VMware, Inc, the first company to break into the market of virtualization software, is facing new challenges from competitors plan to bind free virtualization of operating systems. VMware, the acquired data storage giant EMC Corporation in 2003, put the top-line growth in the period from 2002 to 2005, which is comparable to the fastest growing enterprise software companies in history. However, the new competitive solutions from Microsoft and the open source community are threatened hinder long-term growth potential of the company. The contours of virtualization technology and the dynamics that affect its market, covers the history of VMware; discusses key competitors.;, And analyze potential strategic VMware responses to emerging threats from competitors' Hide
by David B. Yoffie, Ward Bullard, Nikhil Raj, Suja Vaidyanathan 23 pages. Publication Date: September 18, 2006. Prod. #: 707013-PDF-ENG
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