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EMC and VMware (VMW) have made their rumored spinoff official. Called the Pivotal Initiative,...
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012, 12:44 PM ETEMC and VMware (VMW) have made their rumored spinoff official. Called the Pivotal Initiative, VMware says it will feature not only the Greenplum, Cloud Foundry, SpringSource, and Gemstone units, as has been reported, but also EMC's Pivotal Labs Web/mobile software development tool business, and VMware's Cetas big data analytics software unit. As expected, ex-VMware CEO Paul Maritz will be in charge. Virtually anything offered by VMware/EMC that's aimed at Web/cloud developers or big data projects is in the mix. If an IPO happens in the future, it could be a big one.
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EMC purchased VMW in 2003 for $665 M. Today it's 80% interest in VMW is worth about $29 billion. EMC's holding of VMW's stock is better than holding cash - which EMC also has plenty of I've read.