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SpringSource Acquires Hyperic, Possibly Set to Target Microsoft and IBM

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the new-era-of-open-source dept.

Many sources are reporting that SpringSource has acquired Hyperic, creating a company that could go after IBM and Microsoft. SpringSource has long dreamed of being able to offer a complete open source solution that accelerates the entire build, run, manage Java application lifecycle, and Hyperic offers the last piece of the puzzle. "Regardless, the SpringSource/Hyperic combination creates a clear and present danger to IBM and Microsoft, two companies that have largely stood alone in the ability to build, run, and manage applications. It's also a significant boon to companies looking to open source to save money and improve productivity. Is it a sign of good things to come from not only SpringSource, but also open source, generally? Time will tell, but I suspect we're on the cusp of an aggressive and ambitious new phase in open-source competition."

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  1. watch out Redmond by justindarc · · Score: 4, Funny

    expecting chair storms

  2. Umm... by qw0ntum · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Microsoft and IBM have lots of competitors (Oracle comes readily to mind). What makes this different, besides the fact I've never heard of either of these companies? A blogger I've also never heard of who wants hits?

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    1. Re:Umm... by Volante3192 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Schrodinger's Article.

    2. Re:Umm... by youngdev · · Score: 5, Informative

      Are you kidding? SpringSource is _THE_ standard IoC container for the Java Language. Their ideas have influenced a wide ranging array of Java-based products including hibernate (http://hibernate.org), google guice (http://code.google.com/p/google-guice/), apache tomcat (http://tomcat.apache.org), just to name a few. Just because you aren't familiar with these technologies does not mean this is not a pretty big deal. Aside from that, the spring source company has successfully built a profitable company around their open source technologies while still providing the source freely to the community. Their influence can hardly be understated even if you have never used on their technologies directly. http://www.springsource.com/customers

    3. Re:Umm... by afabbro · · Score: 4, Funny

      They are also the market leader for maximizing synergy in cross-platform, dynamic object-oriented open source mindshare solutions.

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  3. Two questions by chill · · Score: 4, Insightful

    1. Who the hell is SpringSource?
    2. Who the hell is Hyberic?

    Regardless, the SpringSource/Hyperic combination creates a clear and present danger to IBM and Microsoft...

    Unless SpringSource or Hyperic has a few billion dollars in the bank that I'm blissfully unaware of, or their own nuclear arsenal, I don't believe this blogger is using the phrase "clear and present danger" in a manner consistent with reality.

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    1. Re:Two questions by 14erCleaner · · Score: 4, Funny

      Who the hell is Hyberic?

      It's spelled Hyperic. You're probably confusing it with hyperbolic, like this press release.

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  4. You naysayers just don't get it by Daffy+Duck · · Score: 4, Funny

    Didn't you read the summary? These guys have long dreamed of being able to offer a solution. Plus they're totally unknown underdogs. That means they're just one montage away from coming out on top. Yay!

  5. Riiiiight. by whisper_jeff · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Two companies you've never heard of merge to create a unified company you won't remember in a week and present no danger what-so-ever to Microsoft nor IBM. I mean, seriously. Let's be real here.

  6. Re:Compete OSS first by DuckDodgers · · Score: 5, Informative

    Spring is already open source. It's a very widely used Java web application framework - possibly the king of that particular hill. That's why it's used in hundreds of companies, as the article states.

    I'm also sure it's pretty fast in terms of performance.

    The proprietary piece here is Hyperic, not Spring.

    But you and the other post-writers are right, it's still a long way from being noteworthy to IBM or Microsoft. Too many big companies insist on proprietary software from big name vendors, regardless of the technical or financial merits of cheaper competition (open source or otherwise).

  7. Wrong spelling... by Jah-Wren+Ryel · · Score: 4, Funny

    It sounds like Spring Source has really acquired lots of Hyperbole.

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