VMware Announces Keynote Speakers for VMworld(R) 2015 Europe in Barcelona

PALO ALTO, CA--(Marketwired - October 05, 2015) - VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), a global leader in cloud infrastructure and business mobility, today announced the executive speaker lineup for the general sessions taking place at VMworld® 2015 Europe.

Beginning Oct. 12, 2015, VMworld Europe will take place in Barcelona at the Fira Barcelona Gran Via, where more than 9,000 people are expected to be in attendance. Highlighting the theme of "Ready for Any™," the event will feature more than 250 unique breakout sessions from VMware and its partners and customers, providing attendees with key insights into the cloud infrastructure and business mobility industries. Attendees will have access to a wealth of technology partners, with more than 135 sponsors and exhibitors at the conference.

In today's liquid business world, organizations are challenged to seize opportunities while managing new kinds of risk. VMworld Europe will address how IT organizations can evolve to innovate faster, fully engage customers, and empower employees -- all while protecting their data, their brand and their reputation.

VMware executives will lead two general session presentations during the event:

On Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. CEST, the event will kick off with Carl Eschenbach, VMware's president and COO. Eschenbach and other VMware executives will discuss how VMware is empowering businesses to take advantage of the company's One Cloud, Any Application, Any Device™ architecture to develop, deploy, and consume all applications quickly and securely.

On Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015, at 9:00 a.m. CEST, VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger and a group of senior executives from various VMware business units will showcase how VMware is enabling applications to be delivered with total security from the device to the cloud, and empowering organizations to transform business processes and operations through business mobility.

The General Session Keynotes will be available live via webcast at the VMworld homepage on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. CEST/ 3:00 a.m. EDT and Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015, at 9:00 a.m. CEST/ 3:00 a.m. EDT: http://www.vmworld.com/en/europe/index.html?

VMworld 2015 Europe Online Resources

For more information on VMworld 2015 Europe, please visit: http://www.vmworld.com/community/conference/europe

For a list of VMworld 2015 Europe exhibitors and sponsors, please visit: http://www.vmworld.com/community/conference/europe/sponsors

The VMworld 2015 Europe agenda is available at: http://www.vmworld.com/community/conference/europe/learn/agenda

To register to attend VMworld 2015 Europe, please visit: http://www.vmworld.com/registration.jspa

About VMware

VMware is a global leader in cloud infrastructure and business mobility. Built on VMware's industry-leading virtualization technology, our solutions deliver a brave new model of IT that is fluid, instant and more secure. Customers can innovate faster by rapidly developing, automatically delivering and more safely consuming any application. With 2014 revenues of $6 billion, VMware has more than 500,000 customers and 75,000 partners. The company is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the world and can be found online at www.vmware.com.

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