A bit more than six months ago, EMC and VMware celebrated the launch of Pivotal, a new company led by former VMware CEO Paul Maritz. Pivotal’s team included IP and personnel from EMC’s Greenplum and Pivotal Labs organizations, and VMware’s vFabric, Cloud Foundry and Cetas organizations. A considerable surprise was the support from General Electric, including $105 million for a 10 percent stake in the company. GE plans to use Pivotal technologies to create new analytic services and solutions, and a PaaS offering for enterprise customers.
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Pivotal Delivers on Promises
Posted by: Charles King November 22, 2013 05:00 AMA bit more than six months ago, EMC and VMware celebrated the launch of Pivotal, a new company led by former VMware CEO Paul Maritz. Pivotal’s team included IP and personnel from EMC’s Greenplum and Pivotal Labs organizations, and VMware’s vFabric, Cloud Foundry and Cetas organizations. A considerable surprise was the support from General Electric, including $105 million for a 10 percent stake in the company. GE plans to use Pivotal technologies to create new analytic services and solutions, and a PaaS offering for enterprise customers.