EDITOR'S NOTE

Good Afternoon,

Add SpringSource to the list of Australian innovators cashing out to the cream of Silicon Valley, after the enterprise Java specialists agreed to be acquired for US$420 million by VMware.

Not since Cisco bought Radiata for US$295 million has a company founded and led by an Australian earned such big dollars from a sale.

Today we bring you an exclusive interview with SpringSource founder Rod Johnson, within hours of closing the deal.

-- Brett Winterford

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