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23 December

Broker warns of VMware slowdown

Financial broker Morgan Stanley has questioned VMware's ability to meet its fourth quarter revenue numbers, after a turbulent 12 months for the virtualisation giant that saw the ousting of its co-founders, and a massive decline in its share price.

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