Yes, they did... http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/vmware-moves-up-smb-stack-buys-shavlik-technologies/48791
*ASB *(Professional Bio <http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker/bio>) *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market... * On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 5:22 PM, Ziots, Edward <ezi...@lifespan.org> wrote: > To: Shavlik Customers > > From: Todd Surdey, Vice President Sales, Emerging Products, VMware > Mark Shavlik, CEO, Shavlik Technologies > Jason Tober, Vice President Sales and Business Development, > Shavlik Technologies > > Today VMware announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to > acquire Shavlik Technologies, a leading provider of easy-to-use, effective > cloud-based IT management solutions for small and medium businesses (SMBs). > With this acquisition, VMware will leverage Shavlik's expertise in SMB IT to > provide broader and more compelling cloud-based capabilities to manage, > monitor and secure physical and virtual environments. With simple and > affordable cloud-based offerings, VMware empowers SMBs to focus on running > the business rather than worry about IT. > > Today's announcement builds upon the successful relationship built between > VMware and Shavlik via VMware GO™, a joint SaaS offering assisting SMBs with > rapid deployment and management of VMware vSphere®. In addition, Shavlik's > on-premise solutions provide comprehensive IT Management, Compliance > Management and Security options for customers wanting to deploy this > solution behind their own firewall. > > On behalf of VMware, we would like to take this opportunity to welcome you > to VMware and look forward to working with you. Whether you are new to > VMware or a long time customer, we value your business and want to provide > an update on what to expect now that Shavlik's products and expertise have > transferred to VMware. > > VMware and Shavlik have proven track records in delivering easy-to-use, > cost effective IT solutions that enable hundreds of thousands of SMBs to > take advantage of modern, transformative IT models like virtualization and > cloud computing, without requiring the skill and staff resources of larger > enterprises. Together, the two companies will build upon this success with a > complete portfolio for managing, monitoring and securing IT environments, > offering SMBs: > > - Centralized IT Management Services - Enabling SMBs to manage core IT > functions through a single pane of glass, centralizing asset management, > security, business continuity and data protection capabilities > - Simplified Deployment and Automation - Enables SMBs to rapidly evolve > existing systems to virtual and cloud models without requiring significant > in-house skills or resources > - Automated IT Management - Delivering efficiency and automation to > SMBs for core IT management functions, including patch management, > compliance, configuration and more > > VMware is committed to providing you with continuity and investment > protection including smooth upgrade paths to greater functionality and > access to high quality services. We intend to accelerate innovation related > to these critical offerings, and collaborate with you to continue to deliver > value for your investment. You will continue to be supported by the Shavlik > Technologies sales and support personnel as you are today. > > We look forward to serving you and enabling your journey to a dramatically > simplified approach to managing IT as part of the VMware family. If you have > any questions, please feel free to email Jason Tober, Vice President Sales > and Business Development, at jason.to...@shavlik.com. > > > > Best Regards, > > Todd Surdey > > [image: > http://image.exct.net/lib/fe97157076640d7576/m/1/TS+signature+1_V2.jpg] > > [image: http://image.exct.net/lib/ffcf14/m/1/spacer.gif] > > [image: http://image.exct.net/lib/ffcf14/m/1/spacer.gif] > > [image: http://image.exct.net/lib/ffcf14/m/1/spacer.gif] > > [image: http://image.exct.net/lib/ffcf14/m/1/spacer.gif] > > > > > > Edward E. Ziots > > CISSP, Network +, Security + > > Security Engineer > > Lifespan Organization > > Email:ezi...@lifespan.org > > Cell:401-639-3505 > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
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