It seems as though VMware has filed an amended statement with the SEC for an initial public offering of its common stock. The company now expects the initial public offering of its Class A common stock to be between $27.00 and $29.00 per share, a 17 percent increase from the last posted expected price between $23.00 and $25.00 per share. This could signify that demand for these shares might skyrocket when they s It seems as though VMware has filed an amended statement with the SEC for an initial public offering of its common stock. The company now expects the initial public offering of its Class A common stock to be between $27.00 and $29.00 per share, a 17 percent increase from the last posted expected price between $23.00 and $25.00 per share. This could signify that demand for these shares might skyrocket when they start to trade as soon as next week despite a recent dip in the market.The proposed maximum aggregate offering price is now $1.1 billion which would give the virtualization giant a lot of spending cash. Cash that has been reported to be going toward paying back EMC for intercompany debts, purchasing a new headquarter building, and money for acquisitions and new product development.Interest in the IPO has taken off thanks in part to two strategic investments made in the company back in July. Cisco invested $150 million for approximately 1.6 percent of VMware’s outstanding common stock, while Intel bought in with $218.5 million. According to VMware’s SEC filings, the company plans to sell 33 million shares to the public, or about 10 percent of its shares. Parent company EMC plans on retaining about 87 percent ownership of the virtualization company.I haven’t followed anything like this since Google went public back in 2004. Some people are saying that this hot IPO could even reach into the $30 range before all is said and done. VMware plans to list on the NYSE under the symbol “VMW”. Software Development