More than 80 percent of VMware income comes from higher-level tools, a move that gives the EMC subsidiary more breathing room against rivals. Getting real about virtualization Stephen Shankland worked ...

VMware made a long-anticipated move July 22 when it announced that its ESXi hypervisor would be free. That doesn’t mean VMware customers can avoid pricey fees for support and management tools, though.

As one of the biggest companies in the world, chip giant Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) operates in massive markets to bring in tens of billions in revenue a year. However, as Broadcom knows well, huge ...