VMware acquires SpringSource. Doug Cutting joins Cloudera. And more.

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VMware acquires SpringSource
VMware announced that it is to acquire SpringSource for $420m, including $362m in cash and equity and $58m in unvested stock and options. The company published a long and detailed explanation for its acquisition while initial reaction came from CAOS Theory‘s Jay Lyman, Matt Asay, and Redmonk’s Coté.

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