One of the bigger news items from VMworld is Citrix System’s acquisition of VMLogix, a virtualization management tool for private and public clouds. The financial details of the acquisition were not revealed, and the deal is expected to close before the end of the year.

The addition of VMLogix is planned for the acceleration of Citrix Systems’ cloud acceleration offerings, focusing on cloud interoperability and scalability. This is another development towards creating a self-service tool set for existing and new clients, particularly as the acquisition will incorporate the XenServer virtualization platform.

From Klaus Oestermann, Group VP and GM, Networking and Cloud Product Group, Citrix:

“At Citrix, we believe in providing choice as a fundamental driver for enterprises and cloud providers to truly drive cloud economics. This isn’t about giving customers the ability to buy the same offering from multiple sources — it’s about providing them the opportunity to choose from a wide variety of cloud services designed around an open framework that encourages both innovation and interoperability while optimizing cost. With the expanded capabilities of the OpenCloud platform for lifecycle management, cloud interoperability and cloud networking, we are further delivering on our core belief to provide true choice for our customers.”

New additions to the Citrix OpenCloud infrastructure include Open Lifecycle Management, Open Cloud Interoperability, and Open Cloud Networking. With the new products, Citrix is targeting the enterprise and beyond, becoming on of the many emerging services to branch its cloud offerings to handle multiple aspects of the virtualization journey.