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It's August. The credit markets are tightening. The Dow is falling.Yet, despite all this, VMware (NYSE: VMW) was able to launch a blockbuster IPO. Right now, the shares are up 82% to $53 per share. In fact, the market cap is at a nosebleed $20 billion.
The company is the clear leader in virtualization, which allows companies to improve the utilization of their servers. It's turned out to be a hyper-growth market.
Interestingly enough, EMC (NYSE: EMC) bought the company for a mere $635 million in late 2003.
To get some perspective on things, I talked to Chris Cabrera, who is a veteran of the enterprise software world. His new company -- Xactly Corporation – is also growing fast and has attracted several rounds of venture capital.
Q: Initial impressions of the IPO?
Chris: "How can you not be impressed? Any time your stock almost doubles in the first day of trading, raising almost $1 bilion, you've got to be happy."
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