VMware NSX Customers to Share More Than Three Dozen Stories of IT Transformation at VMworld 2016

PALO ALTO, CA--(Marketwired - August 24, 2016) - VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) will feature more than three dozen customers at VMworld® 2016 U.S. in Las Vegas that will share stories of IT transformation through the adoption and deployment of the VMware NSX^® network virtualization platform.

Among those will be Columbia Sportswear Company, the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, OptumHealth, TriZetto and Washington Federal. Each will provide attendees with details about how their selection of VMware NSX can improve security, IT automation and application continuity as the cornerstone of a software-defined data center or private cloud initiative. To view the complete list of customer sessions at VMworld, read this blog.

"We're on an amazing journey with our VMware NSX customers, going from only a handful of early adopter beta customers three years ago to exceeding 1,700 customers today that come from every region and every industry across the world," said Milin Desai, vice president, Product Management, Networking and Security Business Unit, VMware. "To be able to share this many customer stories, and showcase the evolution and diversity of use cases this year at VMworld, speaks volumes to the maturity and mainstream acceptance of VMware NSX as a platform for IT transformation."

Extending Innovative Software-Defined Infrastructure to Branch Locations

Columbia Sportswear Company is a global leader in branded apparel, footwear, accessories and equipment. Through a portfolio of brands (Columbia, Mountain Hardwear, SOREL, prAna), their products are sold in more than 100 countries. The flagship Columbia brand has been creating innovative apparel, footwear, accessories and equipment for outdoor enthusiasts since 1938, becoming a leading global brand by channeling the company's passion for the outdoors into technologies and performance products that keep people warm, dry, cool and protected year-round. Columbia focuses on innovation not only in its products, but also in its IT infrastructure. It has been an early adopter of VMware's software-defined data center and business mobility portfolio, including VMware NSX and VMware AirWatch^®, as well as EMC storage. Columbia is now bringing innovation into its retail stores by partnering with VMware to build a fully software-defined infrastructure platform for its current and future needs.