New vClient Initiative to expand Virtual Desktops to Universal Clients

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates, October 19, 2008 --VMware, Inc., the global leader in virtualization solutions from the desktop to the datacenter, further extended its leadership position by announcing the arrival of its vClient Initiative to the Middle East aimed at delivering universal clients - desktops that follow regional users to any end point while providing a rich personalized experienced that is secure, cost effective and easy for IT to manage.  The first step of the initiative is the roll out of VMware View - a set of products that extend VMware's Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) solutions to include both server hosted virtual desktops and client virtual desktops that can run on any laptop or desktop computer.
 
"Users in the region want a desktop that follows them wherever they go", explained Reza Malekzadeh, Sr. Dir. of Product and Marketing, VMware Inc. "IT departments on hand want to manage those environments securely, cost effectively, and more easily than they do today. VMware is addressing both ends of the spectrum with our vClient Initiative and our new VMware View product portfolio will satisfy both stakeholders' priorities.  Users will be able to view their desktop running remotely in the datacenter or running locally on any device.  At the same time, IT administrators will be able to manage, update, and secure all of these desktops centrally with greater flexibility and scalability than what is possible today."

VMware View is a portfolio of products that will give Middle Eastern end users a single view of all their applications and data in a familiar, personalized environment - "myview" - that is available from any device and any location.  With VMware View, regional enterprises can achieve greater flexibility, reliability, efficiency and security managing desktops and applications. VMware View products encapsulate the operating system, applications, and user data into isolated layers, giving organizations the ability to change, update and deploy each element independently, for greater business agility and easier management.

"The desktop of the future will not be a single device like a laptop or a thin client - It will provide consumers with all of the capability and personalization of their desktop experience accessible from any location," added Malekzadeh.

VMware's award-winning desktop virtualization infrastructure is already gaining traction in the market and delivering benefits in large-scale deployments, with many customers running thousands of VMware virtual desktops. VMware's vClient initiative will provide customers with even greater ease-of-use, reliability, flexibility and security.

"VMware virtual desktops have streamlined the deployment and management of desktops to our staff, and we're confident that its robust desktop technology will keep our patient information safe," said Chris House, senior network analyst, MetroHealth. "From doctors and nurses accessing medical records from any thin client workstation, to technicians who view X-rays, to professional staff accessing any of our 450+ applications, all of our users are on VMware virtual desktops."  

"The experience with first joint customers of VMware and Fujitsu Siemens Computer shows that IT organizations can dramatically increase the quality of service to their PC users," said Dr. Joseph Reger, chief technology officer, Fujitsu Siemens Computers. "Under the umbrella of 'Dynamic IT for Workplaces,' Fujitsu Siemens Computers has created pre-integrated solution stacks based on VDI and complementary technologies and services for consulting, design, implementation and operation, as well as services to calculate the return on investment. This is in order to help customers benefit earlier from innovative VMware technologies, to decrease time and risk for first projects and to help overcome lack of skills."

Customers are increasingly using virtualization to deliver lower costs and reduced risks to the business, as virtualization moves from being a tactical technology towards becoming a key transformation strategy," said Roberto Moctezuma, vice president, desktop solutions Organization, HP. "HP has a history of collaborating with VMware to develop products and services across our portfolio that not only help customers realize the full value of VMware virtualization, but also help them accelerate the growth of their businesses."

For more information, please visit: www.vmware.com/go/vclient

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About VMware
VMware (NYSE: VMW) is the global leader in virtualization solutions from the desktop to the datacenter.  Customers of all sizes rely on VMware to reduce capital and operating expenses, ensure business continuity, strengthen security and go green. With 2007 revenues of $1.3 billion, more than 120,000 customers and nearly 18,000 partners, VMware is one of the fastest growing public software companies. Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, VMware is majority-owned by EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) and on the web at www.vmware.com.

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VMware Inc.
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