01.15.2008 - VMware to Expand Desktop Virtualization Solution with Acquisition of Thinstall

Thinstall’s Best-of-Breed, Agentless Application Virtualization to Join VMware’s Desktop Portfolio; VMware Also Acquires Virtualization Services Assets from Foedus . PALO ALTO, Calif., January 15, 2008 — VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), the virtualization software leader, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Thinstall, a privately-held application virtualization software company headquartered in San Francisco. VMware is acquiring Thinstall to expand its desktop virtualization capabilities which help customers better provision, deploy and update desktop environments. The terms of the acquisition, which is expected to be completed in the current fiscal... - View Press Release - Visit VMware, Inc.