München, Starnberg, 24./25. Juli 2012 - VMware gibt endgültige Unterzeichnung der Übernahmevereinbarung mit Nicira Inc. (Software Defined Networking) bekannt...
Zum Hintergrund: Nicira gilt als Pionier im Bereich Software-Defined Networking (SDN) und ist führend in der Netzwerk-Virtualisierung für den Open Source-Bereich. Einige weiterführenden Informationen zur Aquise entnehmen Sie bitte der englischen VMware Pressemeldung: PALO ALTO, Calif., July 23, 2012 - VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), the global leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Nicira, Inc., a pioneer in software-defined networking (SDN) and a leader in network virtualization for open source initiatives.
- "VMware has led the server virtualization revolution, and we have the opportunity to do the same in datacenter and cloud networking," said Paul Maritz, chief executive officer, VMware. "The acquisition of Nicira adds to our portfolio of networking assets and positions VMware to be the industry leader in software-defined networking."
- VMware will acquire Nicira for approximately $1.05 billion in cash plus approximately $210 million of assumed unvested equity awards. The acquisition is subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. The parties expect the acquisition to close during the second half of 2012. The acquisition has been approved by the boards of directors of both VMware and Nicira and the stockholders of Nicira.
The Software-Defined Datacenter - The Foundation of Cloud Computing: "Cloud computing is about agile, elastic, efficient, and reliable services, and it is achieved through sophisticated software that abstracts hardware resources, pools it into aggregate capacity, enabling automation to safely and efficiently dole it out as needed for applications...". Mehr Infos zu Nicira unter http://nicira.com
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