On Tuesday VMware has announced that it has entered into definitive agreements to acquire Integrien, a provider of real time application and infrastructure performance analytics software, and TriCipher, a provider of secure access management and enterprise identity federation for cloud hosted Software as a Service (SaaS) applications.

Integrien: Simplifying Performance Management and Improving Operational Efficiency
Integrien's patented real-time performance analytics solution helps customers simplify the complexity of managing application and infrastructure performance by transforming data from existing management tools into actionable intelligence. Combined with VMware vCenter management products, Integrien's capabilities enable VMware customers to achieve the level of automation and control required for virtualized and cloud infrastructures.

TriCipher: Bridging Hybrid Cloud Security, Improving End User Provisioning and Security of SaaS Applications
As customers evolve to a hybrid cloud composed of customer-owned and SaaS applications, internal and external infrastructure clouds, technologies for identity federation, SaaS authentication and access management are required to deliver convenient application access for end users and security controls for IT. TriCipher's capabilities will support multiple VMware initiatives, including identity-based security, integration of hybrid clouds and managed access to SaaS application from any device, where and when a user needs it.

Both acquisitions are expected to close in the third calendar quarter of 2010. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. VMware does not expect the transactions to have a material impact on its previous expectations for 2010.