Novell acquires PlateSpin for $205m!
On the 25th of February Novell putted out a press release. In this release Novell announced that they acquired Platespin for $205m.
Novell? Nobody ever expected this move and are those guys still arround?
Read all about it in Novells Press Release
Citrix annouced to be happy with this move. See the qoute below.
“Citrix has a great relationship with PlateSpin and is excited to see them become part of Novell’s open data center management portfolio. With this addition, Novell will be able to offer an even richer set of tools to manage strategic virtual infrastructure systems like Citrix XenServer across a heterogeneous data center,” said Peter Levine, senior vice president and general manager, Virtualization & Management Division, Citrix Systems. “In a world where applications are the language of business, our vision is to help customers become fluent in application delivery. Working closely with cross-platform management partners like PlateSpin and Novell helps customers realize this vision faster by ensuring that all Citrix Delivery Center products work well with each customer’s unique environment.”
Ik vind het maar een vreemde van Novell. Wat moeten ze er mee, voor hun eigen Xen oplossing misschien aardig maar voor de VMware markt zet het geen zoden aan de dijk denk ik. Website ziet er goed uit man! goed bezig!!
Tsja ik ook niet zal wel weer een strategies zetje zijn denk ik.