CRN: VMware CEO: No Worries About Microsoft, Linux Hypervisors | Linux Today

CRN: VMware CEO: No Worries About Microsoft, Linux Hypervisors

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 6, 2006

“VMware CEO Diane Greene said Monday that the virtualization
software company isn’t worried about battling Microsoft and Linux
distributors but will fight to ensure that the interfaces between
the operating system and hypervisor are open.

“At VMware’s Virtual Infrastructure 3 launch in Cambridge,
Mass., Greene said VMware won’t fall victim to Microsoft or Linux
distributors that incorporate the Xen hypervisor because VMware’s
platform is far too mature and advanced for rivals to catch up and
because customers value virtualization’s independence from the
operating system…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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