Citrix Purchases Cloud.com for Estimated $250m

Posted on July 07, 2011 in News tagged with , ,

According to their website, Cloud.com is poised to be acquired by Citrix Systems. The actual details of the transaction have not been made public, but TechCrunch indicates the purchase price could be up to $250 million.  A move like this further reinforces Citrix’s stance on cloud computing solutions and puts them ahead of VMware for cloud solution software offerings. According to the press release, CloudStack will continue to support Citrix XenServer and VMware vSphere. It’s also been stated that Citrix is planning on adding support for Microsoft Hyper-V and System Center.

As the industry moves into the Cloud Era, Citrix is committed to leading the charge with powerful solutions that make the cloud more open, more secure, and more personal. We are delighted to welcome the Cloud.com team to the Citrix family to focus our combined efforts on helping customers of all sizes make a difference in business, and in the lives of their customers and employees.

Mark Templeton, CEO, Citrix Systems, Inc.

Cloud.com is the platform behind many of the world’s most innovative and successful clouds. Joining forces with Citrix will dramatically accelerate our mission to help customers achieve all the promise cloud computing has to offer, in a way that’s open, secure and efficient.

Sheng Liang, CEO and Founder, Cloud.com

On Twitter:

Alessandro Perilli (@a_perilli) “[...]Great acquisition. Wondering if/how Citrix Self-Service Manager will integrate with CloudStack[?]“

Simon Bramfitt (@SimonBramfitt) “#Citrix takes drastic action to replace @SimonCrosby buys @CloudDotCom“