VMware reports its revenue increased 18 percent to $608 million in the fourth quarter, substantially above the average analyst forecast of $554 million. The virtualization company also reports profit of 31 cents a share, which beat the average analyst forecast of 26 cents.
– Virtualization software maker VMware on Jan. 25 dazzled Wall Street with its
quarterly results and cautiously predicted that its sales and licensing income
growth could more than double in 2010 over the previous year if the economy
continues to improve.

Revenue for the company increased 18 per…