VMware adds Vital Images offering to portfolio

Advanced visualization provider Vital Images will now have its offering, the Vitrea Enterprise Suite, listed on virtualization and storage company VMware’s partner product catalog.

Vitrea Enterprise Suite—which consists of advanced visualization tools, clinical applications and data management systems—has received VMware Ready status by passing testing and interoperability criteria from the company, and will now be available to VMware customers, stated Minneapolis-based Vital Images.

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