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VMware

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VMware, Inc. provides virtualization solutions. Its virtualization platform products include Player that enables individuals to run virtual machines on their desktops; Fusion, a desktop virtualization product for users of Intel-based Apple Macintosh computers; Workstation for software developers and enterprise IT professionals; Server, which enables virtual partitioning of a server; ESX Server, an enterprise-class virtualization platform that runs directly on the hardware; Virtual SMP that enables a virtual machine to use four physical processors simultaneously; and VMFS, which allows multiple ESX Servers to share block-based storage. The company also offers VirtualCenter that provides a central point of control to manage a virtualized IT environment; VMotion, which allows users to move virtual machines; DRS that creates resource pools from physical servers; HA, which provides automated recovery from hardware failure; Consolidated Backup that enables LAN-free automated backup of virtual machines; Storage VMotion, which allows live migration of virtual machine disks; Update Manager that automates patch and update management; Capacity Planner, which enables VMware service providers to perform capacity assessments onsite; Converter to convert local and remote physical machines into virtual machines; Lab Manager to automate the setup, capture, storage, and sharing of multi-machine software configurations; ACE that allows desktop administrators to protect company resources against the risks presented by unmanaged desktops; Virtual Desktop Infrastructure to host individual desktops inside virtual machines running on centralized servers; Virtual Desktop Manager, a desktop management server that connects users to virtual desktops in the data center; and VMware Lifecycle Manager that provides control over the virtual environment. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Recent Milestones

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  VMware invested in FeedHenry. (5/2/13)
  Posted 5/2/13 at 6:07am via techcrunch.com
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  VMware acquired Virsto Software. (2/11/13)
  Posted 2/11/13 at 7:34pm via freshnews.com
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  VMware invested in Puppet Labs. (1/23/13)
  Posted 1/23/13 at 8:08am via techcrunch.com
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  VMware acquired Nicira Networks for $1.26B. (7/23/12)
  Posted 7/23/12 at 6:14pm via techcrunch.com
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  VMware — Paul Maritz Out As VMware CEO And Mentioned As Candidate For Top Spot At EMC Or Cloud Foundry Spin Off (7/16/12)
  Posted 7/16/12 at 6:36pm via techcrunch.com
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  VMware acquired DynamicOps. (7/2/12)
  Posted 7/2/12 at 7:29pm via masshightech.com
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  VMware acquired Wanova. (5/22/12)
  Posted 5/22/12 at 4:58pm via freshnews.com
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  VMware invested in Puppet Labs. (11/29/11)
  Posted 11/29/11 at 5:56pm via techcrunch.com
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  VMware added Brian John as Senior Software Engineer. (7/5/11)
  Posted 10/1/11 at 3:25pm
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  VMware acquired Socialcast. (5/31/11)
  Posted 5/31/11 at 5:44pm via techcrunch.com
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  VMware acquired Shavlik Technologies. (5/16/11)
  Posted 5/21/11 at 7:01am via shavlik.com
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  VMware acquired SlideRocket. (4/26/11)
  Posted 4/26/11 at 2:09pm via techcrunch.com
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  VMware added Badi Azad as Senior Product Manager . (4/1/11)
  Posted 4/19/13 at 8:39pm
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  VMware added Greg Burch as Director, Engineering. (4/1/11)
  Posted 7/17/12 at 1:45pm
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  VMware acquired Wavemaker Software. (3/8/11)
  Posted 5/21/11 at 6:57am via wavemaker.com
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  VMware added Parth Shah as Software Engineer. (2/22/11)
  Posted 5/16/13 at 12:05pm

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1. EMC Completes Acquisition of VMware (emc.com) [edit]
2. VMware to Acquire Virsto (freshnews.com) [edit]
3. VMware Buys Nicira For $1.26 Billion And Gives More Clues About Cloud Strategy (techcrunch.com) [edit]
4. EMC’s VMware acquires DynamicOps (masshightech.com) [edit]
5. VMware to Acquire Wanova, Intelligent Desktop Solutions Provider (freshnews.com) [edit]
6. VMware Acquires Enterprise Microblogging Platform Socialcast (techcrunch.com) [edit]
7. VMware to Acquire Shavlik Technologies (shavlik.com) [edit]
8. VMware Acquires Online Presentation Application SlideRocket (techcrunch.com) [edit]
9. WaveMaker Springs To VMware (dev.wavemaker.com) [edit]
10. VMware buys systems-monitoring startup Integrien for $100M (deals.venturebeat.com) [edit]
11. VMware buys systems-monitoring startup Integrien for $100M (deals.venturebeat.com) [edit]
12. VMware to Acquire SpringSource (vmware.com) [edit]
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14. VMware Buys B-hive for Performance Scans (gigaom.com) [edit]
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16. FeedHenry Secures $9M Funding Led By Intel Capital To Feed Boom in Mobile Enterprise (techcrunch.com) [edit]
17. Virtualization Giant VMware Partners With And Puts $30M Into Data Center Automation Company Puppet Labs (techcrunch.com) [edit]
18. Cisco, Google Ventures, VMware Put $8.5M In Data Center Automation Startup Puppet Labs (techcrunch.com) [edit]
19. Private Cloud Redux — Nimbula Bets on Today's Reality (cloudave.com) [edit]
20. Cisco and EMC, Together with VMware, form Coalition to Accelerate Pervasive Data Center Virtualization and Private Cloud Infrastructures (newsroom.cisco.com) [edit]
21. Intel to buy $218.5M stake in EMC subsidiary VMware (bostonherald.com) [edit]
22. Cisco to invest $150M in virtualization company, VMware (venturebeat.com) [edit]
VMware acquires Zimbra: Why virtualization and email might be a good fit (deals.venturebeat.com) [edit]
SOFTBANK TELECOM Joins the VMware vCloud(R) Datacenter Services Program (einnews.com) [edit]
Paul Maritz Out As VMware CEO And Mentioned As Candidate For Top Spot At EMC Or Cloud Foundry Spin Off (techcrunch.com) [edit]