Spring Framework book illustrates the use of Spring framework and its related technologies. This book provides a step-by-step approach for developing applications using Spring framework. It is specially designed to help the individuals who want to learn Spring framework. This book covers the Spring framework-related technology standards such as Spring core, Spring resources and SpEL, Spring web, Spring data access frameworks, Spring transactions, Spring with JMX, Spring-AOP, Spring security, Spring batch, Spring remoting, Spring messaging, Spring with Drools Expert, Spring mail, developing soap-based web services using Apache-CXF, Spring, and Spring with REST. It contains 100 diagrams, approximately 200 Java programs for a better understanding of the topics. Chapter-17 is specially designed to provide a quick reference to the complete spring framework. The following topics are covered in this book. Spring Core Spring Resources and SpEL Spring-Web Spring Data Access Spring Transactions Spring with JMX Spring AOP Spring Security Spring Batch Spring Remoting Spring Messaging Spring with REST Spring Web Services (SOAP-based) Spring with Apache-CXF Spring with Drools Expert Spring Mail Annotations, Namespaces and Templates