A developer of user-friendly software, including its popular Internet in a Box for entering and browsing the World Wide Web Based in Seattle, WA, it was acquired in March by CompuServe for about $100 million in stock and cash At the time of the acquisition, CompuServe said Spry would help make it a significant Internet player
Someone, especially an old person, who is spry, is lively and active. The old gentleman was as spry as ever. = sprightly. a spry old person has energy and is active = sprightly (Perhaps from a language)
moving quickly and lightly; "sleek and agile as a gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it"