Verizon Wireless and VMware Securely Mix the Professional and Personal Mobile Experience With Dual Persona Android™ Devices

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., and PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --Bringing the freedom of choice to the world of enterprise IT, Verizon Wireless and VMware, Inc. today announced a strategic partnership to introduce to the market VMware Horizon Mobile™, enabling Verizon Wireless business subscribers to gain the freedom to choose a single Android™ device for both professional and personal use.

VMware Horizon Mobile will provide a simple way for IT departments to securely provision, manage and de-provision a corporate mobile workspace (email, applications, data, etc.) to an employee's Android device over-the-air, while enabling the employee to retain the privacy and control of their personal mobile environments.  Unlike other mobile solutions that require customized application development, enterprises and public organizations using VMware Horizon Mobile will be able to access and leverage the more than 250,000 applications available in the Android Market™.

"'Bring your own device' into the enterprise is an increasingly important and challenging dynamic in today's enterprises," said Janet Schijns, vice president, Business Solutions Group, Verizon Wireless.  "Verizon Wireless and VMware are delivering a compelling new mobile security and management experience leveraging our most reliable 3G and 4G LTE network along with the proven virtualization and cloud computing platform leadership of VMware to address this enterprise trend. Our enterprise customers can look forward to reduced expenses and increased employee latitude all in a secure environment – proving once again that the employee with the best technology rules."

"Mobile devices are fast becoming the primary way people stay connected at work and in their personal lives," said Steve Herrod, chief technology officer and senior vice president of Research and Development, VMware. "Our partnership with Verizon Wireless to deliver VMware Horizon Mobile will let companies embrace the 'bring your own device' trend by providing the security and control required by the enterprise with the freedom of choice sought by employees."

To bring this solution to the market, Verizon Wireless and VMware are working with a growing ecosystem of partners. Among these various partners, LG Electronics will be one of the first to offer mobile devices, tested and ready for use with VMware Horizon Mobile on the Verizon Wireless network.

"The partnership between Verizon Wireless and VMware is a testament to the importance of dual persona capability in securely providing consumers both their work and personal mobile environments on a single device," said Ki S. Kim, corporate vice president and head of the Global Enterprise Mobility Solutions (B2B) at LG Electronics.  "As the first manufacturer to embrace mobile virtualization via VMware's Horizon Mobile, we are looking forward to offering LG's Privacy & Business (P&B) on Verizon Wireless' network to address the growing 'bring your own device to work' trend within the enterprise."

Solutions using VMware Horizon Mobile are expected to be available on Verizon Wireless smartphones in the coming months. For more information about Verizon Wireless products and services, visit www.verizonwireless.com. Additional information on VMware Horizon Mobile can be found at http://www.vmware.com/products/mobile/.

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation's largest 4G LTE network and largest, most reliable 3G network. The company serves 106.3 million total wireless connections, including 89.7 million retail customers.  Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 83,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE, NASDAQ: VOD).  For more information, visit www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

About VMware

VMware (NYSE: VMW) is the leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure solutions that enable businesses to thrive in the Cloud Era. Customers rely on VMware to help them transform the way they build, deliver and consume Information Technology resources in a manner that is evolutionary and based on their specific needs. With 2010 revenues of $2.9 billion, VMware has more than 300,000 customers and 25,000 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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Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements including, among other things, statements regarding the expected features and benefits VMware Horizon Mobile for users,  These forward-looking statements are subject to the safe harbor provisions created by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk factors, including but not limited to: (i) adverse changes in general economic or market conditions; (ii) delays or reductions in consumer or information technology spending; (iii) competitive factors, including but not limited to pricing pressures, industry consolidation, entry of new competitors into the virtualization market, and new product and marketing initiatives by our competitors; (iv) our customers' ability to develop, and to transition to, new products and computing strategies such as cloud computing; (v) the uncertainty of customer acceptance of emerging technology; (vi) rapid technological and market changes in virtualization software and platforms for cloud and desktop computing; (vii) changes to product development timelines; (viii) VMware's ability to protect its proprietary technology; and (ix) VMware's ability to attract and retain highly qualified employees.. These forward looking statements are based on current expectations and are subject to uncertainties and changes in condition, significance, value and effect as well as other risks detailed in documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K that we may file from time to time, which could cause actual results to vary from expectations. VMware assumes no obligation to, and does not currently intend to, update any such forward-looking statements after the date of this release.

SOURCE Verizon Wireless