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

- VMware Announces End-to-End Desktop Virtualization Solution

VMware, Inc., the virtualization leader, today announced an end-to-end
virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solution with the introduction of VMware
Virtual Desktop Manager 2, the company's next generation connection broker.
Today's news extends VMware's comprehensive line of desktop virtualization
software and services to bring new levels of security, mobility and
manageability to global enterprise desktop users. The new software will be
among the many products and solutions showcased this week at VMworld 2007 in
San Francisco.

"The desktop is fundamentally changing," said Jerry Chen, senior director
of enterprise desktop solutions at VMware. "Our customers are transforming
the way they manage their desktop infrastructure and replacing traditional
PCs with centralized desktops that can be more effectively managed and
controlled. Users of virtual desktops can enjoy reliability, data protection
and disaster recovery capabilities that have traditionally been available
only for server applications. In addition, they get the flexibility of being
able to access their desktops from many locations and devices."

VMware Virtual Desktop Manager 2 is a component of VMware VDI, an
end-to-end desktop virtualization solution that enables organizations to
centralize desktop management and control using the VMware Infrastructure 3
platform. Through tight integration with VMware Virtual Center, VMware
Virtual Desktop Manager delivers enterprise-class virtual desktop management
while providing end users with a familiar desktop experience. VMware Virtual
Desktop Manager connects remote clients to centralized desktops that can be
accessed securely from almost anywhere and from many different hardware
platforms. VMware Virtual Desktop Manager is designed to meet the security
and scalability needs of small and large deployments.

"We are in the process of virtualizing 21,000 desktops using VMware VDI,"
said Tom Petry, director of technology at the District School Board of
Collier County. "We have seen firsthand the manageability and control VDI
brings to a desktop computing environment; including the security and
business continuity benefits of centralizing our desktop infrastructure in
our world class data centers-no small thing in hurricane country."

"VMware Virtual Desktop Manager 2 makes our desktop virtualization
solution that much better," continued Petry.

Analyst firm IDC predicts the market for desktop virtualization software
will be nearly $2 billion by 2011. "We feel virtual machines for desktop
computing is one of the most exciting developments within the technology
industry in recent years," said IDC's John Humphreys.

The entire ecosystem of hardware, operating system and software
application vendors is retooling for virtualization. VMware collaborates with
systems and software providers from within its partner ecosystem to deliver
end-to-end desktop virtualization solutions and services. For example,
emerging technologies such as application virtualization and streaming
provide an alternative mechanism to install and deploy applications to a
virtual machine and complement VMware VDI. In addition, thin computing,
software and hardware companies are working collaboratively with VMware to
improve the virtual desktop user experience and provide a complete virtual
desktop solution.

"IBM is excited to include the new Virtual Desktop Management 2 as an
integral component to our new Virtual Infrastructure Access managed service
offering launching in October of this year," said Brenda Harvey, vice
president of end user services of IBM Portfolio Lifecycle Management.

Availability

Additional information about VMware Virtual Desktop Manager 2 beta
program is available on http://www.vmware.com. The product is expected to be
generally available later this year.

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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VMware is a registered trademark of VMware, Inc. in the United States
and/or other jurisdictions. All other marks and names mentioned herein may be
trademarks of their respective companies.