Comments on: VMware: $420 Million SpringSource Deal Pressures Red Hat

By: Frankie Says

Frankie Says — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:14:46 +0000

I think Red Hat benefits from this because the VMWare is validating Red Hat’s middleware strategy. Jboss has owned the open source middleware market and sales have accelerated since Oracle acquired BEA’s middleware. I think Jboss sales will further accelerate as VMWare buys SpringSource.

By: The VAR Guy

The VAR Guy — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:38:05 +0000

Doug: Thanks for the added color. The VAR Guy will be watching as VMware educates its partners about SpringSource in the months ahead.

By: Doug Smith

Doug Smith — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:01:44 +0000

Steve Herrod, VMware’s CTO gives a great overview of SpringSource and discusses the benefits of this merger for both VMware and Spring communities.
http://blogs.vmware.com/console/