VMWare: The Hottest Tech IPO Since Google
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| The value of the IPO is also lot more than what was first estimated.
| Initially, the range of the IPO was expected to be only $23 to $25 per share,
| but was steadily raised to a range of $27 to $29 before finally pricing on
| Monday night at $29.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/seekingalpha/070814/44472_id.html?.v=1
MySQL will soon be joining as well.
The VMware house of cards
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| Looking at an ESX server, you’ll find what looks like a Linux OS. This isn’t
| a secret -- VMware call this the ‘console OS’.
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http://www.venturecake.com/the-vmware-house-of-cards/
Related:
VMware: Linux Is Ideal OS for Virtualization
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| Linux is a key part of the success mix for virtualization. That was the
| message of Mendel Rosenblum, chief scientist and cofounder of VMware.
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| "We secretly used them [Linux users] as our beta testers," Rosenblum
| said. "The Linux community helped us to build things up."
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| "Linux is the perfect fit for virtualization it is a highly customizable
| operating system," Rosenblum said. "I see this as the place where Linux can
| dominate and licensing is also more favorable."
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http://www.internetnews.com/article.php/3693656
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