More exciting new webinars in May for anyone using Spring.

• On May 21st, 2008 Rob Harrop will present an Introduction to SpringSource Application Platform which will show developers how to get started using the completely module-based Java application server that is redefining how enterprise Java is run.
• On May 28th, 2008 Jared Rodriguez, CTO and Founder of SkywaySoftware, will present Model Centric Design and Development for Spring which will discuss how developers can use Skyway Builder to modify/customize existing Spring applications quickly and accurately.

Sign up for these and other interesting events at the webinar page where you can also watch archived recordings of  previous webinars. 

SpringSource Application Management Suite 1.0.0.RC2 is now available in the SpringSource beta program. Highlights of this release include:

• Added management of SpringSource Application Platform
• Added instrumentation of Spring Security 2.0
• Added instrumentation of Spring Web Flow 2.0
• Upgraded instrumented Spring Framework from 2.5.3 to 2.5.4

Download the latest version here.

SpringSource is pleased to offer a number of Spring Framework and AOP training events in the upcoming period, delivered by the people who build and sustain the Spring Framework. For full details, please visit the main training information page. Here is a summary of some of the upcoming courses and venues:

• USA and Canada
• Core Spring: May 13th - 16th, Washington (Dulles)
• Core Spring: May 20th - 23rd, New York, NY
• Core Spring: June 3rd - 6th, San Diego, CA
  
• Core Spring: June 10th - 13th, Boston, MA
• Core Spring: June 17th - 20th, Chicago, IL
• Core-AOP: June 24th - 25th, New York, NY
• Core Spring: June 24th - 27th, Vancouver, Canada
  
• Core Spring: June 24th - 27th, Minneapolis, MN
  
• Core Spring: July 8th - 11th, Columbia, MD
• Core Spring: July 15th - 18th, San Jose, CA
  
• Core Spring: July 22nd - 25th, Ottawa, Canada
  
• Core Spring: July 22nd - 25th, New York, NY
• Core Spring: July 29th - August 1st, Seattle, WA

• Europe & Middle East
  
• Core Spring: May 13th - 16th, Rome, Italy
• Beginning Enterprise Java Development: May 20th - 23, London, UK
• Core Web Services: May 20th - 21st, Stockholm, Sweden
• Core Spring .NET: May 21st - 23rd, London, UK
• Core Web Services: May 22nd - 23rd, Paris, France
  
• Core Spring: May 27th - 30th, Zurich, Switzerland
  
• Core Spring: May 27th - 30th, Istanbul, Turkey
  
• Core Spring: May 27th - 30th, London, UK
• Core Spring: June 3rd - 6th, Amsterdam, NL
• Core AOP: June 3rd - 6th, London, UK
• Core Spring: June 10th - 13th, London, UK
• Beginning Enterprise Java Development: June 10th - 13th, Paris, France
  
• Core Spring .NET: June 18th - 20th, Paris, France
• Core Spring: June 24th - 27th, London, UK
  
• Beginning Enterprise Java Development: June 24th - 27th, London, UK
• Core Spring: July 1st - 4th, Paris, France
  
• Core Spring: July 15th - 18th, London, UK
  
• Core Spring: July 15th - 18th, Munich, Germany
• Core Web Services: July 24th - 25th, London, UK
• Core Spring .NET: July 30th - August 1st, London, UK

• Australia/Asia/Other
  
• Core Spring: May 19th - 22nd, Sydney, Australia
• Core Spring: May 27th - 30th, Wellington, New Zealand
  
• Core Spring: May 27th - 30th, Melbourne, Australia
• Core Spring: June 10th - 13th, Canberra, Australia
  
• Core Web Services: June 5th - 6th, Sydney, Australia
• Core Spring: June 23rd - 26th, Brisbane, Australia
• Core Web Services: June 26th - 27th, Wellington, New Zealand
• Core Spring: July 1st - 4th - Hong Kong
• Core Web Services: July 10th - 11th, Hong Kong
• Core Spring: July 15th - 18th, Singapore
• Core Web Services: July 24th - 25th, Bangalore, India
  
• Core Spring: July 29 - August 1st, Bangalore, India
  

... plus others

The third day of JavaOne 2008 was even busier for the SpringSource technologists than the first two. The SpringSource Application Platform t-shirt was a big hit with hundreds of people wearing them at the show. The booth was crowded with people looking to see demos of the SpringSource Application Platform and other Spring projects. In advance of his technical session on Friday, Ben Alex was answering lots of questions about Spring Security.

Filip Hanik explains deployment options for SpringSource Application Platform and Apache Tomcat to a crowd of attendees.	Rod Johnson congratulates the lucky winner of the MacBook Air drawing.

For anyone who did not get a chance to meet the Spring technologists at JavaOne be sure to register for SpringOne 2008.

The second day of JavaOne 2008 continued the buzz and excitement about Spring technologies and SpringSource products. The SpringSource booth was once again packed with people looking to learn more about the SpringSource Application Platform and other Spring projects. After today's Spring Batch release, David Syer was in constant demand from people who couldn't wait until Friday's technical session to get more information.

Christian Dupuis explains Spring tool support to two fans of the SpringSource Application Platform.	Ramnivas Laddad demonstrates SpringSource Application Platform to a crowd of interested attendees

Dear Spring community,
We are pleased to announce that Spring Batch 1.0.1.RELEASE has been released!

Downloads | Site | Changelog

This release focuses on bug-fixes and improvements in documentation.

The first day of JavaOne 2008 was full of frantic activity around Spring and SpringSource products. The SpringSource booth was flooded with people asking all sorts of fascinating questions about SpringSource Application Platform, SpringSource Tool Suite and SpringSource Application Management Suite. Rod Johnson's technical session, Spring 2.5: New and Notable, was totally packed to capacity - I guess that is why he has been asked to repeat the session on Friday afternoon!

Rod Johnson discusses the SpringSource Application Platform	Jennifer Hickey demonstrates SpringSource Application Management Suite

Dear Spring community,

I'm pleased to announce that Spring Web Services 1.5.1 has been released!

Downloads | Site | Changelog | Announcement

Spring Security 2.0.1 is now available.

Download | Changelog | Announcement | Web Site

Spring Security 2.0.1 provides a number of fixes to the recent 2.0.0 release. It also offers some further improvements in relation to OSGi support, extended namespace configuration, and cryptographically-strong token generation. It is entirely backward compatible with 2.0.0 and can be used as a drop-in JAR replacement.

Today marks the beta release of SpringSource Application Platform, a completely module-based Java application server that is based on the new SpringSource Dynamic Module Kernel™ (dm-Kernel). The dm-Kernel harnesses the power of Spring, Apache Tomcat and OSGi-based technologies to give the platform incredible flexibility and resilience for both development and production.

Rob Harrop has written an excellent blog post about the basic architecture for the SpringSource Application Platform that serves as a solid introduction. Interested community members can find more information at the following resources:

• SpringSource Application Platform Beta Download
• User's Guide
• Programmer's Guide
• SpringSource Enterprise Bundle Repository

Be sure to check out the Application Platform and add your comments to the discussion.