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EMC and Dell's relationship is rosy today but Dell's US$1.4 billion gamble on EqualLogic's iSCSI-protocol networked storage technology might change all that before too long.
Storage technology specialist EMC has completed its acquisition of server software maker VMware, announcing Friday the final purchase price of US$625 million in cash.
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Storage specialist EMC announced plans Monday in the U.S. to acquire VMware, a start-up that sells software to make servers more flexible, for about US$635 million in cash.
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