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Spring (company)

Spring (previously known as SpringSource) was a software company founded by Rod Johnson, who also created the Spring Framework, an open-source application framework for enterprise Java applications. VMware purchased Spring for $420 million in August 2009.

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Industry
Computer software
Headquarters
Palo Alto, California, USA
Founder
Rod Johnson
Parent
VMware
Type
Subsidiary

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Spring (company)

Nodes26
Edges25
Triples6
Avg. degree1.92
Density0.076923
Components1

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Spring (company)

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Founder · 1
Spring (company) → Rod Johnson
Headquarters · 1
Spring (company) → Palo Alto, California, USA
Industry · 1
Spring (company) → Computer software
Parent · 1
Spring (company) → VMware
Type · 1
Spring (company) → Subsidiary
Website · 1
Spring (company) → spring.io

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spring vmware products company application software springsource rod johnson java created august 2009 open-source suite pivotal also framework enterprise applications

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Spring (company)FounderRod Johnson1.00infobox
Spring (company)HeadquartersPalo Alto, California, USA1.00infobox
Spring (company)IndustryComputer software1.00infobox
Spring (company)ParentVMware1.00infobox
Spring (company)TypeSubsidiary1.00infobox
Spring (company)Websitespring.io1.00infobox

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