VMware Acquires AirWatch for $1.54B
VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger (pictured) said the acquisition will "add a foundational element" to the company's end-user computing portfolio, which will enable customers to "turbo-charge their mobile workforce without compromising security."
AirWatch CEO John Marshall told VMware partners at PEX 2014 that AirWatch will work with VMware's ecosystem, leveraging strategic, technology, reseller and service provider partners.
How will VMware's portfolio look after AirWatch fully integrates AirWatch into its end-user computing portfolio? How will the virtualization company compete with other big vendors in the EMM space? We'll keep you updated.
In January, VMware announced plans to acquire mobile device management (MDM) vendor AirWatch for approximately $1.54 billion to leverage AirWatch’s security expertise.
VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger (pictured) said the acquisition will “add a foundational element” to the company’s end-user computing portfolio, which will enable customers to “turbo-charge their mobile workforce without compromising security.”
AirWatch CEO John Marshall told VMware partners at PEX 2014 that AirWatch will work with VMware’s ecosystem, leveraging strategic, technology, reseller and service provider partners.
How will VMware’s portfolio look after AirWatch fully integrates AirWatch into its end-user computing portfolio? How will the virtualization company compete with other big vendors in the EMM space? We’ll keep you updated.
