https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/08/23/vmware_buyout_earnings/ > Imaginary computer specialist VMware boosted its security and cloud software lineup today when it confirmed Thursday the purchases of Carbon Black and Pivotal Software in deals totaling around $4.8bn. > The virtualization giant made the announcement in tandem with its second quarter of fiscal year 2020 earnings report, covering the three months ending August 2: