VMware#Acquisitions

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In 1998,{{Cite web|url=https://www.californiaexplore.com/company/2069963/vmware-inc|title=VMware, Inc. - Company Profile|work=California Explore|access-date=2023-11-02|language=en|archive-date=2023-11-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102214314/https://www.californiaexplore.com/company/2069963/vmware-inc|url-status=live}} VMware was founded by Diane Greene, Mendel Rosenblum, Scott Devine, Ellen Wang, and Edouard Bugnion.{{Cite news|url=https://www.acm.org/media-center/2019/april/thacker-award-2018|title=Inaugural ACM Chuck Thacker Breakthrough Award Recognizes Fundamental Contributions that Enabled Cloud Computing: Stanford's Mendel Rosenblum Transformed Datacenters by Reinventing Virtual Machines|work=Association for Computing Machinery|access-date=2019-04-10|language=en|archive-date=2019-04-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411025815/https://www.acm.org/media-center/2019/april/thacker-award-2018|url-status=live}} Greene and Rosenblum were graduate students at the University of California, Berkeley.{{cite news|url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/10/15/100536853/index.htm|last=Lashinksky|first=Adam|date=2007-10-02|title=50 Most Powerful Women in Business — Full speed ahead|work=CNN|quote=In 1988 she picked up a second master's, in computer science, at the University of California at Berkeley, where she met Rosenblum|access-date=2020-08-03|archive-date=2020-08-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810162229/https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/10/15/100536853/index.htm|url-status=live}} Edouard Bugnion remained the chief architect and CTO of VMware until 2005{{cite web| url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/01/23/04FEctoedouard_1.html?s=feature| title=Edouard Bugnion lives in the virtual world| access-date=2008-09-16| archive-date=2009-01-08| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090108203917/http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/01/23/04FEctoedouard_1.html?s=feature| url-status=live}} and went on to found Nuova Systems (now part of Cisco). VMware operated in stealth mode for the first year, with roughly 20 employees by the end of 1998. The company was launched officially early in the second year, in February 1999, at the DEMO conference organized by Chris Shipley.{{cite web

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}} The first product, VMware Workstation, was delivered in May 1999, and the company entered the server market in 2001 with VMware GSX Server (hosted) and VMware ESX Server (host-less).{{cite web | url=https://www.cnet.com/news/vmware-ready-to-capitalize-on-hot-server-market/ | title=VMware ready to capitalize on hot server market | first=Stephen | last=Shankland | work=CNET | date=January 2, 2002 | access-date=June 14, 2017 | archive-date=May 2, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502212142/https://www.cnet.com/news/vmware-ready-to-capitalize-on-hot-server-market/ | url-status=live }}

In 2003, VMware launched VMware Virtual Center, vMotion, and Virtual Symmetric Multi-Processing (SMP) technology. 64-bit support was introduced in 2004.

On January 9, 2004, under the terms of the definitive agreement announced on December 15, 2003, EMC (now Dell EMC) acquired the company with US$625 million in cash.{{cite web|url=https://www.emc.com/about/news/press/us/2004/20040109-2025.htm|title=EMC Press Release : EMC Completes Acquisition of VMware|website=www.emc.com|access-date=2018-12-08|archive-date=2018-12-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209124526/https://www.emc.com/about/news/press/us/2004/20040109-2025.htm|url-status=live}}{{cite press release | url=https://www.vmware.com/company/news/releases/2004/emc2.html | title=EMC Completes Acquisition of VMware | publisher=VMware | date=January 9, 2004 | access-date=December 8, 2018 | archive-date=June 26, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626164302/https://www.vmware.com/company/news/releases/2004/emc2.html | url-status=live }} On August 14, 2007, EMC sold 15% of VMware to the public via an initial public offering. Shares were priced at {{US$|29|link=yes}} per share and closed the day at {{US$|51}}.{{cite web | url=https://www.networkworld.com/article/824712/data-center-vmware-the-bright-spot-on-a-gray-wall-street-day.html | title=VMware the bright spot on a gray Wall Street day | first=Robert | last=Mullins | work=International Data Group | date=August 14, 2007 | access-date=June 14, 2017 | archive-date=April 26, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426184452/https://www.networkworld.com/article/824712/data-center-vmware-the-bright-spot-on-a-gray-wall-street-day.html | url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=https://www.cnbc.com/2007/08/14/vmware-shares-soar-after-ipo-prices-at-29-a-share.html | title=VMware Shares Soar after IPO Prices at $29 a Share | agency=Reuters | work=CNBC | date=August 14, 2007 | access-date=September 17, 2017 | archive-date=May 2, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502212733/https://www.cnbc.com/id/20258076 | url-status=live }}

On July 8, 2008, after disappointing financial performance, the board of directors fired VMware co-founder, president and CEO Diane Greene, who was replaced by Paul Maritz, a 14-year Microsoft veteran who was heading EMC's cloud computing business unit.{{cite web | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2008-07-08/vmware-ousts-ceo-diane-greenebusinessweek-business-news-stock-market-and-financial-advice | title=VMware Ousts CEO Diane Greene | first=Aaron | last=Ricadela | work=Bloomberg News | date=July 8, 2008 | access-date=2017-06-14 | archive-date=2018-01-02 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102073002/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2008-07-08/vmware-ousts-ceo-diane-greenebusinessweek-business-news-stock-market-and-financial-advice | url-status=live }} Greene had been CEO since the company's founding, ten years earlier.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/story/what-diane-greenes-departure-means-google-cloud/|title=What Diane Greene's Departure Means for Google Cloud|last=Simonite|first=Tom|magazine=Wired|date=November 16, 2018|access-date=November 17, 2018|archive-date=November 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181117023655/https://www.wired.com/story/what-diane-greenes-departure-means-google-cloud/|url-status=live}} On September 10, 2008, Mendel Rosenblum, the company's co-founder, chief scientist, and the husband of Diane Greene, resigned.{{cite web | url=https://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/10/the-end-of-an-era-at-vmware/ | title=The End of an Era at VMware | first=ASHLEE | last=VANCE | author-link=Ashlee Vance | work=The New York Times | date=September 10, 2008 | access-date=June 14, 2017 | archive-date=January 2, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102013309/https://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/10/the-end-of-an-era-at-vmware/ | url-status=live }}

On September 16, 2008, VMware announced a collaboration with Cisco Systems.{{cite press release | url=https://www.vmware.com/company/news/releases/2008/cisco_vmworld08.html | title=Cisco and VMware Accelerate Innovation in Data Center Virtualization | publisher=VMware | date=September 16, 2008 | access-date=December 8, 2018 | archive-date=June 26, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626163854/https://www.vmware.com/company/news/releases/2008/cisco_vmworld08.html | url-status=live }} One result was the Cisco Nexus 1000V, a distributed virtual software switch, an integrated option in the VMware infrastructure.{{cite web | url=http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/switches/nexus-1000v-switch-vmware-vsphere/solution-overview-listing.html | title=Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switches and VMware vSphere 4: Accelerate Data Center Virtualization | publisher=Cisco Systems | access-date=2017-06-14 | archive-date=2018-05-03 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503042537/https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/switches/nexus-1000v-switch-vmware-vsphere/solution-overview-listing.html | url-status=live }}

In April 2011, EMC transferred control of the Mozy backup service to VMware.{{cite news | title=VMware 'buys' Mozy for its cloudy goodness | url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/04/05/vmware_gets_mozy/ | last=Mellor | first=Chris | work=The Register | date=April 5, 2011 | access-date=August 10, 2017 | archive-date=July 7, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707182659/https://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/04/05/vmware_gets_mozy/ | url-status=live }}

On April 12, 2011, VMware released an open-source platform-as-a-service system called Cloud Foundry, as well as a hosted version of the service. This supported application deployment for Java, Ruby on Rails, Sinatra, Node.js, and Scala, as well as database support for MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, PostgreSQL, and RabbitMQ.{{cite press release | url=https://www.vmware.com/company/news/releases/2011/cloud-foundry-apr2011.html | title=VMware Delivers Cloud Foundry, The Industry's First Open PaaS | publisher=VMware | date=April 12, 2011 | access-date=June 14, 2017 | archive-date=October 20, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020142742/https://www.vmware.com/company/news/releases/2011/cloud-foundry-apr2011.html | url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=http://www.itworld.com/article/2743376/cloud-computing/vmware-launches-open-source-cloud-platform.html | title=VMware launches open-source cloud platform | first=Kevin | last=Fogarty | work=International Data Group | date=April 12, 2011 | access-date=June 14, 2017 | archive-date=April 2, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402234026/http://www.itworld.com/article/2743376/cloud-computing/vmware-launches-open-source-cloud-platform.html | url-status=live }}

In August 2012, Pat Gelsinger was appointed as the new CEO of VMware, coming over from EMC. Paul Maritz went over to EMC as Head of Strategy before moving on to lead the Pivotal spin-off.{{cite web | url=http://wikibon.org/wiki/v/Gelsinger_Maritz_Management_Swap_Signals_New_Era_in_Enterprise_Computing | title=Gelsinger Maritz Management Swap | first=David | last=Foyer | work=Wikibon | date=August 27, 2012 | access-date=June 2, 2020 | archive-date=September 20, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920210717/http://wikibon.org/wiki/v/Gelsinger_Maritz_Management_Swap_Signals_New_Era_in_Enterprise_Computing | url-status=live }}

In March 2013, VMware announced the corporate spin-off of Pivotal Software, with General Electric investing in the company. Most of VMware's application- and developer-oriented products, including Spring, tc Server, Cloud Foundry, RabbitMQ, GemFire, and SQLFire were transferred to this organization.{{cite web | url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/2036305/pivotal-launched-from-vmware-emc-technologies.html | title=Pivotal launched from VMware, EMC technologies | first=Joab | last=Jackson | work=International Data Group | date=April 24, 2013 | access-date=June 14, 2017 | archive-date=June 7, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170607140245/http://www.pcworld.com/article/2036305/pivotal-launched-from-vmware-emc-technologies.html | url-status=live }}

In May 2013, VMware launched its own IaaS service, vCloud Hybrid Service, at its new Palo Alto headquarters (vCloud Hybrid Service was rebranded vCloud Air and later sold to cloud provider OVH), announcing an early access program in a Las Vegas data center. The service is designed to function as an extension of its customer's existing vSphere installations, with full compatibility with existing virtual machines virtualized with VMware software and tightly integrated networking. The service is based on vCloud Director 5.1/vSphere 5.1.{{cite web | url=http://www.tomsitpro.com/articles/vmware-vchs-vcloud-hybrid-service,1-1066.html | title=VMware Introduces vCloud Hybrid Service (vCHS) | first=Kevin | last=Parrish | work=Tom's IT Pro | date=May 23, 2013 | access-date=June 14, 2017 | archive-date=July 22, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170722044728/http://www.tomsitpro.com/articles/vmware-vchs-vcloud-hybrid-service,1-1066.html | url-status=live }}

In September 2013, at VMworld San Francisco, VMware announced the general availability of vCloud Hybrid Service and expansion to Sterling, Virginia, Santa Clara, California, Dallas, Texas, and a service beta in the UK. It announced the acquisition of Desktone in October 2013.{{cite web | url=http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2013/10/17/vmware-adds-vcloud-data-centers-acquires-desktone/ | title=VMware Adds vCloud Data Centers, Acquires Desktone | first=John | last=Rath | work=Data Center Knowledge | date=October 17, 2013 | access-date=June 14, 2017 | archive-date=May 2, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502213449/http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2013/10/17/vmware-adds-vcloud-data-centers-acquires-desktone/ | url-status=live }}

In January 2016, in anticipation of Dell's acquisition of EMC, VMware announced a restructuring to reduce about 800 positions, and some executives resigned.{{cite press release | url=https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/01/26/1325940/0/en/VMware-Reports-Fourth-Quarter-and-Full-Year-2015-Results.html | title=VMware Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2015 Results | publisher=GlobeNewswire | date=January 26, 2016 | access-date=October 13, 2019 | archive-date=October 13, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013183807/https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/01/26/1325940/0/en/VMware-Reports-Fourth-Quarter-and-Full-Year-2015-Results.html | url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/01/27/vmware_fusion_and_workstation_development_team_fired/ | title=VMware axes Fusion and Workstation US devs | first=Simon | last=Sharwood | work=The Register | date=January 27, 2016 | access-date=August 10, 2017 | archive-date=August 6, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806202359/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/01/27/vmware_fusion_and_workstation_development_team_fired/ | url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/01/27/vmware_fy_2015_results/ | title=VMware says vSphere in decline, new multi-cloud plan will ensure growth: Virtzilla beats the street, fires 800, crimps vCloud Air, doubles down on new products | first=Simon | last=Sharwood | work=The Register | date=January 27, 2016 | access-date=August 10, 2017 | archive-date=August 10, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810171949/https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/01/27/vmware_fy_2015_results/ | url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/01/26/vmware-confirms-layoffs-in-earnings-statement-as-it-prepares-for-dell-acquisition/ | title=VMware Confirms Layoffs In Earnings Statement As It Prepares For Dell Acquisition | first=Ron | last=Miller | work=TechCrunch | date=January 26, 2016 | access-date=June 14, 2017 | archive-date=June 29, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629073216/https://techcrunch.com/2016/01/26/vmware-confirms-layoffs-in-earnings-statement-as-it-prepares-for-dell-acquisition/ | url-status=live }}{{cite web | title=A Tribute to VMware Workstation, Fusion, and Hosted UI | url=https://blog.chipx86.com/2016/01/26/a-tribute-to-vmware-workstation-fusion-and-hosted-ui/ | first=Christian | last=Hammond | publisher=ChipLog | date=January 26, 2016 | access-date=June 14, 2017 | archive-date=June 25, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170625143708/https://blog.chipx86.com/2016/01/26/a-tribute-to-vmware-workstation-fusion-and-hosted-ui/ | url-status=live }} The entire development team behind VMware Workstation and Fusion was disbanded and all US developers were immediately fired. On April 24, 2016, maintenance release 12.1.1 was released. On September 8, 2016, VMware announced the release of Workstation 12.5 and Fusion 8.5 as a free upgrade supporting Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016.{{cite web | url=https://arstechnica.co.uk/information-technology/2016/08/vmware-fusion-workstation-12-5-details-download/ | title=VMware says "we're not dead," updates Fusion and Workstation for free | first=Jon | last=Brodkin | work=Ars Technica | date=August 30, 2016 | access-date=June 15, 2017 | archive-date=August 10, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810171542/https://arstechnica.co.uk/information-technology/2016/08/vmware-fusion-workstation-12-5-details-download/ | url-status=live }}

In April 2016, VMware president and COO Carl Eschenbach left VMware to join Sequoia Capital, and Martin Casado, VMware's general manager for its Networking and Security business, left to join Andreessen Horowitz. Analysts commented that the cultures at Dell and EMC, and at EMC and VMware, are different, and said that they had heard that impending corporate cultural collisions and potentially radical product overlap pruning, would cause many EMC and VMware personnel to leave;{{cite web | url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/04/11/cracks_show_in_vmware_exec_ranks/ | title=Cracks show in VMware exec ranks | first=Chris | last=Mellor | work=The Register | date=April 11, 2016 | access-date=August 10, 2017 | archive-date=August 10, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810170736/https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/04/11/cracks_show_in_vmware_exec_ranks/ | url-status=live }} VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger, following rumors, categorically denied that he would leave.{{cite web | url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/05/13/vmware_ceo_pat_gelsinger_quashes_departure_rumours/ | title=VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger quashes departure rumours | first=Simon | last=Sharwood | work=The Register | date=May 13, 2016 | access-date=June 14, 2017 | archive-date=May 11, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170511152935/https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/05/13/vmware_ceo_pat_gelsinger_quashes_departure_rumours/ | url-status=live }}

In August 2016 VMware introduced the VMware Cloud Provider website.{{cite web | url=https://cloudsolutions.vmware.com/ | title=VMware Cloud Provider website homepage | publisher=VMware | date=Aug 12, 2016 | access-date=April 12, 2019 | archive-date=April 12, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412142634/https://cloudsolutions.vmware.com/ | url-status=live }}

Mozy was transferred to Dell in 2016 after the merger of Dell and EMC.{{cite news | url=http://www.eweek.com/security/dell-unveils-portfolio-of-endpoint-security-products | title=Dell Unveils Portfolio of Endpoint Security Products | first=Jeff | last=Burt | work=EWeek | date=October 19, 2016 | access-date=June 14, 2017 | archive-date=January 23, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123202456/https://www.eweek.com/security/dell-unveils-portfolio-of-endpoint-security-products/ | url-status=live }}

In April 2017, according to Glassdoor, VMware was ranked 3rd on the list of highest paying companies in the United States.{{cite news | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-04-12/these-are-the-highest-paying-companies-in-america | title=These Are the Highest-Paying Companies in America | last=Verhage | first=Julie | work=Bloomberg News | date=April 12, 2017 | access-date=2017-04-18 | archive-date=2017-04-19 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419100926/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-04-12/these-are-the-highest-paying-companies-in-america | url-status=live }}

In Q2 2017, VMware sold vCloud Air to French cloud service provider OVH.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ovh.com/world/news/cp2456.ovh_completes_acquisition_of_vmwares_vcloud_air_business|title=OVH News - OVH Completes Acquisition of VMware's vCloud Air Business|date=2019-09-23|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190923211210/https://www.ovh.com/world/news/cp2456.ovh_completes_acquisition_of_vmwares_vcloud_air_business|archive-date=2019-09-23|access-date=2019-09-23}}

On January 13, 2021, VMware announced that CEO Pat Gelsinger would be leaving to step in at Intel.{{cite press release | url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/13/intel-ceo-bob-swan-to-step-down-in-february.html | title=Intel CEO Bob Swan to step down, VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger to replace him | publisher= | date=January 13, 2021 | access-date=January 14, 2021 | archive-date=January 13, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113140853/https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/13/intel-ceo-bob-swan-to-step-down-in-february.html | url-status=live }} Intel is where Gelsinger spent 30 years of his career and was Intel's first chief technology officer. CFO Zane Rowe became interim CEO while the board searched for a replacement.

On April 15, 2021, it was reported that Dell would spin off its remaining stake in VMware to shareholders and that the two companies would continue to operate without major changes for at least five years.{{Cite web|last=Sharwood|first=Simon|title=Dell to spin out remaining VMware stake, cements Friends With Benefits status for at least five years|url=https://www.theregister.com/2021/04/15/dell_spins_out_vmware/|access-date=2021-04-15|website=The Register|language=en|archive-date=2021-04-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415013054/https://www.theregister.com/2021/04/15/dell_spins_out_vmware/|url-status=live}} The spinoff was completed on November 1, 2021.{{Cite news |last=Waters|first=Richard |date= October 31, 2021 |title=Dell spins off $64bn VMware as it battles debt hangover|work=Financial Times |url= https://www.ft.com/content/3ca808da-d0a7-4f42-98c4-b49745289616 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/3ca808da-d0a7-4f42-98c4-b49745289616 |archive-date=2022-12-10 |url-access=subscription|access-date= November 1, 2021 }}

On May 12, 2021, VMware announced that Raghu Raghuram would take over as CEO.{{Cite news |title= VMware just named a new CEO |author= Jonathan Vanian |date= May 12, 2021 |url= https://fortune.com/2021/05/12/vmware-new-ceo-raghu-raghuram-pat-gelsinger/ |work= Fortune |access-date= December 2, 2021 |archive-date= December 2, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211202195012/https://fortune.com/2021/05/12/vmware-new-ceo-raghu-raghuram-pat-gelsinger/ |url-status= live }}

In May 2022, VMware announced that the company had partnered with Formula One motor racing team, McLaren Racing.{{cite journal|date=11 May 2022|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220511005138/en|title=VMware Becomes an Official Partner of McLaren Racing|journal=Business Wire|access-date=12 May 2022|archive-date=30 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530035844/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220511005138/en|url-status=live}}

On May 26, 2022, Broadcom announced its intention to acquire VMware for approximately $61 billion in cash and stock in addition to assuming $8 billion of VMware's net debt, and that Broadcom Software Group would rebrand and operate as VMware.{{cite press release |url=https://www.vmware.com/content/dam/digitalmarketing/vmware/en/pdf/company/vmware-broadcom.pdf |title=Broadcom to acquire VMware |date=25 May 2022 |publisher=VMware |access-date=27 May 2022 |archive-date=27 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527132521/https://www.vmware.com/content/dam/digitalmarketing/vmware/en/pdf/company/vmware-broadcom.pdf |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/chipmaker-broadcom-buy-vmware-61-bln-deal-2022-05-26/ |title=Chipmaker Broadcom to buy VMware in $61 bln deal |work=Reuters |date=26 May 2022 |first1=Chavi |last1=Mehta |first2=Krystal |last2=Hu |access-date=2022-05-26 |archive-date=2022-05-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526155430/https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/chipmaker-broadcom-buy-vmware-61-bln-deal-2022-05-26/ |url-status=live }}

In November 2022, the UK's Competition and Markets Authority regulator announced it would investigate whether the acquisition would "result in a substantial lessening of competition within any market or markets in the United Kingdom for goods or services".{{Cite web |title=Broadcom / VMware merger inquiry |url=https://www.gov.uk/cma-cases/broadcom-slash-vmware-merger-inquiry |access-date=2022-11-21 |website=GOV.UK |language=en |archive-date=2022-11-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121101614/https://www.gov.uk/cma-cases/broadcom-slash-vmware-merger-inquiry |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |date=2022-11-21 |title=Broadcom's $61 bln deal for VMware on UK regulator's radar |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/broadcoms-61-bln-acquisition-vmware-uk-regulator-radar-2022-11-21/ |access-date=2022-11-21 |archive-date=2022-11-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121114618/https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/broadcoms-61-bln-acquisition-vmware-uk-regulator-radar-2022-11-21/ |url-status=live }}

The transaction closed on November 22, 2023,{{Cite news |last=Oi |first=Mariko |date=2023-11-22 |title=Chipmaker Broadcom completes $69bn deal to buy VMware |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-67505114 |website=BBC News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130092002/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-67505114 |archive-date=2023-11-30 |url-status=live}} after a prolonged delay in getting approval from the Chinese regulator on an additional condition that VMware's server software should maintain compatibility with third-party hardware and not require the use of Broadcom's hardware products.{{Cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/broadcom-plans-close-69-billion-vmware-deal-wednesday-2023-11-21/ |title=Broadcom plans to close $69 billion VMWare deal on Wednesday |date=2023-11-21 |work=Reuters}}{{Cite web |last=Robinson |first=Dan |date=2023-11-21 |title=China relents: Broadcom-VMware merger approved at last |url=https://www.theregister.com/2023/11/21/china_relents_broadcomvmware_merger_cleared/ |website=The Register}} On completion, Broadcom reorganized the company into four divisions: VMware Cloud Foundation, Tanzu, Software-Defined Edge, and Application Networking and Security,{{Cite web |last=Sharwood |first=Simon |date=2023-11-23 |title=Broadcom re-orgs VMware into four divisions – none of which mention end-user compute products |url=https://www.theregister.com/2023/11/23/broadcom_vmware_reorg/ |website=The Register}} and subsequently laid off over 2,800 employees.{{Cite news |last=Cunningham |first=Andrew |date=2023-12-02 |title=Broadcom cuts at least 2,800 VMware jobs following $69 billion acquisition |url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/12/broadcom-cuts-at-least-2800-vmware-jobs-following-69-billion-acquisition/ |website=Ars Technica}} Broadcom also relocated its headquarters from North San Jose to VMware's headquarters campus in Palo Alto.{{Cite web |last=Nguyen |first=Kevin V. |date=November 29, 2023 |title=Broadcom to relocate headquarters to former VMware campus in Palo Alto |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2023/11/29/broadcom-takes-over-vmware-palo-alto-offices.html |publisher=Silicon Valley Business Journal}}

On December 13, 2023, VMware ended availability for perpetually licensed products such as vSphere and Cloud Foundation, moving exclusively to subscription-based offerings. The company stated that this had been planned as an eventuality prior to the Broadcom acquisition.{{Cite web |last=Rama |first=Gladys |title=Post-VMware Buy, Broadcom Kills Perpetual Licenses in Favor of Subscriptions |url=https://redmondmag.com/articles/2023/12/13/broadcom-kills-perpetual-vmware-licenses.aspx |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=Redmondmag |language=en-US}}

In February 2024 private equity firm KKR and Broadcom agreed for KKR to acquire Broadcom's End-User Computing (EUC) Division, formerly a division of VMware, for about $4 billion.{{Cite press release|title=KKR to Acquire Broadcom's End-User Computing Division |url=https://media.kkr.com/news-details/?news_id=48701629-ae4d-4d88-b1a9-90a438c6bf6c |date=2024-02-26 |website=media.kkr.com}} This includes the VDI product Horizon and the device management suite Workspace ONE, formerly AirWatch.

On May 14, 2024, it was announced that VMware Workstation Pro and VMware Fusion Pro would be made free for personal use, with commercial use still requiring payment.{{Cite web |last=Roy |first=Michael |date=May 14, 2024 |title=VMware Desktop Hypervisor Pro Apps Now Available for Personal Use |url=https://blogs.vmware.com/cloud-foundation/2024/05/14/vmware-desktop-hypervisor-pro-apps-now-available-for-personal-use/ |access-date=May 14, 2024 |website=VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Blog}} In November 2024, VMware announced that commercial use would be free too.{{Cite web |last=Chuang |first=Mark |date=2024-11-11 |title=VMware Fusion and Workstation are Now Free for All Users |url=https://blogs.vmware.com/cloud-foundation/2024/11/11/vmware-fusion-and-workstation-are-now-free-for-all-users/ |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Blog |language=en-US}}

In March 2015, the Software Freedom Conservancy announced it was funding litigation by Christoph Hellwig in Hamburg, Germany against VMware for alleged violation of his copyrights in its ESXi product.{{cite web|title=Conservancy Announces Funding for GPL Compliance Lawsuit|url=http://sfconservancy.org/news/2015/mar/05/vmware-lawsuit/|publisher=Software Freedom Conservancy|access-date=6 March 2015|archive-date=5 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150305223719/http://sfconservancy.org/news/2015/mar/05/vmware-lawsuit/|url-status=live}}

Hellwig's core claim is that ESXi is a derivative work of the GPLv2-licensed Linux kernel 2.4, and therefore VMware is not in compliance

with GPLv2 because it does not publish the source code to ESXi.{{cite news|last1=Phipps|first1=Simon|title=VMware heads to court over GPL violations|url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/2893695/open-source-software/vmware-heading-to-court-over-gpl-violations.html|access-date=11 March 2015|work=InfoWorld|date=5 March 2015|archive-date=8 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150308153834/http://www.infoworld.com/article/2893695/open-source-software/vmware-heading-to-court-over-gpl-violations.html|url-status=live}} VMware publicly stated that ESXi is not a derivative of the Linux kernel,{{cite web|title=VMware confident that ESXi is not a derivative work of Linux code|url=https://www.vmware.com/co/company/news/vmware-update-to-mr-hellwigs-legal-proceedings.html|publisher=VMware|access-date=10 Jan 2022|archive-date=10 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110200554/https://www.vmware.com/co/company/news/vmware-update-to-mr-hellwigs-legal-proceedings.html|url-status=live}} denying Hellwig's

core claim. VMware said it offered a way to use Linux device drivers with ESXi, and that code does use some Linux GPLv2-licensed code and so it had published the source, meeting GPLv2 requirements.{{cite web |title=VMware Update to Mr. Hellwig's Legal Proceedings |url=http://www.vmware.com/company/news/vmware-update-to-mr-hellwigs-legal-proceedings.html |publisher=VMware |access-date=11 March 2015 |archive-date=11 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150311150214/http://www.vmware.com/company/news/vmware-update-to-mr-hellwigs-legal-proceedings.html |url-status=live }}

The lawsuit was dismissed by the court in July 2016{{cite web|url=http://bombadil.infradead.org/~hch/vmware/Judgment_2016-07-08.pdf|title=German court ruling|date=8 July 2016|access-date=2019-04-09|archive-date=2016-12-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220203524/http://bombadil.infradead.org/~hch/vmware/Judgment_2016-07-08.pdf|url-status=dead}} and Hellwig announced he would file an appeal.{{cite web |url=http://bombadil.infradead.org/~hch/vmware/2016-08-09.html |title=Hellwig To Appeal VMware Ruling After Evidentiary Set Back in Lower Court |date=9 August 2016 |access-date=2019-04-09 |archive-date=2020-01-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114173909/http://bombadil.infradead.org/~hch/vmware/2016-08-09.html |url-status=dead }} The appeal was decided February 2019 and again dismissed by German court, on the basis of not meeting "procedural requirements for the burden of proof of the plaintiff."{{Cite web|title=VMware Suit Concludes in Germany [LWN.net]|url=https://lwn.net/Articles/784673/|access-date=2020-08-24|website=lwn.net|archive-date=2019-09-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904072948/https://lwn.net/Articles/784673/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.golem.de/news/gpl-klage-klage-von-hellwig-gegen-vmware-erneut-abgewiesen-1903-139733.html|title=Klage von Hellwig gegen VMware erneut abgewiesen|date=1 March 2019|access-date=9 April 2019|archive-date=29 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329150226/https://www.golem.de/news/gpl-klage-klage-von-hellwig-gegen-vmware-erneut-abgewiesen-1903-139733.html|url-status=live}}

In May 2023, VMware was ordered to pay $84.5 million for patent infringement on two patents belonging to Densify, a Canadian software company.{{Cite web |last=Brittain |first=Blake |date=2 May 2023 |title=VMware hit with $84.5 million verdict in US retrial over software patents |url=https://www.reuters.com/legal/vmware-hit-with-845-mln-verdict-us-retrial-over-software-patents-2023-05-02/ |access-date=21 February 2024 |website=Reuters}}

VMware's most notable products are its hypervisors. VMware became well known for its first type 2 hypervisor known as VMware Workstation. This product has since evolved into two additional hypervisor product lines: VMware's type 1 hypervisors running directly on hardware (ESX/ESXi) and their discontinued hosted type 2 hypervisors (GSX).

VMware software provides a completely virtualized set of hardware to the guest operating system.{{cite web | url=https://www.extremetech.com/computing/56702-vmware-workstation-452 | title=VMware Workstation 4.5.2 | first=Jim | last=Lynch | publisher=Extremetech.com | date=July 15, 2004 | access-date=June 14, 2017 | archive-date=October 30, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030144957/http://www.extremetech.com/computing/56702-vmware-workstation-452 | url-status=live }} VMware software virtualizes the hardware for a video adapter, a network adapter, and hard disk adapters. The host provides pass-through drivers for guest USB, serial, and parallel devices. In this way, VMware virtual machines become highly portable between computers, because every host looks nearly identical to the guest. In practice, a system administrator can pause operations on a virtual machine guest, move or copy that guest to another physical computer, and there resume execution exactly at the point of suspension. Alternatively, for enterprise servers, a feature called vMotion allows the migration of operational guest virtual machines between similar but separate hardware hosts sharing the same storage{{cite web|title=How VMotion Works|url=http://www.thegeekpub.com/8407/how-does-vmotion-work/|website=The Geek Pub|access-date=5 April 2017|date=2017-04-03|archive-date=2017-04-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405170641/http://www.thegeekpub.com/8407/how-does-vmotion-work/|url-status=live}} (or, with vMotion Storage, separate storage can be used, too). Each of these transitions is completely transparent to any users on the virtual machine at the time it is being migrated.

VMware's products predate the virtualization extensions to the x86 instruction set, and do not require virtualization-enabled processors. On newer processors, the hypervisor is now designed to take advantage of the extensions. However, unlike many other hypervisors, VMware still supports older processors. In such cases, it uses the CPU to run code directly whenever possible (as, for example, when running user-mode and virtual 8086 mode code on x86). When direct execution cannot operate, such as with kernel-level and real-mode code, VMware products use binary translation (BT) to re-write the code dynamically. The translated code gets stored in spare memory, typically at the end of the address space, which segmentation mechanisms can protect and make invisible. For these reasons, VMware operates dramatically faster than emulators, running at more than 80% of the speed that the virtual guest operating system would run directly on the same hardware. In one study VMware claims a slowdown over native ranging from 0–6 percent for the VMware ESX Server.{{cite web| title=A Performance Comparison of Hypervisors| url=http://www.vmware.com/pdf/hypervisor_performance.pdf| publisher=VMware| date=February 1, 2007| access-date=February 1, 2010| archive-date=October 9, 2009| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091009102005/http://www.vmware.com/pdf/hypervisor_performance.pdf| url-status=live}}

• VMware Workstation, introduced in 1999, was the first product launched by VMware. This software suite allows users to run multiple instances of x86 or x86-64-compatible operating systems on a single physical personal computer. Version 17.0 was released on November 17, 2022. Originally a commercial app, WMware Workstation has become freeware in December 2024.
• VMware Fusion (discontinued on 30 April 2024),{{cite web |title=Desktop Hypervisor |url=https://www.vmware.com/products/desktop-hypervisor/workstation-and-fusion#faq |website=vmware.com |publisher=Broadcom |access-date=18 January 2025 |quote=As of April 30th, 2024 Workstation Player and Fusion Player are considered EOS (End of Sale) and are unavailable for purchase going forward. Customers with active contracts will continue to be supported for the duration of their contract. This means products will receive regular updates, and support tickets can be filed.}} provides similar functionality for users of the Intel Mac platform, along with full compatibility with virtual machines created by other VMware products.
• VMware Workstation Player (discontinued) was freeware for non-commercial use, without requiring a license, and available for commercial use with permission. It is similar to VMware Workstation, with some features not available, including support for UEFI Secure Boot, snapshots, encrypted virtual machines, and some advanced features.{{cite web |url=https://store-us.vmware.com/compare_workstation |title=Compare Workstation Player and Workstation Pro |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531080908/https://store-us.vmware.com/compare_workstation |archive-date=31 May 2022 |url-status=live}}

• VMware ESXi,{{cite web|url=https://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/data-center-consolidation.html|title=What is Data Center Consolidation?|website=VMWare|access-date=2019-02-10|archive-date=2019-04-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402181513/https://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/data-center-consolidation.html|url-status=live}} an enterprise software product, can deliver greater performance than the freeware VMware Server, due to lower system computational overhead. VMware ESXi, as a "bare-metal" product, runs directly on the server hardware, allowing virtual servers to also use hardware more or less directly. In addition, VMware ESXi integrates into VMware vCenter, which offers extra services.

• VMware {{Proper name|vRealize}} Suite – a cloud management platform purpose-built for a hybrid cloud. VMware vRealize Hyperic was acquired from SpringSource{{cite web |title=VMware to Acquire SpringSource |url=https://news.vmware.com/releases/springsource |website=VMware News and Stories |access-date=2 November 2023 |language=en |date=10 August 2009}} and subsequently discontinued in 2020.{{cite web |title=End of Availability of VMware vRealize Hyperic |url=https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/78911 |website=VMware |access-date=2 November 2023 |date=1 June 2020}}
• VMware Go is a web-based service to guide users of any expertise level through the installation and configuration of VMware vSphere Hypervisor.{{cite web|url=https://blogs.vmware.com/go|title=VMware Go Blog - VMware Go simplifies and automates your routine IT tasks|website=VMware Go Blog|access-date=2017-06-15|archive-date=2018-05-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503110836/https://blogs.vmware.com/go/|url-status=live}}
• VMware Cloud Foundation – Cloud Foundation provides an easy way to deploy and operate a private cloud on an integrated SDDC system.
• VMware Horizon View is a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) product.
• vSphere+ and vSAN+ – activates add-on hybrid cloud services for business-critical applications running on-premises, including IT disaster recovery and ransomware protection{{cite web|url=https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/news/2022/jun/28/vmware-unveils-vsphere-and-vsan-to-simplify-operations-with-centralised-infrastructure-management/|title=VMware unveils vSphere+ and vSAN+ to simplify operations with Centralised Infrastructure Management|website=Cloud Tech|date=June 28, 2022|author=Duncan MacRae|access-date=July 15, 2022|archive-date=July 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715160640/https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/news/2022/jun/28/vmware-unveils-vsphere-and-vsan-to-simplify-operations-with-centralised-infrastructure-management/|url-status=live}}

• VMware Workspace Portal was a self-service app store for workspace management.{{cite web | url=http://www.vmware.com/products/workspace-portal.html | title=Notice of VMware Workspace Portal Standalone SKU - End of Availability | publisher=VMware | access-date=2017-06-14 | archive-date=2017-05-27 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170527163854/http://www.vmware.com/products/workspace-portal.html | url-status=live }}

• Provisioning
• PlateSpin (does Provisioning)

VMware's storage and availability products are composed of two primary offerings:

• VMware vSAN (previously called VMware Virtual SAN) is software-defined storage that is embedded in VMware's ESXi hypervisor.{{cite book | last1=Rajendran | first1=Cedric | title=Getting Started with VMware Virtual SAN | date=May 30, 2015 | isbn=9781784393694 | page=10 | publisher=Packt Publishing }}{{cite web | last1=Rouse | first1=Margaret | title=Definition: VMware VSAN (VMware Virtual SAN) | url=http://searchvmware.techtarget.com/definition/VMware-VSAN-VMware-Virtual-SAN | website=TechTarget | access-date=April 27, 2017 | archive-date=May 14, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170514201347/http://searchvmware.techtarget.com/definition/VMware-VSAN-VMware-Virtual-SAN | url-status=live }} The vSphere and vSAN software runs on industry-standard x86 servers to form a hyper-converged infrastructure (or HCI). However, network operators need to have servers from HCL (Hardware Compatibility List) to put one into production.{{cite web | last1=Sanchez | first1=Ariel | title=Differences between the normal HCL and the VSAN HCL | url=http://www.vmgotchas.com/2016/05/differences-between-normal-hcl-and-vsan.html | website=VMGotchas | access-date=May 3, 2016 | archive-date=April 19, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419030846/http://www.vmgotchas.com/2016/05/differences-between-normal-hcl-and-vsan.html | url-status=live }} The first release, version 5.5, was released in March 2014.{{cite web | last1=Epping | first1=Duncan | title=Virtual SAN GA aka vSphere 5.5 Update 1 | url=http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2014/03/12/virtual-san-ga/ | website=Yellow-Bricks | date=March 12, 2014 | access-date=April 28, 2017 | archive-date=April 29, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170429000456/http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2014/03/12/virtual-san-ga/ | url-status=live }}{{cite web | title=VMware Virtual SAN General Availability Announced | url=http://www.virten.net/2014/03/vmware-virtual-san-general-availability-announced/ | website=Virten.net | date=March 6, 2014 | access-date=April 28, 2017 | archive-date=April 29, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170429000908/http://www.virten.net/2014/03/vmware-virtual-san-general-availability-announced/ | url-status=live }} The 6th generation, version 6.6, was released in April 2017.{{cite web | last1=Mellor | first1=Chris | title=VMware VSAN has six dot six appeal | url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/04/11/vmware_vsan_has_six_dot_six_appeal/ | work=The Register | date=April 11, 2017 | access-date=April 28, 2017 | archive-date=April 28, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428142533/https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/04/11/vmware_vsan_has_six_dot_six_appeal/ | url-status=live }}{{cite web | last1=Braren | first1=Paul | title=vSAN 6.6 arrives, baked right into those vSphere 6.5.0d bits that went GA today! | url=https://tinkertry.com/vsan66download | website=TinkerTryIT@Home | date=April 18, 2017 | access-date=April 28, 2017 | archive-date=April 29, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170429092451/https://tinkertry.com/vsan66download | url-status=live }} New features available in VMware vSAN 6.6 include native data at rest encryption, local protection for stretched clusters, analytics, and optimized solid-state drive performance.{{cite web | url=http://searchconvergedinfrastructure.techtarget.com/news/450416608/VMware-vSAN-66-adds-encryption-analytics-nothing-shocking | title=VMware vSAN 6.6 adds encryption, analytics, 'nothing shocking' | last1=Raffo | first1=Dave | website=TechTarget | date=April 10, 2017 | access-date=April 28, 2017 | archive-date=April 29, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170429092237/http://searchconvergedinfrastructure.techtarget.com/news/450416608/VMware-vSAN-66-adds-encryption-analytics-nothing-shocking | url-status=live }} The VMWare 6.7 version was released in April 2018.
• VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) automates the failover and failback of virtual machines to and from a secondary site using policy-based management.{{cite web | last1=Rouse | first1=Margaret | title=VMware vSphere Site Recovery Manager (SRM) | url=http://searchservervirtualization.techtarget.com/definition/VMware-vSphere-Site-Recovery-Manager-SRM | website=TechTarget | access-date=April 27, 2017 | archive-date=April 29, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170429092237/http://searchservervirtualization.techtarget.com/definition/VMware-vSphere-Site-Recovery-Manager-SRM | url-status=live }}{{cite web|last1=Raffic|first1=Mohammed|title=VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM 6.0) Part 1 - Overview|url=http://www.vmwarearena.com/vmware-site-recovery-manager-srm-6-0-part-1-overview-and-achitecture/|website=VMwareArena|date=2 March 2017|access-date=April 27, 2017|archive-date=28 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428142412/http://www.vmwarearena.com/vmware-site-recovery-manager-srm-6-0-part-1-overview-and-achitecture/|url-status=live}}

• VMware NSX is VMware's network virtualization product marketed using the term software-defined data center (SDDC).{{cite book | last1=Morreale | first1=Patricia A. | last2= Anderson | first2= James M. | title= Software Defined Networking: Design and Deployment | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4RUeBQAAQBAJ | publisher= CRC Press | date = 2014 | page= 75 | isbn=9781482238631}}{{cite web | url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/14/vmware_nsx_nicira_nerwork_virtualization/ | title=VMware NSX mashes up Nicira and homegrown network virt: Virtualizing entire data centers, including admins for systems and networks | first=Timothy Prickett | last=Morgan | work=The Register | date=March 14, 2013 | access-date=August 10, 2017 | archive-date=August 10, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810172340/https://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/14/vmware_nsx_nicira_nerwork_virtualization/ | url-status=live }} The technology included some acquired from the 2012 purchase of Nicira. Software Defined Networking (SDN) allows the same policies that govern Identity and Access Management (IAM) to dictate levels of access to applications and data through a totally converged infrastructure not possible with legacy network and system access methods.

• Workspace ONE allows mobile users to access apps and data.{{cite news | last= Hernandez | first= Pedro | title= VMware Workspace ONE Anchors Mobile Management on Identity | url= http://www.datamation.com/mobile-wireless/vmware-workspace-one-anchors-mobile-management-on-identity.html | newspaper= Datamation | publisher= QuinStreet | date= June 13, 2016 | access-date= June 23, 2016 | archive-date= June 15, 2016 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160615223900/http://www.datamation.com/mobile-wireless/vmware-workspace-one-anchors-mobile-management-on-identity.html | url-status= live }}
• The VIX (Virtual Infrastructure eXtension){{cite web|url=https://developercenter.vmware.com/web/sdk/60/vix | title=Virtual Infrastructure eXtension (VIX) SDK for vSphere 6.0 - VMware {code} | publisher=VMware}} API allows automated or scripted management of a computer virtualized using either VMware's vSphere, Workstation, Player, or Fusion products. VIX provides bindings for the programming languages C, Perl, Visual Basic, VBScript and C#.{{cite web | url=https://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vix-api/ | title=VIX API Documentation | publisher=VMware | access-date=2017-01-11 | archive-date=2017-01-13 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113134201/https://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vix-api/ | url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=https://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vix-api/vix115_reference/ | title=VIX API Reference Documentation | publisher=VMware | access-date=2017-01-11 | archive-date=2017-01-13 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113134906/https://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vix-api/vix115_reference/ | url-status=live }}
• Herald is a communications protocol from VMware for more reliable Bluetooth communication and range finding for mobile devices.{{Cite web |url=https://vmware.github.io/herald/ |title=Reliable mobile Bluetooth |access-date=2021-01-05 |archive-date=2020-12-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222004537/https://vmware.github.io/herald/ |url-status=live }} Herald code is available under an open-source license and was implemented in the Australian Government's COVIDSafe app for contact tracing on 19 December 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dta.gov.au/news/covidsafe-uses-herald-protocol-improve-app-performance|title=COVIDSafe uses the Herald Protocol to improve app performance|date=19 December 2020|access-date=5 January 2021|archive-date=3 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103111605/https://www.dta.gov.au/news/covidsafe-uses-herald-protocol-improve-app-performance|url-status=live}}

Beginning in January 2022, hackers infiltrated servers using the Log4Shell vulnerability at organizations who failed to implement available patches released by VMware according to PCMag.{{Cite web |date=January 17, 2022 |title=Hackers Exploit Log4Shell to Infect VMware Horizon Servers |url=https://www.pcmag.com/news/hackers-exploit-log4shell-to-infect-vmware-horizon-servers |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520200532/https://www.pcmag.com/news/hackers-exploit-log4shell-to-infect-vmware-horizon-servers |archive-date=2022-05-20 |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=PCMag |language=en}} ZDNET reported in March 2022 that hackers utilized Log4Shell on some customers' VMware servers to install backdoors and for cryptocurrency mining.{{Cite web |last=Osborne |first=Charlie |title=Log4Shell exploited to infect VMware Horizon servers with backdoors, crypto miners |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/log4shell-exploited-to-infect-vmware-horizon-servers-with-backdoors-crypto-miners/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520200533/https://www.zdnet.com/article/log4shell-exploited-to-infect-vmware-horizon-servers-with-backdoors-crypto-miners/ |archive-date=2022-05-20 |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=ZDNet |language=en}} In May 2022, Bleeping Computer reported that the Lazarus Group cybercrime group, which is possibly linked to North Korea, was actively using Log4Shell "to inject backdoors that fetch information-stealing payloads on VMware Horizon servers", including VMware Horizon.{{Cite web |title=Lazarus hackers target customers' VMware servers with Log4Shell exploits |url=https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lazarus-hackers-target-vmware-servers-with-log4shell-exploits/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519235750/https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lazarus-hackers-target-vmware-servers-with-log4shell-exploits/ |archive-date=2022-05-19 |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=BleepingComputer |language=en-us}}

CVE-2025-22230 is a vulnerability in VMWare Tools versions for Microsoft Windows. CVE-2025-22230 is an authentication-bypass vulnerability which, alongside other vulnerabilities, can permit a compromised virtual machine to perform virtual machine escape. CVE-2025-22230 has a CVSSv3 score of 7.8. Broadcom disclosed the vulnerability on March 25, 2025.{{Cite web |last=Gatlan |first=Sergiu |date=March 25, 2025 |title=Broadcom warns of authentication bypass in VMware Windows Tools |url=https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/broadcom-warns-of-authentication-bypass-in-vmware-windows-tools/ |website=BleepingComputer}}{{Cite web |author=SecurityWeek News |date=March 25, 2025 |title=VMware Patches Authentication Bypass Flaw in Windows Tools Suite |url=https://www.securityweek.com/vmware-patches-authentication-bypass-flaw-in-windows-tools-suite/ |website=SecurityWeek}} The vulnerability was first disclosed by Positive Technologies.

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