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| Spring Batch from Accenture and SpringSource Now Available Accenture and SpringSource have announced the availability of a production version of an open source framework for batch processing, called Spring Batch. Kaufmannische Krankenkasse (KKH) is among more than 35 Accenture clients already leveraging the framework. Developed jointly by Accenture and SpringSource, the new Spring Batch framework enables large organizations to use open source software to develop customized applications essential to their daily operations for batch processing, reducing development time and costs. The two companies are also collaborating on a number of other client solutions that utilize other open source offerings from SpringSource. Batch processing refers to the automated processing of large numbers of transactions, typically at the end of the day or overnight, when computer resources are typically less busy, rather than processing transactions individually in real-time. Used by most large organizations, batch processing accounts for billions of transactions daily for critical operations, such as financial accruals, claims, payroll and correspondence. Spring Batch and other open source frameworks provide the benefit of lower-cost software support and maintenance, as well as ongoing participation from a thriving software community. The community benefits from frequent updates, access to the product roadmap and source code, and the ability to directly contribute through enhancements and software improvements. Accenture and SpringSource began work on the Spring Batch framework last year. The two companies subsequently collaborated with an online community of hundreds of developers and received direct input from numerous clients as well as other members of the Spring community to develop Spring Batch. write your comments about the article :: © 2008 Networking News :: home page |