Continuing on with the reminiscing theme started with my VMworld 2008 post and followed up with 2009, here we move one year closer to present day with the Class of VMworld 2010:
| Vendor | Owned |
| A10 Networks | No Change in Ownership |
| Aberdeen LLC | No Change in Ownership |
| AC&NC | No Change in Ownership |
| Acronis | No Change in Ownership |
| Actifio inc | No Change in Ownership |
| AFORE Solutions | No Change in Ownership |
| Akorri | Acquired by NetApp |
| Alton Networks | No Change in Ownership |
| AMAX | No Change in Ownership |
| AMD | No Change in Ownership |
| Amplidata | No Change in Ownership |
| APC | No Change in Ownership |
| AppDynamics | No Change in Ownership |
| AppSense | No Change in Ownership |
| APTARE | No Change in Ownership |
| Aqua Connect | No Change in Ownership |
| Argent Software | No Change in Ownership |
| Arkeia Software | No Change in Ownership |
| Arrow ECS | No Change in Ownership |
| Aspera | No Change in Ownership |
| AT&T | No Change in Ownership |
| Atlantis Computing | No Change in Ownership |
| ATTO Technology | No Change in Ownership |
| Avere Systems | No Change in Ownership |
| Beyond Trust Software | No Change in Ownership |
| Blade Network Technologies | Acquired by IBM |
| BlueArc Corporation | Acquired by HDS |
| BlueCat Networks | No Change in Ownership |
| BlueLock | No Change in Ownership |
| BMC Software | No Change in Ownership |
| Box.net | No Change in Ownership |
| Broadcom | No Change in Ownership |
| Brocade | No Change in Ownership |
| CA Technologies | No Change in Ownership |
| Catbird | No Change in Ownership |
| Centrify | No Change in Ownership |
| Check Point Software Technologies | No Change in Ownership |
| CiRBA | No Change in Ownership |
| Cisco | No Change in Ownership |
| Citrix Systems | No Change in Ownership |
| CLI (Computer Lab International) | No Change in Ownership |
| Cloud.com | Acquired by Citrix |
| Cognizant Technology solutions | No Change in Ownership |
| Commvault | No Change in Ownership |
| Compellent | Acquired by Dell |
| Compuware Corporation | No Change in Ownership |
| Connectria Hosting | No Change in Ownership |
| CORAID | No Change in Ownership |
| Cortado, A Division of Thinprint | No Change in Ownership |
| CrashPlan PRO | No Change in Ownership |
| Data Robotics | Rebranded as Drobo |
| DataCore Storage Virtualization Software | No Change in Ownership |
| DataLink | No Change in Ownership |
| Dell | No Change in Ownership |
| Desktone | No Change in Ownership |
| Diskeeper | Owned by Condusiv |
| DMTF | No Change in Ownership |
| Double-Take Software | No Change in Ownership |
| DynamicOps | Acquired by VMware |
| Eaton Corp | No Change in Ownership |
| eG Innovations | No Change in Ownership |
| Embotics corp | No Change in Ownership |
| EMC | No Change in Ownership |
| Emulex | No Change in Ownership |
| Endeavors Technologies | No Change in Ownership |
| Equinix | No Change in Ownership |
| EvoStor | Acquired by Virsto |
| Exar | No Change in Ownership |
| Extreme Networks | No Change in Ownership |
| F5 Networks | No Change in Ownership |
| FalconStor Software | No Change in Ownership |
| Fluid Operations | No Change in Ownership |
| Forsythe | No Change in Ownership |
| Fujitsu | No Change in Ownership |
| GlassHouse Technologies | No Change in Ownership |
| GNAX – Global Net Access | No Change in Ownership |
| GreenBytes | No Change in Ownership |
| GreenPages Technology Solutions | No Change in Ownership |
| HatSize Corp | No Change in Ownership |
| HDS | No Change in Ownership |
| Hosting.com | No Change in Ownership |
| HP | No Change in Ownership |
| Hyper-9 | Acquired by SolarWinds |
| Hyperformix | Acquired by CA |
| HyTrust Inc | No Change in Ownership |
| I386, A Seagate Company | No Change in Ownership |
| IBM | No Change in Ownership |
| IceWeb Storage Corp | No Change in Ownership |
| IGEL Technology | No Change in Ownership |
| Iland | No Change in Ownership |
| Imprivata Inc | No Change in Ownership |
| InContinuum Software | No Change in Ownership |
| Infotrend Corp | No Change in Ownership |
| InMage | No Change in Ownership |
| Integrien Corp | Acquired by VMware |
| Intel | No Change in Ownership |
| INX | Acquired by Presidio |
| Isilon | Acquired by EMC |
| Ixia | No Change in Ownership |
| Kaviza | Acquired by Citrix |
| Kingston Technology Inc | No Change in Ownership |
| Kroll Ontrack | No Change in Ownership |
| Lakeside software | No Change in Ownership |
| LeoStream Corp | No Change in Ownership |
| Likewise | Acquired by EMC Isilon |
| Liquidware Labs | No Change in Ownership |
| ManageIQ | No Change in Ownership |
| McAffe | No Change in Ownership |
| MDS Micro inc | No Change in Ownership |
| Mellonox Technologies | No Change in Ownership |
| Metro-Athene | No Change in Ownership |
| Mezeo Software | No Change in Ownership |
| Microsoft | No Change in Ownership |
| Mitel | No Change in Ownership |
| NComputing | No Change in Ownership |
| Neptuny | Acquired by BMC |
| NetApp | No Change in Ownership |
| NetEx | No Change in Ownership |
| NetGear | No Change in Ownership |
| Netreo | No Change in Ownership |
| Netuitive | No Change in Ownership |
| Neverfail | No Change in Ownership |
| newScale Inc | Acquired by Cisco |
| NorthScale | Rebranded as Couchbase |
| Novell | No Change in Ownership |
| NTT Communications | No Change in Ownership |
| Pancetera | Acquired by Quantum |
| Pano Logic inc | No Change in Ownership |
| PHD Virtual Technologies | No Change in Ownership |
| Precise | No Change in Ownership |
| PROMISE Technology | No Change in Ownership |
| QNAP Systems | No Change in Ownership |
| Quantum | No Change in Ownership |
| Quest Software | Acquired by Dell |
| RackSpace Hosting | No Change in Ownership |
| Red Hat | No Change in Ownership |
| Reflex Systems | No Change in Ownership |
| RES Software | No Change in Ownership |
| Riverbed Technology | No Change in Ownership |
| rPath inc | No Change in Ownership |
| Safari Books Online | No Change in Ownership |
| SamsungElectronics | No Change in Ownership |
| Sanbolic | No Change in Ownership |
| SearchServerVirtualization.com | No Change in Ownership |
| Sendmail inc | No Change in Ownership |
| Service Provider Cloud Pavilion | VMware Showcase |
| Shavlik Technologies | Acquired by VMware |
| SHI | No Change in Ownership |
| Siemens IT Solutions | No Change in Ownership |
| Silver Peak | No Change in Ownership |
| Skytap | No Change in Ownership |
| Splunk | No Change in Ownership |
| Stratus Technologies | No Change in Ownership |
| Sungard Avaliability Services | Merged with Vivista |
| Sychron | No Change in Ownership |
| Symantec Corp | No Change in Ownership |
| Syncsort Inc | No Change in Ownership |
| TBD Networks Inc | Believed Closed |
| TeamQuest | No Change in Ownership |
| Teradici Corp | No Change in Ownership |
| Terremark | No Change in Ownership |
| ThinPrint | No Change in Ownership |
| Thycotic Software Ltd | No Change in Ownership |
| TrainSignal | No Change in Ownership |
| Trend Micro | No Change in Ownership |
| TriCerat Inc | No Change in Ownership |
| UC4 Software | No Change in Ownership |
| UniDesk | No Change in Ownership |
| UniPrint | No Change in Ownership |
| UShareSoft | No Change in Ownership |
| Veeam Software | No Change in Ownership |
| Verizon Business | No Change in Ownership |
| Viridity Software | No Change in Ownership |
| Virtacore Systems | No Change in Ownership |
| Vertensys | Out of Business, Assets acquired by Micron |
| Virtual Bridges | No Change in Ownership |
| Virtual Computer Inc | Acquired by Citrix |
| Virtual Computing Environment Coalition | No Change in Ownership |
| Virutal Instruments | No Change in Ownership |
| vKernel | Acquired by Quest, now owned by Dell |
| VMLogix | Acquired by Citrix |
| VMUG | No Change in Ownership |
| VMware Customer ShowCase | No Change in Ownership |
| VMware | No Change in Ownership |
| Voltaire | Acquired by Mellanox |
| Wanova | No Change in Ownership |
| Whiptail Tech | No Change in Ownership |
| Windows IT Pro | No Change in Ownership |
| World Wide Technology | No Change in Ownership |
| Wyse | Acquired by Dell |
| Xangati Inc | No Change in Ownership |
| XioTech | No Change in Ownership |
| Xsigo | Acquired by Oracle |
| Zenoss | No Change in Ownership |
| Zetta | No Change in Ownership |
This was the first year that there was a heavy cloud vendor presence, and the day of the lowercase “V” with everything had truly ended. Now you were not a serious startup company unless you has a “cloud” product. In terms of acquisitions this class has been quiet compared to previous years’ attendees. There could be numerous reasons for this. It could be the global recession, or it could just be consolidation has not actually started yet, as there were a very large number of cloud providers showing at the the 2010 conference market.
One quick correction: Xsigo was acquired by Oracle, not Dell.
Thank you. The correction has been made….