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Acquisition Expands VMware vCenter Management Product Family; Addresses Critical Management Needs as Customers Advance on Journey to Cloud Computing. PALO ALTO, CA and HOPKINTON, MA – February 25, 2010 – VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), the global leader in virtualization solutions from the desktop through the data center and to the cloud, and EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) — the world leader in information infrastructure solutions — today announced that the two companies have entered into a definitive agreement for VMware to acquire certain software products and expertise from EMC’s Ionix IT management business, including solutions aimed at delivering improved management and deployment of…