VMware
Sign in to saveVMware 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 successful company to virtualize the x86 architecture.
Key facts
- Company.name
- VMware LLC
- Company.logo
- Vmware-by-broadcom.svgclass=skin-invert
- Company.image
- VMware HQ campus 3401 Hillview entrance.JPG
- Company.image_caption
- Entrance to campus headquarters, Palo Alto, California
- Company.former_names
- VMware, Inc. (1998–2023)
- Company.type
- Subsidiary
- Company.traded_as
- (2007–2023)
- Company.founded
- Palo Alto, California, U.S.
- Company.hq_location
- Stanford Research ParkPalo Alto, California, U.S.
- Company.parent
- Broadcom
- Company.num_employees
- 38,300 (2023)
- Company.footnotes
- Financials
- Network service provider.child
- yes
- Network service provider.asn
- 53766
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24 sectionsContents
- History
- Early history
- Acquisition by EMC
- Acquisition by Dell
- Spinoff from Dell
- Acquisition by Broadcom<!--'Omnissa' redirects here-->
- Acquisitions
- Litigation
- Current products
- Desktop software
- Server software
- Cloud management software
- Application management
- Storage and availability
- Networking and security products
- Other products
- Former products
- Desktop software
- Cloud management software
- Other products
- Incidents
- See also
- References
- External links
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 successful company to virtualize the x86 architecture.
VMware's desktop software runs on Microsoft Windows, Linux, and macOS. VMware ESXi, its enterprise software hypervisor, is an operating system that runs on server hardware.
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1998 establishments in California2007 initial public offerings2023 mergers and acquisitionsAmerican companies established in 1998BroadcomCloud computing providersCompanies based in Palo Alto, CaliforniaCompanies formerly listed on the New York Stock ExchangeCoordinates not on WikidataEMC CorporationInfobox network service provider ASN not in Wikidata