VMware's newly appointed chief executive officer gave an upbeat
assessment of the company's future following a series of leadership
changes and management upheavals, at
VMworld in Las
Vegas.
Unveiling the company's technology roadmap, Paul Maritz, who is
also company president, replaced Diane Greene, one of the VMware's
founders, as chief executive after she was forced out by the board
in July.
Greene's husband,
VMware co-founder and company chief scientist Mendel Rosenblum,
announced his resignation just a week before the start of the
VMworld event.
Just weeks before, executive Richard Sarwal left to join Oracle
less than a year after joining VMware as research head.
Maritz told journalists at VMworld that any leadership change
introduces a certain amount of angst in an organisation, but he
expects this to pass quickly now that the roadmap has been
unveiled.
"I believe the people we have at VMware respond to environments
where they have deep and meaningful challenges to work on," he
said.
Maritz said he intented to ensure staff had an environment they
felt comfortable working in, which would not only help retain
skills but also attract new talent that would be needed in
future.
There has been speculation about how the change in leadership
will affect the rank and file employees at VMware.
Only two of the company's five founders remain after Greene and
Rosenblum's departure. Former chief technology officer Edouard
Bugnion left in 2004.