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<H1 Align=CENTER><Font Face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" Size=3>FORM 8-K </font></h1>

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<H1 Align=CENTER><Font Face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" Size=2>CURRENT REPORT<BR>PURSUANT
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<TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2> Date
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<td Align=CENTER Width=33%><Font Face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" Size=2><B>No. 04-2680009</B> </font></td>
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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>On
December 15, 2003, EMC Corporation and VMware, Inc. issued a joint press release
announcing the execution of a definitive agreement for EMC Corporation to acquire VMware,
Inc. A copy of the joint press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report
on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>

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<TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>99.1  </FONT></TD>
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Release of EMC Corporation and VMware, Inc. dated December 15, 2003</FONT></TD>
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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. </FONT></TD></TR>
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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>EMC
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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>EMC
Corporation (NYSE: EMC), the world leader in information storage and management, today
announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Palo Alto-based VMware,
Inc., a rapidly growing, privately held software company and the world leader in
Intel-based virtual computing software, in a cash transaction valued at approximately $635
million. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory
approvals, and is expected to be completed early in the first quarter of 2004. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>

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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The
acquisition of VMware will play a key role in EMC&#146;s strategy to help customers lower
their costs and simplify their operations by deploying virtualization technologies across
their heterogeneous IT infrastructure to create a single pool of available storage and
computing resources. This &#147;Virtual Information Infrastructure&#148; will enable
organizations to dynamically configure and reconfigure their compute and storage
environments with no downtime as their business needs change. EMC expects VMware&#146;s
leadership in server virtualization, together with EMC&#146;s innovation in storage
virtualization, will serve as a strong foundation for next-generation information
lifecycle management solutions. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>

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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>VMware&#146;s
technology enables multiple operating systems &#151; including Microsoft Windows, Linux
and NetWare &#151; to run simultaneously and independently on the same Intel-based server
or workstation and dynamically move live applications across systems with no business
disruption. These &#147;virtual machines&#148; integrate seamlessly into existing physical
infrastructures and management frameworks, allowing users to see resources as if they were
dedicated to them, while administrators manage and optimize those resources globally
across the enterprise. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>

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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Joe
Tucci, EMC President and CEO, said, &#147;Customers want help simplifying the management
of their IT infrastructures. This is more than a storage challenge. Until now, server and
storage virtualization have existed as disparate entities. Today, EMC is accelerating the
convergence of these two worlds.&#148; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>

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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&#147;We&#146;ve
been working with the talented VMware team for some time now,&#148; Tucci continued,
&#147;and we understand why they are considered one of the hottest technology companies
anywhere. With the resources and commitment of EMC behind VMware&#146;s leading server
virtualization technologies and the partnerships that help bring these technologies to
market, we look forward to a prosperous future together.&#148; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>

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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Diane
Greene, VMware President and CEO, said, &#147;This combination is a natural fit. Beyond
the obvious product synergies, EMC&#146;s leadership in advancing open standards and its
relationships with the leading IT players will foster ongoing innovation and industry-wide
cooperation. VMware will continue its deep relationships with the world&#146;s leading
server and storage vendors as well as ISVs and systems management providers to jointly
develop useful innovation for our customers.&#148; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>

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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>VMware
software is used today by thousands of companies worldwide to consolidate underutilized
servers, reduce server-provisioning time from weeks to tens of seconds, dynamically move
application workloads across servers and workstations without service interruption, and
eliminate downtime for hardware maintenance, deployment, or migration. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>

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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Upon
completion of the acquisition, EMC expects to take a charge of approximately $15 to $20
million in the first quarter of 2004 for the value of VMware&#146;s in-process research
and development costs and other integration expenses. Including the aforementioned
charges, the transaction is expected to be dilutive in the first quarter of 2004 by $0.01
per diluted share and is not expected to impact EPS for the full 2004 fiscal year. EMC
expects the addition of VMware to be accretive to EPS by $0.01 in fiscal year 2005. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>

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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Upon
completion of the acquisition, EMC plans to operate VMware as a software subsidiary of
EMC, headquartered in Palo Alto and led by Diane Greene, VMware&#146;s current President
and CEO. VMware will remain focused on developing, selling and servicing VMware&#146;s
products and solutions. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>

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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>EMC
President and CEO Joe Tucci, VMware President and CEO Diane Greene, and EMC Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer Bill Teuber will discuss the acquisition on a
conference call for financial analysts, investors and the news media at 5:00 p.m. EST,
today. The call will be webcast with supporting slides at
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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>About VMware</B><BR>VMware
is the global leader in virtual infrastructure software for Intel-based systems. The
world&#146;s largest companies use VMware solutions to simplify their IT, fully leverage
their existing computing investments and respond faster to changing business demands.
VMware is based in Palo Alto, California, and conducts business in more than 100 countries
worldwide. For more information, visit www.vmware.com. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>



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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>About EMC</B><BR>EMC
Corporation (NYSE: EMC) is the world leader in products, services and solutions for
information storage and management that help organizations extract the maximum value from
their information, at the lowest total cost, across every point in the information
lifecycle. Information about EMC&#146;s products and services can be found at www.EMC.com. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>



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more on EMC news, events, and recent media coverage visit the news section of EMC.com.
Note to editors: For further information about this release contact EMC Public Relations
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is a registered trademark of EMC Corporation. Other trademarks are the property of their
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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>This
release contains &#147;forward-looking statements&#148; as defined under the Federal
Securities Laws. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the
forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk factors, including but not limited
to: (i) risks associated with strategic investments and acquisitions, including the
challenges and costs of closing, integration, restructuring and achieving anticipated
synergies associated with the recent acquisition of LEGATO Systems, Inc., and the
announced plans to acquire Documentum and VMware, Inc.; (ii) adverse changes in general
economic or market conditions; (iii) delays or reductions in information technology
spending; (iv) the transition to new products, the uncertainty of customer acceptance of
new product offerings, and rapid technological and market change; (v) insufficient, excess
or obsolete inventory; (vi) competitive factors, including but not limited to pricing
pressures; (vii) component quality and availability; (viii) the relative and varying rates
of product price and component cost declines and the volume and mixture of product and
services revenues; (ix) war or acts of terrorism; (x) the ability to attract and retain
highly qualified employees; (xi) fluctuating currency exchange rates; and (xii) other
one-time events and other important factors disclosed previously and from time to time in
EMC&#146;s and Documentum&#146;s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
EMC disclaims any obligation to update any such-forward looking statements after the date
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8K Form
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
December 15, 2003
EMC CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Massachusetts
1-9853
No. 04-2680009
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation )
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
176 South Street, Hopkinton, MA
01748
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code):
(508) 435-1000
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report)
Item 5. Other Events
On
December 15, 2003, EMC Corporation and VMware, Inc. issued a joint press release
announcing the execution of a definitive agreement for EMC Corporation to acquire VMware,
Inc. A copy of the joint press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report
on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7.  Financial Statements,
Pro Forma
Financial Information and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
99.1
Press
Release of EMC Corporation and VMware, Inc. dated December 15, 2003
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
EMC CORPORATION
By:
/s/ Paul T. Dacier
Name:
Paul T. Dacier
Title:
Senior Vice President
and General Counsel
Date:  December 16, 2003
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press
Release of EMC Corporation and VMware, Inc. dated December 15, 2003
Exhibit 99.1
EMC News Release
EMC
to Acquire VMware, Advancing Convergence of Server and Storage Virtualization
Hopkinton,
Mass., and Palo Alto, Calif.-
Monday, December 15, 2003
EMC
Corporation (NYSE: EMC), the world leader in information storage and management, today
announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Palo Alto-based VMware,
Inc., a rapidly growing, privately held software company and the world leader in
Intel-based virtual computing software, in a cash transaction valued at approximately $635
million. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory
approvals, and is expected to be completed early in the first quarter of 2004.
The
acquisition of VMware will play a key role in EMC's strategy to help customers lower
their costs and simplify their operations by deploying virtualization technologies across
their heterogeneous IT infrastructure to create a single pool of available storage and
computing resources. This "Virtual Information Infrastructure" will enable
organizations to dynamically configure and reconfigure their compute and storage
environments with no downtime as their business needs change. EMC expects VMware's
leadership in server virtualization, together with EMC's innovation in storage
virtualization, will serve as a strong foundation for next-generation information
lifecycle management solutions.
VMware's
technology enables multiple operating systems — including Microsoft Windows, Linux
and NetWare — to run simultaneously and independently on the same Intel-based server
or workstation and dynamically move live applications across systems with no business
disruption. These "virtual machines" integrate seamlessly into existing physical
infrastructures and management frameworks, allowing users to see resources as if they were
dedicated to them, while administrators manage and optimize those resources globally
across the enterprise.
Joe
Tucci, EMC President and CEO, said, "Customers want help simplifying the management
of their IT infrastructures. This is more than a storage challenge. Until now, server and
storage virtualization have existed as disparate entities. Today, EMC is accelerating the
convergence of these two worlds."
"We've
been working with the talented VMware team for some time now," Tucci continued,
"and we understand why they are considered one of the hottest technology companies
anywhere. With the resources and commitment of EMC behind VMware's leading server
virtualization technologies and the partnerships that help bring these technologies to
market, we look forward to a prosperous future together."
Diane
Greene, VMware President and CEO, said, "This combination is a natural fit. Beyond
the obvious product synergies, EMC's leadership in advancing open standards and its
relationships with the leading IT players will foster ongoing innovation and industry-wide
cooperation. VMware will continue its deep relationships with the world's leading
server and storage vendors as well as ISVs and systems management providers to jointly
develop useful innovation for our customers."
VMware
software is used today by thousands of companies worldwide to consolidate underutilized
servers, reduce server-provisioning time from weeks to tens of seconds, dynamically move
application workloads across servers and workstations without service interruption, and
eliminate downtime for hardware maintenance, deployment, or migration.
Upon
completion of the acquisition, EMC expects to take a charge of approximately $15 to $20
million in the first quarter of 2004 for the value of VMware's in-process research
and development costs and other integration expenses. Including the aforementioned
charges, the transaction is expected to be dilutive in the first quarter of 2004 by $0.01
per diluted share and is not expected to impact EPS for the full 2004 fiscal year. EMC
expects the addition of VMware to be accretive to EPS by $0.01 in fiscal year 2005.
Upon
completion of the acquisition, EMC plans to operate VMware as a software subsidiary of
EMC, headquartered in Palo Alto and led by Diane Greene, VMware's current President
and CEO. VMware will remain focused on developing, selling and servicing VMware's
products and solutions.
EMC
President and CEO Joe Tucci, VMware President and CEO Diane Greene, and EMC Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer Bill Teuber will discuss the acquisition on a
conference call for financial analysts, investors and the news media at 5:00 p.m. EST,
today. The call will be webcast with supporting slides at
http://www.emc.com/IR_Tech_presentation.
About VMware
VMware
is the global leader in virtual infrastructure software for Intel-based systems. The
world's largest companies use VMware solutions to simplify their IT, fully leverage
their existing computing investments and respond faster to changing business demands.
VMware is based in Palo Alto, California, and conducts business in more than 100 countries
worldwide. For more information, visit www.vmware.com.
About EMC
EMC
Corporation (NYSE: EMC) is the world leader in products, services and solutions for
information storage and management that help organizations extract the maximum value from
their information, at the lowest total cost, across every point in the information
lifecycle. Information about EMC's products and services can be found at www.EMC.com.
For
more on EMC news, events, and recent media coverage visit the news section of EMC.com.
Note to editors: For further information about this release contact EMC Public Relations
at pr@emc.com
EMC
is a registered trademark of EMC Corporation. Other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.
This
release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined under the Federal
Securities Laws. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the
forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk factors, including but not limited
to: (i) risks associated with strategic investments and acquisitions, including the
challenges and costs of closing, integration, restructuring and achieving anticipated
synergies associated with the recent acquisition of LEGATO Systems, Inc., and the
announced plans to acquire Documentum and VMware, Inc.; (ii) adverse changes in general
economic or market conditions; (iii) delays or reductions in information technology
spending; (iv) the transition to new products, the uncertainty of customer acceptance of
new product offerings, and rapid technological and market change; (v) insufficient, excess
or obsolete inventory; (vi) competitive factors, including but not limited to pricing
pressures; (vii) component quality and availability; (viii) the relative and varying rates
of product price and component cost declines and the volume and mixture of product and
services revenues; (ix) war or acts of terrorism; (x) the ability to attract and retain
highly qualified employees; (xi) fluctuating currency exchange rates; and (xii) other
one-time events and other important factors disclosed previously and from time to time in
EMC's and Documentum's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
EMC disclaims any obligation to update any such-forward looking statements after the date
of this release.