Citrix has acquired Virtual Computer

Citrix has acquired Virtual Computer, a little Massachusetts outfit with enterprise-scale management solutions for client-side virtualization.
It means to combine the acquisition's NxTop widgetry with its XenClient hypervisor to create a new Citrix XenClient Enterprise edition that can manage "large fleets" of corporate laptops across a distributed enterprise and give users a virtual desktop "to go."
It's due this quarter as a standalone product at a reported $175 a user.
Citrix said it's getting the management piece faster by buying it.

Acquisition terms weren't disclosed but Citrix has been an investor in Virtual Computer since 2009 when it was part of a $15 million second round along with existing backers Highland Capital and Flybridge Capital. Altogether the start-up saw $21 million.
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