Tag archive: VMWare

Although there's no denying that virtualization has revolutionized the server and software development worlds—and is even having an impact on some consumers—are we really ready for virtualization on mobile phones? VMware seems to think so, and has announced a new VMware Mobile Virtualization Platform based on technology it acquired with France's Trango Virtual Processors last month. The idea behind phone… Read More

There had been a growing buzz about the I.P.O. of software maker VMware. But on its first day of trading, it exceeded all expectations. At the close of business, shares were going for $51, which is $22 higher than the offering price of $29. That means the company’s initial public offering was the largest by a tech company since Google went public in 2004, and raised about $1.1 billion.   VMware enjoyed a 70% rise in sales last year,… Read More

For decades, Macintosh users labored under the burden that, as cool as their systems and operating systems might be, they were largely locked away from the much larger world of WIndows-based applications, services, and (ahem) games. Although this actually provided some advantages—for instance, Macs have yet to develop the malware and security problems which essentially define Windows computing—when Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced… Read More