VMware acquires Nicira in $1.26bn deal

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VMware expands from software virtualisation into network virtualisation

Virtualisation software vendor VMware is to acquire network virtualisation company Nicira in a deal valued at $1.26bn (£815m). Nicira claims to be the first company to offer network virtualisati...

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