VMware Prices Initial Public Offering (IPO)

Shares to Trade on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under Ticker Symbol "VMW"

PALO ALTO, Calif., August 13, 2007 - VMware, Inc., (NYSE: VMW) today announced that the IPO of 33,000,000 shares of its Class A Common Stock has been priced at $29 per share. Shares will begin trading tomorrow, August 14, 2007, on the NYSE under the ticker symbol "VMW".

Citi, JPMorgan and Lehman Brothers acted as the representatives of the underwriters and, together with Credit Suisse, Merrill Lynch & Co. and Deutsche Bank Securities, acted as the joint book-running managers of the offering.

A registration statement relating to the offering was filed with and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission. A copy of the prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained by contacting: Citi, Brooklyn Army Terminal, 140 58th Street, 8th Floor, Brooklyn, New York 11220 (tel: 718-765-6732; fax: 718-765-6734); JPMorgan, Prospectus Department, National Statement Processing, Prospectus Library, 4 Chase Metrotech Center, CS Level, Brooklyn, New York 11245 (tel: 718-242-8002); or Lehman Brothers c/o Broadridge, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, New York 11717 (email: qiana.smith@broadridge.com, tel: 631-274-2635).

About VMware

VMware, an EMC company (NYSE: EMC), is the leading provider of virtualization solutions. VMware’s customer base includes 100% of the Fortune 100 and more than 84% of the Fortune 1,000. VMware’s broad and proven suite of virtualization solutions addresses a range of complex IT problems that include infrastructure optimization, business continuity, software lifecycle management and desktop management. VMware was founded in 1998 and is based in Palo Alto, California. For more information, visit www.vmware.com.