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VMware

VMware LLC is an American cloud computing and virtualization technology company headquartered in Palo Alto, California, U.S. On November 22, 2023, Broadcom acquired VMware in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at $69 billion, with the End-User Computing division of VMware then sold to KKR and rebranded to Omnissa. VMware was the first commercially…

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Founded
February 10, 1998; 28 years ago (1998-02-10) Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Founders
Mendel Rosenblum · Diane Greene · Scott Devine · Ellen Wang · Edouard Bugnion
Industry
Cloud computing · Virtualization · Computer software
Headquarters
Stanford Research Park Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Formerly
VMware, Inc. (1998–2023)
Key people
Raghu Raghuram (CEO)

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VMware

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VMware

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related to Acquisition by Dell · 23
VMware → Analysts, Andreessen Horowitz, COO Carl Eschenbach, Dell, Dell's, EMC, Fusion, In April, In January, Martin Casado, Networking, On April, On September, Security, Sequoia Capital, The, US, VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger, VMware Workstation, VMware's
related to Incidents · 18
VMware → Beginning, Bleeping Computer, Broadcom, CVE-2025-22230, CVSSv3, In May, January, Lazarus Group, Log4Shell, March, Microsoft Windows, North Korea, PCMag, Positive Technologies, The, VMware Horizon, VMWare Tools, ZDNET
related to Acquisition by EMC · 17
VMware → CEO, CEO Diane Greene, December, Dell EMC, Diane Greene, EMC, EMC's, Greene, Mendel Rosenblum, Microsoft, On August, On January, On July, On September, Paul Maritz, Shares, US
related to Litigation · 16
VMware → Christoph Hellwig, ESXi, February, German, Germany, GPLv2, GPLv2-licensed Linux, Hamburg, Hellwig, Hellwig's, In March, July, Linux, Linux GPLv2-licensed, Software Freedom Conservancy, The
related to Desktop software · 15
VMware → Apple Silicon, ARM, December, Intel Mac, It, November, Originally, This, UEFI Secure Boot, Version, VMware Fusion, VMware Workstation, VMware Workstation Player, VMware Workstation Pro, While
related to Other products · 15
VMware → API, Australian Government's COVIDSafe, Bluetooth, December, Fusion, Herald, Perl, Player, The VIX, VBScript, Virtual Infrastructure, Visual Basic, VIX, VMware's, Workstation
related to Cloud management software · 14
VMware → Cloud Foundation, EUC, Hyperic, Hypervisor, IT, KKR, Omnissa, SDDC, SpringSource, Suite, VDI, VMware Cloud Foundation, VMware Go, VMware Horizon View
related to Storage and availability · 14
VMware → April, Hardware Compatibility List, HCI, HCL, However, March, New, SRM, The, The VMWare, VMware Site Recovery Manager, VMware Virtual SAN, VMware's, VMware's ESXi
related to Current products · 12
VMware → Alternatively, Each, ESX/ESXi, GSX, In, Storage, System, The, This, USB, VMware Workstation, VMware's
related to Networking and security products · 10
VMware → Access Management, IAM, Identity, Nicira, SDDC, SDN, Software Defined Networking, The, VMware NSX, VMware's

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software virtual cloud announced hardware esxi vmware's broadcom products workstation server x86 hypervisor product system virtualization would company ceo emc

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VMwareFormerlyVMware, Inc. (1998–2023)1.00infobox
VMwareFoundedFebruary 10, 1998; 28 years ago (1998-02-10) Palo Alto, California, U.S.1.00infobox
VMwareFoundersMendel Rosenblum1.00infobox
VMwareFoundersDiane Greene1.00infobox
VMwareFoundersScott Devine1.00infobox
VMwareFoundersEllen Wang1.00infobox
VMwareFoundersEdouard Bugnion1.00infobox
VMwareHeadquartersStanford Research Park Palo Alto, California, U.S.1.00infobox
VMwareIndustryCloud computing1.00infobox
VMwareIndustryVirtualization1.00infobox
VMwareIndustryComputer software1.00infobox
VMwareKey peopleRaghu Raghuram (CEO)1.00infobox
VMwareNet incomeUS$1.3 billion (2023)1.00infobox
VMwareNumber of employees38,300 (2023)1.00infobox
VMwareOperating incomeUS$2.0 billion (2023)1.00infobox
VMwareParentBroadcom1.00infobox
VMwareProductsESXi1.00infobox
VMwareProductsFusion1.00infobox
VMwareProductsHorizon1.00infobox
VMwareProductsInfrastructure1.00infobox
VMwareProductsPlayer1.00infobox
VMwareProductsThinApp1.00infobox
VMwareProductsvSphere1.00infobox
VMwareRevenueUS$13.4 billion (2023)1.00infobox
VMwareTotal assetsUS$31.2 billion (2023)1.00infobox
VMwareTotal equityUS$1.5 billion (2023)1.00infobox
VMwareTraded asNYSE: VMW (2007–2023)1.00infobox
VMwareTypeSubsidiary1.00infobox
VMwareWebsitevmware.com1.00infobox

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