Open source Aussies land $500m VMware deal

By Brett Winterford on Aug 12, 2009 11:01AM

VMware snaps up SpringSource.

SpringSource, a software company founded by Australian open source entrepreneur Rod Johnson, has been acquired by virtualisation kingpins VMware in a transaction valued at over US$420 million (AU$505 million). SpringSource's founders - among them several Australians - will earn a share of ...

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