El Reg got this scoop and we are glad to let the cat out of the bag:
I know one thing, Citrix guys were searching my blog with key words "Citrix XenSource Rumour" ;-). This is a massive boost for both Citrix and XenSource, thats for sure.
Here's the scoop.
Citrix will announce its acquisition of XenSource tomorrow, The Register has learned.
In a bid to expand its software management play, Citrix will grab the developer of the open source Xen hypervisor. The deal will give XenSource heftier corporate backing needed to compete against VMware. Meanwhile, Citrix will be able to expand its own virtual desktop effort revealed in April and its flagship software streaming service.
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Industry chatter has the acquisition price running as high as $500m, although that sounds pretty insane to us. XenSource has failed to take much of the virtualization market despite its strong ties to both the Linux and Windows camps. As we understand it, the deal was meant to be announced on Monday but last minute squabbles forced the parties to keep negotiating.
Neither company has responded to calls seeking comment.
I know one thing, Citrix guys were searching my blog with key words "Citrix XenSource Rumour" ;-). This is a massive boost for both Citrix and XenSource, thats for sure.
Here's the scoop.
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