October 24, 2008, 10:59 AM — I've been talking to VARs from all over the country this week, and a common theme seems to be that technologies that save people money are still seeing growth despite the sluggish economy. Virtualization in particular has a lot of people excited; VARs, because it's profitable, and customers, because it can reduce their capital expenses.
VMWare's financial results showed a 32 percent increase year-over-year, taking in $472 million during the third quarter, exceeding Wall Street's expectations. That's impressive right now. How many companies are exceeding expectations? Not very many.
