Virtual competition.

The article presents a profile of Diane Greene, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the computer software firm VMware. Greene's background as a naval architect and world windsurfing champion is given. Greene is a low-key personality who emphasizes the co-operative nature of computer software developmen...

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Published in:	Economist Vol. 388; no. 8587; pp. 78 - 79
Format:	Article
Published:	Economist Newspaper Limited 7/5/2008
Subjects:	Greene, Diane Chief executive officers VMWare Inc. Computer software development > Management Computer software industry History
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost

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Summary:	The article presents a profile of Diane Greene, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the computer software firm VMware. Greene's background as a naval architect and world windsurfing champion is given. Greene is a low-key personality who emphasizes the co-operative nature of computer software development, a stark contrast with the flamboyant, competitive executives who dominated the industry in the 1990s.