Exterior view of VMware headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007. Newly public software company VMware Inc. announced third-quarter profit Wednesday that blew past Wall Street expectations as a growing number of companies adopted its “virtualization” technology. In its first quarter as a public company, Palo Alto-based VMware posted a profit of $64.7 million or 18 cents per share, up from $19.2 million, or 6 cents per share, in the year-ago quarter. Revenue rose 90 percent to $357.8 million from $188.8 million. AP Photo/Paul Sakuma
Michelle Chapman AP Business Writer Computer chip and software maker Broadcom will spend about $61 billion to acquire the cloud technology company VMware, one of…
