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'''VCE''' is an American computer integration company.

It was founded (originally named '''Acacdia''') as a joint venture between [[Cisco Systems]] and [[EMC Corporation]] with additional investments from [[VMware]] and [[Intel Corporation]].

VCE builds and assembles Vblock Systems using EMC storage, Cisco Unified Computing System servers and networking, and VMware virtualization technology. It bundles and tests these systems before shipping them to customers.<ref>http://www.crn.com/news/data-center/240155540/converged-infrastructure-bets-are-in-where-are-they-paying-off.htm?pgno=2</ref>

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Cisco, EMC and VMware unveiled a joint partnership in November 2009 to develop [[cloud computing]] platforms called Vblock Infrastructure Packages. The partnership was originally called the VMware-Cisco-EMC alliance, though the name was later shortened to VCE, an acronym for the “Virtual Computing Environment coalition”. <ref>http://www.crn.com/slide-shows/storage/240008782/a-most-interesting-it-experiment-the-history-so-far-of-vce.htm%3Fpgno=6</ref>

At the same event, Cisco and EMC introduced a joint venture named Acadia.<ref>{{Cite news |title= Cisco, EMC Form Acadia Joint Venture for Data Centers (Update3) |author= Rochelle Garner |date= November 3, 2009 |work= Bloomberg news |url= http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=azxgvBN9ckao&pos=7 |accessdate= August 9, 2013 }}</ref> The goal of Acadia, originally set up as a separate legal entity, was to ensure that Vblock Infrastructure Packages were built in a standardized and repeatable fashion for customer data centers. Acadia was intended to deliver Vblock architecture. <ref>http://www.crn.com/news/storage/221600134/cisco-emc-vmware-channel-chiefs-talk-up-vblock-partner-play.htm</ref>

VCE was created by combining Acadia (technical partnership) and the Virtual Computing Environment coalition into a single entity in January 2011. <ref>http://thevarguy.com/virtualization-applications-and-technologies/vce-coalition-combines-acadia-simplifies-name-vce</ref>

From 2011-2013, the chairman of VCE was [[Michael Capellas]], who also serves as board member for Cisco. In July 2012, Cisco executive Praveen Akkiraju was appointed CEO of VCE.<ref>http://www.vce.com/media/news/2012/2012-07-19-praveen-akkiraju-vce-ceo.htm</ref>