Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c84928) has announced the addition of Corporate Virtualization Trends Report to their offering.

VMWare (VMW) was one of the great stock stories of 2007, skyrocketing after its IPO and ending the year up 63%. But in an abrupt reversal, investors have pummelled the stock during 2008, culminating in a 33% plunge after VMWare’s latest earnings announcement.

Is the stock meltdown justified?

While the software maker’s 4th quarter revenue fell slightly short of Street projections, sales still rose 80% and earnings surged more than 150% – beating the consensus forecast by 2 cents a share.

Some analysts, however, were spooked by the results, citing fears of competitive pressures from rivals such as Microsoft (MSFT), Oracle (ORCL), Citrix (CTXS) and IBM (IBM).

To get to the bottom of this, ChangeWave recently took a close up look at the virtualization market – including the ongoing horserace between VMware, Microsoft and other key vendors. A total of 1,368 respondents involved with IT spending in their company participated in the January 2008 survey.

Key Questions Answered in this Report:

-Are companies planning to spend on virtualization products in the next 90 days?

-What types of virtualization software look the most promising in the next 90 days?

-What are the most important incentives regarding adoption and deployment of virtualization software?

-What are the biggest challenges to virtualization adoption and deployment?

-What are the most important considerations when choosing a virtualization software vendor?

Top Reasons to Purchase this Report:

-Understand where the virtualization market is headed in the next 90 days

-Uncover the top challenges the adoption of virtualization software

-Companies reveal their top considerations when choosing a virtualization software vendor

We survey our proprietary intelligence-gathering network of 13,000 accredited members on a wide range of research topics and convert the findings into valuable business intelligence reports. These credentialed technology professionals and business executives work in over 20 vertical industries -- and spend their everyday lives on the frontline of technological change. Nearly 3 out of every 5 members (58%) have advanced degrees (e.g., Master's or Ph.D.) and 94% have at least a four-year bachelor's degree.

Our research provides a real-time view of companies, technologies and business trends in key market sectors, along with an in-depth perspective of the macro economy - well in advance of other available sources.

Overview

Summary of Key Findings

The Findings

-Where does VMware go from here?

-The Virtualization Horserace

-Future Purchasing

-Bottom Line

-Other Virtualization Findings

ChangeWave Research Methodology

About ChangeWave Research

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