PALO ALTO, California, September 10 /PRNewswire/ --

- VMware Raises the Bar for Reliability, Security and Ease of Use for the
Virtualization Platform

VMware, Inc., the virtualization leader, today introduced VMware ESX
Server 3i, the industry's next generation thin hypervisor to be integrated in
server hardware from Dell, Fujitsu, Fujitsu Siemens Computers, HP, IBM, NEC
and others.

Building virtualization into the server hardware simplifies the
deployment and management of virtual infrastructure. With VMware ESX Server
3i, customers will be able to go from booting up a server to reaping the
benefits of virtualization in a matter of minutes. VMware ESX Server 3i
represents a major advance in a radically small footprint for unparalleled
reliability and security. VMware ESX Server 3i will be showcased this week at
VMworld 2007 in San Francisco.

"In the six years and three product generations since its release, VMware
ESX Server has become an industry-defining product, acclaimed for its quality
and functionality," said Raghu Raghuram, vice president of products and
solutions at VMware. "Today, VMware is ushering in a new era where
virtualization software is not separate from server hardware, it is simply
how industry-standard servers operate. We have worked with our partners to
integrate VMware ESX Server directly into their server hardware. Now
customers will be able to turn on their virtualization-enabled servers and
boot directly into a fully-functioning hypervisor. We expect this advance to
simplify virtualization and make it more easily accessible to customers as
they refresh their computing infrastructure. As multi-core systems become
more common, virtualization will no longer be viewed as an optional
capability by customers."

VMware ESX Server 3i is the new architectural foundation for VMware
Infrastructure 3, the most widely deployed virtualization software suite for
optimizing and managing industry-standard IT environments. VMware customers
will be able to easily implement the entire suite of VMware Infrastructure 3
products on top of this foundation, including VirtualCenter, VMotion,
Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS), High Availability (HA) and VMware
Consolidated Backup (VCB).

Based on VMware ESX Server which has set the standard for a production
proven, stable and mature hypervisor, VMware ESX Server 3i is a "bare metal"
hypervisor that partitions a physical server into multiple secure and
portable virtual machines. Designed for optimal scalability and performance,
VMware ESX Server 3i's innovative new architecture also provides unmatched
security, reliability and manageability in a compact, 32 MB package. VMware
ESX Server 3i would be the only hypervisor on the market today that does not
incorporate a general-purpose operating system, which frees it from the many
challenges involved in maintaining a general purpose operating system.

"The embedded virtualization capabilities in VMware ESX Server 3i are
complementary to the design of our HP ProLiant and BladeSystem technology,"
said James Mouton, senior vice president and general manager of Industry
Standard Servers at HP. "This next-generation solution will help customers
optimize infrastructure for manageability, simplicity and better business
outcomes."

"The most striking feature of VMware ESX Server 3i is the ease of use,"
said Rob Jones, technology director of Northern Europe at ALSTOM. "Just plug
it in and it's ready to run virtual machines. This will greatly simplify the
deployment of servers at our many remote sites and offices where we may not
have dedicated IT personnel."

Availability

Hardware vendors are expected to begin shipping VMware ESX Server 3i
within their products by the end of 2007 and over the course of 2008. In the
future, VMware ESX Server 3i will also be available for download at
http://www.vmware.com.

About VMware

VMware (NYSE:VMW) is the global leader in virtual infrastructure software
for industry-standard systems. Organizations of all sizes use VMware
solutions to simplify their IT, fully leverage their existing computing
investments and respond faster to changing business demands. VMware is based
in Palo Alto, California and majority-owned by EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC).
For more information, visit http://www.vmware.com.

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