THE WEEK IN REVIEW: A virtual gold mine

August 18, 2007

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		A virtual gold mine While the rest of the stock market was taking a wild roller-coaster ride this week, a tech public offering got a warm welcome from investors. Investors in VMware's initial public offering got a rocket ride as the highly anticipated IPO launched out of the gate with an initial trade of $52 a share. VMware investors who snapped up shares at $29 a pop as part of the IPO offering reaped a profit of 79 percent on that first trade. VMware's stellar stock offering shows that virtual machines are starting to add up to real dollars. Virtual machines, the technology that VMware helped pioneer, allow one computer to act as many, whether it's a Mac running Windows and the Mac operating system at the same time or a massive server running multiple instances of Windows and Linux simultaneously. Once a niche technology, virtualization is expanding rapidly as businesses try to get more bang for their server buck. Read full story Steven Musil CNET News.com Video of the week Hacked Speak & Spell plays MP3s Crave's Donald Bell has a knack for transforming vintage toys into musical instruments. See how he turned Texas Instruments' Speak & Spell into a portable speaker for his MP3 player. Watch this video Most popular stories The secrets of a teen's Internet success Father of the compact fluorescent bulb looks back A bump on the road to Windows Vista Police Blotter: MySpace profile becomes part of rape conviction Ick, old married guys on Facebook Most discussed stories Ick, old married guys on Facebook A bump on the road to Windows Vista Blu-ray outpaces HD DVD in U.S. CNET reporters sue HP for invasion of privacy Father of the compact fluorescent bulb looks back Top photo galleries Streaking star carries a tail of seeds The one-of-a-kind wooden bicycle Tapping the power of ocean waves NASA prepares for moon mission--under water Where F-18 pilots go to school Blog The perils of great expectations Dell revealed Thursday that its internal accountants gamed a system--with the knowledge of senior management--designed to reward companies that hit their numbers. Read full story Top 10 products this week Velocity Micro Vector GX Campus Edition (overclocked Core 2 Duo E6320) Tamrac Expedition 5 Model 5575 backpack for camera 2008 Toyota Highlander Limited 4dr SUV AWD (3.5L 6cyl 5A) Motorola Razr2 V9 (AT&T) Motorola Razr2 V9m (Sprint) Sony Handycam HDR-CX7 AVADirect Core 2 Duo SLI Gaming System (Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 Lenovo ThinkPad T61p - Core 2 Duo T7700 2.4 GHz - 15.4 HP W2007 Yamaha NX-A01 (white) Related Newsletters CNET Shopper.com Product Alert View preview  (Delivered Tuesdays and Thursdays.) Get the latest and greatest product specials from our premier merchants. Save on home, office, and business tech products from top brands. Subscribe free More from CNET News.com:  Today on News  Business Tech  Cutting Edge  Access  Threats  Media 2.0  Digital Life  Markets  Blogs  Most Popular  Photo Galleries  Recent Videos
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