12月22日下午，Rod Johnson在Spring網站發布了Spring framework 2.0 M1的消息。您可以訪問該網站獲得更多信息，并下載該最新版本：Spring framework重要的新特性包括：1，簡化的、可擴展的XML配置2，強大的全新的AOP支持，以及對最新的AspectJ 5的集成3，異步的JMS機制允許基于消息驅動的POJO4，Spring Portlet MVC，基于JSR-168 portlets標準的MVC framework... and much, much more讓我們更欣慰的是，Spring 2.0完全（100%）兼容1.2版本，并且，可以繼續在Java 1.3+上運行。tailored application configuration schemas. The M1 release ships convenient XML tags that greatly simplify the definition of declarative transactions, JNDI lookups, custom aspects, and common utility services such as loading properties files.Please review the central JPetstore sample application included in the release. This sample demonstrates the new 2.0 features in action and will continued to be refined in subsequent milestones.Read Juergen's original announcement on the developer mailing list for more information.Review the Spring 2.0 roadmap for information about upcoming milestones. 參考：Spring 2.0 M1 ReleaseSpring社區：http://www.matrix.org.cn/topic.shtml?forumId=26