Intel Takes Stake in VMware as IPO LoomsChipmaker Intel has acquired a minor ownership stake in EMC’s VMware software unit, a move that comes as the storage company readies its fast-growing server virtualization subsidiary for an initial public offering (IPO). Intel Capital, the company’s venture investment arm, backed VMware with US$218.5 million, the companies said late Monday. Intel will yield a nearly 13 percent ownership of the com
