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VMware officially closes Springsource acquisition

By Sean Michael Kerner on September 16, 2009 9:35 AM

From the '30 days' files:

VMware today announced that they have officially completed their acquisition of open source Java dev tools vendor Springsource.

The deal was originally announced on August 10th, for a total cost of $420 million.

The close of the deal seems quite rapid to me, but then again Springsource was not a public company. As such, it appears to have been a pretty quick closing process for VMware.

As expected, Springsource's founder Rod Johnson will continue to lead Springsource as a VMware division. His new title is General Manager.

Springsource itself has been active since August 10th, putting out a major new initiative that should mesh well with what VMware is now doing. On August 19th, Springsource announced a new cloud effort called SpringSource Cloud Foundry, that brings together Java middleware, management and cloud delivery. The technology is based in part on SpringSource's quiet acquisition earlier this year of a small, privately held open source firm called (surprise, surprise) Cloud Foundry.

At the time of the Cloud Foundry announcement, Springsource execs hinted at SpringSource's future roadmap as a VMware company, with end-to-end physical, virtual and cloud delivery options for Java applications.

I expect that the full roadmap will be discussed at Springsource's upcoming user conference, SpringOne which is being held in New Orleans October 19th to the 22nd.

Springsource and VMware are now facing increased competition from rivals including Microsoft, Citrix and Red Hat. The move to have both virtualization software and middleware is one that is key to success for VMware.

"The combination of VMware and SpringSource will enable us to take our customers on an evolutionary path forward, one that offers a superior platform for both internal and external cloud environments that can host both existing and new applications," said Paul Maritz, president and chief executive officer, VMware in a statement. "What's more, this combination will move us forward in our mission to simplify enterprise IT and make customer environments more efficient, scalable and easier to manage."

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