+1  A: 

Yes you are using connection pooling.

here is another thread you might find interesting

http://forum.springsource.org/showthread.php?t=40598

Also most of the links you specified above will provide additional information on parameters that can be set.

Aaron Saunders  2010-10-20 18:42:27

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