SPRING FRAMEWORK 3.1.3 (September 2012) --------------------------------------- http://www.springsource.org 1. INTRODUCTION Spring Framework 3.1 builds on the Spring Framework 3.0 foundation with a focus on Java-based application configuration and MVC enhancements. 2. RELEASE NOTES This release comes with complete reference documentation. For further details, consult the provided javadoc for specific packages and classes. 3. DISTRIBUTION JAR FILES The Spring Framework module jar files can be found in the 'dist' directory. Note that this release does not contain a 'spring.jar' file anymore, in contrast to previous Spring generations. Furthermore, the jar file names now follow bundle repository conventions. 4. GETTING STARTED Please consult the blog examples at http://blog.springsource.com as well as sections of interest in the reference documentation. Sample applications and related material are provided as separate downloads.