Sep, 2001 : VMware Releases Virtualization Software for XP

📅 September 5, 2001 - VMware, Inc. (vmware.com), a globalleader in virtualization software for Intel computers,yesterday announced the availability of a Beta releaseof VMware Workstation 3.0, the latest generation ofits award-winning desktop software for technicalprofessionals. Workstation 3.0 delivers significantperformance and usability improvements over previousreleases, dramatically expanding the utility and valueof virtualization software for desktop computers.VMware Workstation 3.0 Beta is available for downloadnow at http://www.vmware.com/download/ws_beta.html .

``Workstation 3.0 is our most powerful andcomprehensive desktop software release ever,'' saidDiane Greene, co-founder, president and CEO of VMware.``It's faster, easier to use and supports a wide rangeof peripheral devices. The result of 2 1/2 years ofexperience with hundreds of thousands of users,Workstation 3.0 is a compelling, must-have product forpower developers and other technical professionals.''
``VMware launched the innovative and technicallyoutstanding Workstation desktop virtualizationsoftware at DEMO 99,'' said Chris Shipley, executiveproducer of The DEMO Conferences and publisher of the#1-rated technology newsletter, DEMOletter. ``Thatproduct was embraced by developer communities becauseit provided a robust and convenient platform. Thesoftware has only improved, and today is one of themost effective ways for both developers and enterprisecustomers to leverage hardware and softwareexpenditures.''
VMware Workstation enables multiple operating systemsto run on physical computers in secure, transportable,high-performance virtual computers. As a result,technical professionals spend more time beingproductive and less time configuring hardware,installing software, rebooting, or reconfiguringsystems.
Workstation 3.0 provides support for the latestoperating systems including Microsoft Windows XP andthe latest Linux distributions, supports additionalperipheral devices, and provides significantenhancements in networking and better overallperformance. On Microsoft Windows host operatingsystems, Workstation 3.0 provides a completely newWindows-style user interface with significantlyimproved ease of use.
VMware will ship Workstation 3.0 in the fourth quarterof 2001. Details on pricing and exact availabilitywill be made available soon.
Among the enhancements in VMware Workstation 3.0 are:
Host and guest OS support for Microsoft WindowsXP Professional and Home EditionUSB device supportDVD-ROM supportCD-R/RW supportCD-ROM ISO image supportGeneric SCSI device support -- makes devicesavailable directly to the guest OSLarge virtual disk support, now up to 128 GB perIDE virtual disk and 256 GB per SCSI virtual diskImproved CPU, networking, disk and interactiveperformanceCompletely new Windows style user interface(Windows host version)Built-in NAT (Network Address Translation) foreasy connection to networksMore flexible and easier to configure virtualnetworkingImproved support for laptops
VMware Workstation 3.0 is available in two versions,one for systems running Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000or Windows XP, and one for systems running Linux. Bothversions support a wide range of guest operatingsystems running in virtual machines.
In addition, as a Microsoft OEM VMware will deliverGuest OS Kits with Windows operating systemsprepackaged and ready to run in VMware Workstationvirtual machines. This will enable users to obtainWindows operating systems unbundled from hardware andto more quickly install them in virtual machines.
Some of the world's most advanced technology companiesare already users of VMware Workstation, including BEASystems, Inc., Dell IT (UK), the Internal RevenueService, Lotus Development Corporation, RationalSoftware, Symantec Corp., Vignette Corp., and VERITASSoftware Corporation.
In addition to VMware Workstation, VMware has a lineof server products designed to enable businesses tologically partition their server resources for serverconsolidation, capacity planning, and rapidprovisioning.

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