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In reference to the previous MSFT Virtualization platform validation post

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/081908-vmware.html

There doesn’t seem to be any official announcement, but a Microsoft spokeswoman said Tuesday that VMware has joined Microsoft’s Server Virtualization Validation Program. This means that VMware will try to get its hypervisor certified by Microsoft, and once that happens Microsoft will offer technical support for Microsoft applications running on VMware servers. It’s not clear when those support plans would become available.

http://www.chriswolf.com/?p=183

Yesterday evening Richard Jones and I received word from Microsoft that VMware had joined the Server Virtualization Validation Program (SVVP) and I expect an official announcement to come later today.

VMware has now signed on to the SVVP program. Microsoft is certainly excited to add VMware to the program, recognizing the value this provides to Microsoft customers. – Microsoft