In the summer of 2007, Diane Greene was lauded as a business hero for
leading VMware, a maker of business software, to the hottest stock
debut since Google. But in the ensuing year, despite her popularity
with employees and on Wall Street, her relationship with her
directors, and especially VMware's chairman, Joseph M. Tucci, grew
increasingly chilly.
On July 7, she found out just how cold it had become. After Ms. Greene
made a special presentation to VMware's board, Mr. Tucci, who heads
VMware's parent company, EMC, pulled her aside, according to people
familiar with the events, who asked for anonymity because they were
not authorized to discuss internal company decisions.
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