Accenture and SpringSource Team to Deliver Production Version of Open Source Framework for Batch Processing

Logistics Insight Asia - New Products, 25/6/2008

Accenture and SpringSource have announced the availability of a production version of an open source framework for batch processing, called Spring Batch. Kaufmännische Krankenkasse (KKH), a leading German healthcare company, is among more than 35 Accenture clients already leveraging the framework.

Developed jointly by Accenture and SpringSource, a leading provider of open source software, 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.

SpringSource, www.springsource.com.
Accenture, www.accenture.com.