Spring (company)
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer software |
| Founder | Rod Johnson |
| Headquarters | Palo Alto, California, USA |
| Parent | VMware |
| Website | spring |
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.