Fidelity Technology Group, the tech arm of investment manager Fidelity, told a court in Suffolk County on Friday that Broadcom is about to pull the plug on software the company has used for years, causing huge system failures across all of its platforms.
The filing said the conflict began when Broadcom told Fidelity it would end its access to the VMware tools after January 21, a move Fidelity said could shut down trading, block customers from their accounts, and break the systems its workers use each day.
Fidelity said it filed the action because it believes Broadcom is ignoring a contract that came with VMware long before Broadcom bought the company.
Fidelity challenges Broadcom over VMware access
The lawsuit said VMware’s virtualization software has powered Fidelity’s virtual servers since 2005, and the company said it built most of its internal and customer-facing systems on top of that setup.
Fidelity said the software became central to how it handles account access, trade…
