By By Tom Fenton03/05/2026
Publication Date: 2026-03-05 00:00:00
Omnissa Horizon Update
I recently had the opportunity to chat with Arindam Nag, vice president of Product Management at Omnissa, about what has happened with Horizon since it split off from VMware in 2024. We discussed not only the corporate changes but also Horizon’s evolution under its new ownership.
Background
Horizon entered a new era when VMware sold its End-User Computing (EUC) division to private equity firm KKR in 2023/2024. This led to the business being rebranded as Omnissa. VMware decided to divest its EUC product line, which included the Horizon and Workspace ONE segments, after Broadcom acquired VMware in 2023.
Company Changes
The most visible change since the acquisition has been around branding and licensing. The product, which was previously sold and supported
under the VMware name, is now called Omnissa Horizon. This
name change includes all associated components and installers that
adopt the Omnissa name rather than VMware. This change even includes the software purging VMware references from Horizon’s file paths, ADAM database partitions, service names, log locations, registry keys, and Group Policy templates, and renaming them to align with Omnissa’s branding. This rebranding firmly embedded…