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VMware Offers US Employees A Chance To Swap Their Post-IPO Stock Options
VMware today disclosed in an SEC filing that it plans to offer employees a chance to swap their post-IPO, “underwater” stock options for an equal number of options with an exercise price equal to the share price on the day immediately following the data the exchange is finished.
18Jul2008 | Robin Wauters | 0 comments | ContinuedRich Wolski on Eucalyptus: Open Source Cloud Computing (Video Interview - 2/2)
We have sent our enthusiastic cloud computing koala Toon Vanagt to San Francisco to interview Eucalyptus Director Rich Wolski at the O’Reilly Velocity conference. You can find the second part of this exclusive video interview right here.
18Jul2008 | Toon Vanagt | 0 comments | ContinuedMicrosoft To Release System Center VMM 2008 Soon
Diane Prescott, Product Manager, System Center at Microsoft posted an article on the official SC blog today sharing that the launch of the next version of Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) is imminent, specifically in Q4 2008. The beta was formally introduced by the company end of April 2008.
16Jul2008 | Robin Wauters | 0 comments | ContinuedVMware Formally Releases ThinApp 4.0 Into The Wild
Only a few days later than anticipated, VMware has released ThinApp 4.0, its first application virtualization solution (formerly called Project North Star) after snapping up Thinstall earlier this year.
16Jul2008 | Robin Wauters | 0 comments | ContinuedCitrix Aims To Make Creation of Hypervisor-Independent Application Workloads Easier with Project Kensho
Citrix today announced “Project Kensho,” which will deliver Open Virtual Machine Format (OVF) tools that allow independent software vendors (ISVs) and enterprise IT managers to easily create hypervisor-independent, portable enterprise application workloads. These tools will allow application workloads to be imported and run across Citrix XenServer, Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V and VMware ESX environments.
15Jul2008 | Robin Wauters | 0 comments | ContinuedDiane Greene’s Departure from VMware: The Week After
It’s been exactly a week since word got out that VMware co-founder and acting CEO Diane Greene was leaving the company to be replaced with former Microsoft executive Paul Maritz, who prior to the move headed EMC’s cloud computing division. These are our thoughts and observations.
15Jul2008 | Robin Wauters | 0 comments | ContinuedBitLeap LeapServ Backup Software Goes Virtual
Offsite backup provider BitLeap today announced it has extended its LeapServ software platform to customer provided VMware environments. The new LeapServVM product will consist of a custom built VM system file supplied to the customer, which can be loaded into existing VMware environments to perform all of the services typically provided by a dedicated LeapServ network appliance.
11Jul2008 | Robin Wauters | 0 comments | ContinuedExclusive Video: VMware In A Nutshell, By Product Marketing Manager John Gilmartin
So what’s VMware all about now on a technology level, now that their stock is tumbling and their CEO has been replaced? John Gilmartin, Group Manager, Product Marketing at VMware answered our questions on virtualization in general and their strategy and product portfolio in particular.
8Jul2008 | Toon Vanagt | 0 comments | ContinuedBreaking: Diane Greene Leaves VMware, Paul Maritz To Become CEO and President
VMware co-founder Diane Greene is no longer in position as president and chief executive of the company and will be replaced by former Microsoft executive Paul Maritz (we reported on him joining EMC earlier this year), effective immediately.
8Jul2008 | Robin Wauters | 6 comments | ContinuedRich Wolski on Eucalyptus: Open Source Cloud Computing (Video Interview - 1/2)
We have sent our enthusiastic cloud computing koala Toon Vanagt to San Francisco to interview Eucalyptus Director Rich Wolski at the O’Reilly Velocity conference. You can find the first part of this exclusive video interview right here (we’ll post the second part tomorrow).
8Jul2008 | Toon Vanagt | 1 comment | ContinuedVMware Online Store Now Has Academic Discounts on Workstation and Fusion
For current students, prospective university students, or academic faculty and staff, VMware has just made it easier to purchase VMware Workstation or VMware Fusion at an academic discount. Through the all new academic portal, students can get a discount to up to 50% off the commercial list pricing if they purchase VMware Workstation or VMware Fusion for personal use.
8Jul2008 | Robin Wauters | 0 comments | ContinuedEMC Shares Up On VMware Spin-out Rumors
Financial analyst Thomas Curlin of RBC Capital Markets upped his rating on the EMC stock to “Outperform” from “Sector Perform”, even as it trimmed the stock’s price target from $21 to a more modest $19. The focus of his call: the prospects for a spin-out of the company’s stake in VMware.
8Jul2008 | Robin Wauters | 0 comments | Continued
