion Chooses SpringSource Hyperic

LASTEST SOFTWARE RELEASES

SpringSource Tool Suite 2.3.2.M2