VMbytes

PALO ALTO, Calif., February 16, 2009 — VMware, Inc., (NYSE: VMW), the global leader in virtualization solutions from the desktop through the datacenter and to the cloud, today announced the completion of its acquisition of Zimbra®, the leading vendor of next-generation, open source email and collaboration software, from Yahoo! Inc.. VMware announced the signing of its definitive agreement to acquire Zimbra on January 12, 2010.
Zimbra joins VMware’s Cloud Services organization, whose charter is focused on meeting increasing customer demand for more public and private on-premises cloud computing services delivered through VMware’s innovative virtualization platform.
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