VMware Tuesday made a move to put the hammer down on Oracle, Microsoft and even free open source virtualization competitors with a new version of its VMware Server 2 free virtualization product.
The new offering comes amid a rapid move by VMWare competitors, including Oracle and Microsoft, to capitalize on the virtualization technology boom driven by VMWare. On Monday, both Oracle and Microsoft announced virtualization offerings, sending Vmware shares down 8 percent or $7.38 to $80.36.
Oracle's Monday unveiling of a virtualization product it claims is three times more efficient is seen as the gravest threat to the VWware virtualization franchise. Customers can download "Oracle VM" for free starting on Wednesday, the company said. Oracle will sell service contracts for the product ranging from $499 to $999 per year.
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