Interface21 and Terracotta Break the Barrier to Transparently Scale Java Applications for the Spring Framework.

BAL HARBOUR, Fla. & SAN FRANCISCO -- Interface21 Limited, the developers of the Spring Framework, and Terracotta, Inc., the Transparent Clustering Company, have signed an agreement to develop and promote the Terracotta Clustered Spring Runtime -- a high performance, transparently clustered runtime that breaks the barrier for scaling-out Java/J2EE applications built on the Spring Framework.

The joint announcement is being made at the Spring Experience, the first conference exclusively dedicated to the Java/J2EE developers of the growing Spring Framework community. The conference is being held at the Sheraton Bal Harbour Beach Resort from December 7-10, 2005.

"The Spring Framework has clearly emerged as the preeminent application framework in the market today, largely due to its steadfast adherence to the principles of simplicity and transparency -- meaning that the developer should spend time on business logic, rather than complicated infrastructure code," said Ari Zilka, founder & CEO of Terracotta. "Terracotta shares these beliefs and delivers a simple clustering and caching environment for Spring applications that does not rely on API's."

Breaking the Barrier

A full-stack Java/J2EE application framework, the Spring Framework delivers significant benefits for many IT projects, such as reducing development effort and costs, while improving test coverage and quality.

What has been missing? A way to efficiently cluster and scale-out Spring applications with the same transparency and simplicity as the Spring Framework itself.

Terracotta is the only provider of true transparent clustering in the market today, enabling simple scale-out for large Java applications built on various platforms, including the Spring Framework. Together, the two companies address the biggest concerns of developers and operators today -- scalability and simplicity.

Added Rod Johnson, founder of the Spring Framework and CEO at Interface21, "The simplicity of the transparent clustering solution from Terracotta resonates with the core principles behind the Spring Framework: 1) enterprise Java should be easier, 2) Spring should be a pleasure to use, 3) application code should not unnecessarily depend on underlying infrastructure API's, and 4) it is possible to enjoy a simple, productive programming model, yet achieve extreme scalability."

Available in Early 2006

The Terracotta Clustered Spring Runtime, will be available in Q2 '06 with Beta availability in Q1 '06 directly from Terracotta, as well as from Interface21. The jointly developed solution provides an enterprise-class, high-performance clustered runtime for all Spring applications with absolutely no changes required to the application code.

Highlights of this new runtime include:

--Transparent clustering of Spring applications through the use of an innovative Distributed Shared Objects (DSO) technology from Terracotta

--Better runtime performance for Spring AOP 

--Simplified configuration: Easy set-up in standard Spring configuration files