VMware to Announce Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2008 Financial Results on Monday, January 26th

PALO ALTO, Calif., January 7, 2009 — VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), the global leader in virtualization solutions from the desktop to the datacenter, today announced that it plans to announce fourth quarter and fiscal year 2008 financial results after market close on Monday, January 26, 2009.  The company will host a conference call at 2:00 p.m. PT/ 5:00 p.m. ET that day to review quarterly results and business outlook.  A live web broadcast of the event will be available on the VMware Investor Relations website at http://ir.vmware.com. The replay of the webcast will be available for one month.

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VMware (NYSE: VMW) is the global leader in virtualization solutions from the desktop to the datacenter.  Customers of all sizes rely on VMware to reduce capital and operating expenses, ensure business continuity, strengthen security and go green. With 2007 revenues of $1.3 billion, more than 120,000 customers and more than 20,000 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.