Comments on: Citrix acquires XenSource for $500M, in virtualization frenzy http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/15/citrix-acquires-xensource-for-500m-in-virtualization-frenzy/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:25:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Open Source Business Conference: Great, we won. So what did we win? » VentureBeat http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/15/citrix-acquires-xensource-for-500m-in-virtualization-frenzy/comment-page-1/#comment-800436 Open Source Business Conference: Great, we won. So what did we win? » VentureBeat Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:05:08 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/15/citrix-acquires-xensource-for-500m-in-virtualization-frenzy/#comment-800436 [...] convince anyone that open source can make money, Augustin and Goldberg said: This past year Citrix acquired open source virtualization company XenSource and Sun acquired open source database company MySQL [...] [...] convince anyone that open source can make money, Augustin and Goldberg said: This past year Citrix acquired open source virtualization company XenSource and Sun acquired open source database company MySQL [...]

]]> By: VentureBeat » Caught up? Here’s everything from Blekko, Dash’s price, to Android sighting http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/15/citrix-acquires-xensource-for-500m-in-virtualization-frenzy/comment-page-1/#comment-714646 VentureBeat » Caught up? Here’s everything from Blekko, Dash’s price, to Android sighting Thu, 03 Jan 2008 23:04:05 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/15/citrix-acquires-xensource-for-500m-in-virtualization-frenzy/#comment-714646 [...] Texas-based firm, including Nick Sturiale, the investor in Xensource, the virtualization company recently acquired by Citrix for $500 million. Sturiale will be a managing director at Carlyle Venture Partners, we’ve confirmed. The split [...] [...] Texas-based firm, including Nick Sturiale, the investor in Xensource, the virtualization company recently acquired by Citrix for $500 million. Sturiale will be a managing director at Carlyle Venture Partners, we’ve confirmed. The split [...]

]]> By: VentureBeat » Caught up? Here’s everything from Blekko, Dash’s price, to Android citing http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/15/citrix-acquires-xensource-for-500m-in-virtualization-frenzy/comment-page-1/#comment-714478 VentureBeat » Caught up? Here’s everything from Blekko, Dash’s price, to Android citing Thu, 03 Jan 2008 21:47:09 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/15/citrix-acquires-xensource-for-500m-in-virtualization-frenzy/#comment-714478 [...] Texas-based firm, including Nick Sturiale, the investor in Xensource, the virtualization company recently acquired by Citrix for $500 million. Sturiale will be a managing director at Carlyle Venture Partners, we’ve confirmed. The split [...] [...] Texas-based firm, including Nick Sturiale, the investor in Xensource, the virtualization company recently acquired by Citrix for $500 million. Sturiale will be a managing director at Carlyle Venture Partners, we’ve confirmed. The split [...]

]]> By: VentureBeat » Death by Board Meeting http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/15/citrix-acquires-xensource-for-500m-in-virtualization-frenzy/comment-page-1/#comment-560086 VentureBeat » Death by Board Meeting Tue, 02 Oct 2007 13:26:18 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/15/citrix-acquires-xensource-for-500m-in-virtualization-frenzy/#comment-560086 [...] [Editor’s note: This is an op-ed piece by Nick Sturiale, a partner at the venture capital firm Sevin Rosen Funds. Among his investments was Xensource, the company recently acquired by Citrix.] [...] [...] [Editor’s note: This is an op-ed piece by Nick Sturiale, a partner at the venture capital firm Sevin Rosen Funds. Among his investments was Xensource, the company recently acquired by Citrix.] [...]

]]> By: soso http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/15/citrix-acquires-xensource-for-500m-in-virtualization-frenzy/comment-page-1/#comment-442850 soso Thu, 16 Aug 2007 01:34:20 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/15/citrix-acquires-xensource-for-500m-in-virtualization-frenzy/#comment-442850 Steven Dough from Sevin Rosen is a board member at Citrix. Anothre connection to Citrix, obviously. Steven Dough from Sevin Rosen is a board member at Citrix. Anothre connection to Citrix, obviously.

]]> By: MRolnick http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/15/citrix-acquires-xensource-for-500m-in-virtualization-frenzy/comment-page-1/#comment-442556 MRolnick Thu, 16 Aug 2007 00:41:01 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/15/citrix-acquires-xensource-for-500m-in-virtualization-frenzy/#comment-442556 XenSource it the combination to perfect market timing (vmware Ipo, competitive dynamics, etc...), execution by a talented team and savvy financial investors. Kudos to all who were involved. XenSource it the combination to perfect market timing (vmware Ipo, competitive dynamics, etc…), execution by a talented team and savvy financial investors. Kudos to all who were involved.

]]> By: Interested Observer http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/15/citrix-acquires-xensource-for-500m-in-virtualization-frenzy/comment-page-1/#comment-441702 Interested Observer Wed, 15 Aug 2007 22:40:54 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/15/citrix-acquires-xensource-for-500m-in-virtualization-frenzy/#comment-441702 Interesting - talked with Xen a couple years ago when they were still holed up in a VC office in downtown Palo Alto. Back then was not optimistic they had a compelling story - technical or businesswise - relative to VMWare. Since then the open source community has gone a different direction, and Xen has a big dependency on that so that is going to make things much more difficult for them. Really amazing that this "Academic Exercise" (vs. business) justified that valuation. Maybe we're in a virtualization bubble? Of course its not what the seller (or Interested Observer) thinks the asset is worth, but what the buyer is willing to pay. Interesting – talked with Xen a couple years ago when they were still holed up in a VC office in downtown Palo Alto. Back then was not optimistic they had a compelling story – technical or businesswise – relative to VMWare. Since then the open source community has gone a different direction, and Xen has a big dependency on that so that is going to make things much more difficult for them. Really amazing that this “Academic Exercise” (vs. business) justified that valuation. Maybe we’re in a virtualization bubble? Of course its not what the seller (or Interested Observer) thinks the asset is worth, but what the buyer is willing to pay.

]]> By: Reuven Cohen , CTO Enomaly Inc http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/15/citrix-acquires-xensource-for-500m-in-virtualization-frenzy/comment-page-1/#comment-440792 Reuven Cohen , CTO Enomaly Inc Wed, 15 Aug 2007 20:17:08 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/15/citrix-acquires-xensource-for-500m-in-virtualization-frenzy/#comment-440792 500m for xensource. A 19 billion market cap for vmware, what's going on and where do i signup? Take a look at our virtualization management system, http://www.enomalism.com - 4000 beta user and marquee customers include Bridgestone Tires and France Telecom. We'd sell for a lot less then 500m. 500m for xensource. A 19 billion market cap for vmware, what’s going on and where do i signup?

Take a look at our virtualization management system, http://www.enomalism.com – 4000 beta user and marquee customers include Bridgestone Tires and France Telecom. We’d sell for a lot less then 500m.

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