VMware Infrastructure 3.5 Named "Best of Tech-Ed 2009 Awards Winner" in Virtualization Category

PALO ALTO, CA, May 18 (MARKET WIRE) --
VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), the global leader in virtualization solutions
from the desktop to the datacenter, today announced that VMware
Infrastructure 3.5 has been named the winner of the Best of Tech-Ed 2009
awards in the virtualization category by Penton Media's Windows IT Pro
and SQL Server Magazine. Winners were announced on May 13, 2009.

The Best of Tech-Ed 2009 Awards recognize the innovative products and
services showcased at Microsoft Tech-Ed North America 2009. The judges
reviewed more than 170 products and services submitted for the contest and
chose 35 finalists to be interviewed at the Tech-Ed 2009 IT Pro Conference
in Los Angeles, California.

"Every year, selecting winners from the outstanding pool of highly
qualified nominations is challenging, with this year's submissions no
exception," said Jeff James, IT Group editor in chief and Web content
strategist. "Our judging criteria -- innovation, strategic importance to
the market, competitive advantage and value to customers -- are clearly
reflected in the winners' products."

VMware Infrastructure 3.5 provides the capability for automatic load
balancing, business continuity and power management and the ability to
move a virtual machine across physical machines to minimize service
interruption. With more than 200 industry and technology awards, VMware is
the only vendor delivering the full spectrum of virtualization products --
from a base hypervisor platform to a bundle of application and
infrastructure management solutions to full suites of desktop and
datacenter virtualization solutions. Now with VMware vSphere(TM) 4, the
industry's first operating system for building the internal cloud, VMware
will further enable the delivery of efficient, flexible and reliable IT as
a service.

"We are thrilled to be honored with the Best of Tech-Ed award for the
second consecutive year," said Raghu Raghuram, vice president and general
manager, server business unit, VMware. "This award underscores our
industry leadership in providing virtualization solutions that drive
customer benefits. It also validates why thousands of companies rely on
VMware to optimize their datacenters, streamline management, improve
application performance, and maximize ROI. We look forward to raising the
bar even further with the upcoming general availability of VMware
vSphere(TM) 4 which will give customers unparalleled efficiency, control
and choice for their IT environments."

More information about Windows IT Pro Best of Tech-Ed Awards is available
at: http://windowsitpro.com/awards/.

More information about VMware Virtual Infrastructure 3.5 is available at:
http://www.vmware.com/products/vi/.

About Penton Media's Windows IT Pro

Penton Media's Windows IT Pro community is the heartbeat of the Windows IT
world -- a gathering of people, content and resources focused on Microsoft
Windows technologies and applications. Within this community you'll find
independent analysis, candid appraisals, real-world troubleshooting,
trustworthy content, and behind-the-scenes insight to help you keep your
Windows infrastructure running smoothly. Content is delivered on a daily,
weekly and monthly basis via Windows IT Pro magazine, SQL Server Magazine,
OfficeSharePointPro Web site, Windows DevPro Web site, and a variety of
other channels including blogs, forums, podcasts, white papers,
newsletters, videocasts and more. For more information, visit
www.windowsitpro.com.

About VMware

VMware (NYSE: VMW) is the global leader in virtualization solutions from
the desktop to the datacenter -- bringing cloud computing to businesses of
all sizes. Customers rely on VMware to reduce capital and operating
expenses, ensure business continuity, strengthen security and go green.
With 2008 revenues of $1.9 billion, more than 130,000 customers and more
than 22,000 partners, VMware is one of the fastest growing public software
companies. Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, VMware is
majority-owned by EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC). For more information, visit
www.vmware.com.

VMware and VMware vSphere are registered trademarks and/or trademarks of
VMware, Inc. in the United States and/or other jurisdictions. All other
marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective
companies.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements made in this press release which are not statements of
historical fact are forward-looking statements and are subject to the safe
harbor provisions created by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. Such forward-looking statements relate, but are not limited, to,
expectations for the release and delivery of our products. Actual results
could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking
statements as a result of certain risk factors, including but not limited
to: (i) the duration and deepening of negative economic or market
conditions; (ii) delays or reductions in consumer or information
technology spending; (iii) competitive factors, including but not limited
to pricing pressures, industry consolidation, entry of new competitors
into the virtualization market, and new product and marketing initiatives
by our competitors; (iv) our customers' ability to develop, and to
transition to, new products, (v) the uncertainty of customer acceptance
of emerging technology initiatives; (vi) rapid technological and market
changes in virtualization software; (vii) changes to product development
timelines; and (viii) our ability to attract and retain highly qualified
employees. These forward looking statements are based on current
expectations and are subject to uncertainties and changes in condition,
significance, value and effect as well as other risks detailed in
documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including
our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2009,
which could cause actual results to vary from expectations. VMware
disclaims any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements
after the date of this release.

Contact:
Melinda Marks
VMware Public Relations
mmarks@vmware.com
(650) 427-1103

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