Omnissa

Omnissa is an enterprise software business created from VMware's End-User Computing division after Broadcom acquired VMware in November 2023. The division was sold to private-equity firm KKR in a transaction announced in February 2024 and was subsequently rebranded as Omnissa. Its portfolio centers on helping organizations manage employee devices, applications, identities, and virtual work environments across distributed and hybrid workplaces. The brand's principal offerings include Omnissa Horizon, the successor to VMware Horizon, and Omnissa Workspace ONE, the successor to VMware Workspace ONE. Horizon provides virtual desktop infrastructure and application virtualization, allowing organizations to deliver managed desktops and applications to users across endpoint devices. Workspace ONE provides unified endpoint management, mobile and desktop management, application delivery, access controls, and digital employee-experience capabilities. Together, these products address the administration and security of workspaces that span physical endpoints, cloud services, virtual desktops, and enterprise applications. Omnissa inherits substantial technology, customer relationships, and market history from VMware's End-User Computing business. VMware built a major position in desktop virtualization and enterprise workspace management through products such as Horizon and Workspace ONE. The separation from VMware enabled the end-user-computing portfolio to operate as a dedicated company rather than as one division within a broader virtualization and cloud infrastructure vendor. The new brand therefore represents both a corporate carve-out and a continuation of established product families under new ownership. The business serves enterprises, government organizations, educational institutions, and other large employers that need to provision and secure work environments at scale. Its value proposition is based on centralized control, flexible access, device and application lifecycle management, policy enforcement, and support for hybrid work. Rather than competing as a chipmaker or hardware company, Omnissa belongs to the enterprise software and end-user computing sector. Its products are typically sold through enterprise licensing and subscription arrangements, although the supplied reference material does not establish specific current pricing or revenue figures. Omnissa's corporate history is closely connected to the restructuring of VMware following Broadcom's acquisition. Broadcom reorganized VMware's activities after closing the transaction and separated the End-User Computing division for sale to KKR. The resulting company retained the relevant product capabilities while adopting a distinct identity and operating model. Because the brand is relatively new and the supplied reference material provides limited information about its current corporate leadership, legal structure, financial performance, and detailed geographic organization, those fields are left unreported here.

Omnissa emerged from VMware's End-User Computing division during the corporate changes that followed Broadcom's acquisition of VMware. VMware had developed a substantial end-user-computing portfolio alongside its better-known server virtualization and cloud infrastructure products. That portfolio included VMware Horizon for virtual desktops and applications and VMware Workspace ONE for endpoint, application, access, and workspace management. The roots of the inherited technology extend to VMware's earlier work in desktop virtualization. VMware's Workstation products demonstrated how a computer could host multiple operating systems, while later enterprise products applied virtualization concepts to centrally managed desktop environments. Horizon became the enterprise-facing continuation of VMware's virtual desktop and application-delivery capabilities. Workspace ONE expanded the scope from virtual desktops to the broader management of employee devices, applications, identities, and digital experiences. On November 22, 2023, Broadcom completed its acquisition of VMware. Following the transaction, Broadcom reorganized VMware's activities into several operating areas and began reshaping the product portfolio and commercial model. The End-User Computing division was treated separately from the core VMware infrastructure businesses. In February 2024, KKR and Broadcom announced an agreement under which KKR would acquire the division for approximately $4 billion. The division was then rebranded as Omnissa. The new company was established around the premise that end-user computing required a dedicated focus. Its products address the operational challenges of hybrid work: providing users with secure access to desktops and applications, managing diverse endpoint fleets, enforcing organizational policies, supporting mobile and remote work, and measuring the quality of employee interactions with digital tools. Omnissa's business consequently differs from VMware's historical emphasis on data-center virtualization, even though the two companies remain connected through technology heritage and customer deployments. Omnissa's two best-known inherited product families are Horizon and Workspace ONE. Horizon focuses on virtual desktop infrastructure and application delivery, while Workspace ONE provides unified endpoint and workspace management. Their combination allows organizations to manage both the virtual resources delivered to employees and the physical or mobile endpoints through which those resources are accessed. As a newly separated private company, Omnissa's long-term corporate structure, leadership roster, financial results, and product roadmap require continuing verification. The supplied reference material establishes the ownership transition and product inheritance but does not provide enough reliable detail to document current executives, revenue, valuation, or a complete chronology of post-rebrand product releases.

• 2024

  KKR agrees to acquire VMware End-User Computing

  [1]VMwareen.wikipedia.org

  KKR and Broadcom agreed that KKR would acquire VMware's End-User Computing division, which included the Horizon and Workspace ONE businesses.

• 2024

  Omnissa brand introduced

  [2]Omnissa official websiteomnissa.com

  The former VMware End-User Computing division adopted the Omnissa name after its separation from Broadcom-owned VMware.

A dedicated enterprise end-user-computing platform for managing digital workspaces, endpoints, applications, virtual desktops, and employee experience across hybrid and distributed environments.

• Virtual desktop infrastructure and application virtualization

  Omnissa Horizon

  Omnissa Horizon is the successor to VMware Horizon and provides centrally managed virtual desktops and applications. It is designed to let organizations deliver controlled work environments to employees across a range of endpoint devices while centralizing administration, security policies, and application access. Horizon is aimed primarily at enterprise and public-sector deployments that need scalable desktop delivery, support for remote or hybrid work, and separation between user access and the underlying physical endpoint.

• Unified endpoint and workspace management

  Omnissa Workspace ONE

  Omnissa Workspace ONE is the successor to VMware Workspace ONE. It brings together capabilities for managing desktops, mobile devices, applications, access, and related workspace policies. The platform is intended to give IT teams a centralized way to enroll and govern endpoints, distribute applications, control access, and support employees working across office, remote, and mobile environments. Its scope extends beyond traditional virtual desktop infrastructure into broader digital employee and endpoint management.

• 2024

  Separate the End-User Computing portfolio from VMwareM&A

  Background

  After Broadcom completed its acquisition of VMware, the End-User Computing division was separated from the rest of the VMware business and sold to KKR.

  Action taken

  KKR acquired the division from Broadcom, and the business was relaunched under the Omnissa name.

  Aftermath

  The Horizon and Workspace ONE product families continued under an independent end-user-computing brand rather than remaining within Broadcom's VMware infrastructure portfolio.

  Announced transaction value. Approximately US$4 billion (2024 announcement)

  Source

• 2024

  KKR to acquire VMware End-User Computing division from Broadcom[1]VMwareen.wikipedia.org

  M&A

  Broadcom and KKR agreed to a transaction for KKR to acquire VMware's End-User Computing division. The business was subsequently renamed Omnissa and retained the Horizon and Workspace ONE product families.

• 2024

  VMware End-User Computing business rebranded as Omnissa[2]Omnissa official websiteomnissa.com

  M&A

  Following its separation from Broadcom-owned VMware and acquisition by KKR, the End-User Computing business adopted the Omnissa brand.

1. 1VMwareen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Omnissa official websiteomnissa.com