VMware was founded in 1998, delivering its first virtualization products (VMware GSX and ESX) in 2001. Since the introduction in 2003 of its management software VirtualCenter and Vmotion high availability software, VMware is by far the technology leader in this segment. After the acquisition in 2005 by EMC2, developments have accelerated even more.
Today, VMware's server virtualization portfolio offers these next components:
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vSphere 4
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VMware server
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VMware ESXi
Desktop solutions offer:
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VMware View
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VMware ThinApp
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VMware Workstation
The graphic below offers an overview of different vSphere options.
