SAN JOSE, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/03/09 -- Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) and EMC, together with VMware will discuss the new Virtual Computing Environment Coalition [2] and how it will help organizations simplify and accelerate pervasive virtualization and the transition to private cloud infrastructures.

What: News webcast

When: Nov. 3, 2009 at 8:30 a.m. PST

Who:

News Webcast will be hosted by:
John Chambers, chairman and CEO for Cisco
Joe Tucci, chairman and CEO for EMC Corp.
Paul Maritz, president and CEO for VMware

Listen and watch via the Internet:
A live video webcast will be available at: http://event.ciscowebseminars.com/clients/cisco/coalition [3].

Replay:
Playback of the news webcast will also be available shortly after the broadcast at the same URL as above.

About Cisco
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) is the worldwide leader in networking that transforms how people connect, communicate and collaborate. Information on Cisco can be found at http://www.cisco.com [4]. For ongoing news, please go to http://newsroom.cisco.com [5].

About EMC
EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) is the world's leading developer and provider of information infrastructure technology and solutions that enable organizations of all sizes to transform the way they compete and create value from their information. Information about EMC's products and services can be found at www.EMC.com [6].

About VMware
VMware (NYSE: VMW) delivers solutions for business infrastructure virtualization that enable IT organizations to energize businesses of all sizes. With the industry leading virtualization platform -- VMware vSphere(TM) -- customers rely on VMware to reduce capital and operating expenses, improve agility, ensure business continuity, strengthen security and go green. With 2008 revenues of $1.9 billion, more than 150,000 customers and 22,000 partners, VMware is the leader in virtualization which consistently ranks as a top priority among CIOs. VMware is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the world and can be found online at www.vmware.com [7].

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