“Since it launched in May, VMware has signed nearly 200,000
customers, including Cessna Aircraft, Hewlett-Packard (HWP) and IBM
(IBM). Cessna’s marketing group needs to support remote sales
managers running Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT. Making
networking even more complicated, the company is upgrading some of
its 5,000 desktops to Windows 2000, and is also trying out Linux.
Maintaining such a varied network was an arduous task before the
company installed VMware.”
“VMware has also attracted a loyal following among Linux fans.
‘A lot of Linux users are using VMware to run Microsoft (MSFT)
productivity applications,’ says VMware’s [CEO, Diane] Greene.
‘That’s the largest single segment that we have today.’
She says VMware really boils down to choice. ‘People don’t want
to be restricted in what they do on their computer; different
operating systems have their own unique benefits and
capabilities.’ “
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