VMware continues to upgrade Fusion 6 and Fusion 6 Professional “with major enhancements and support for the latest operating systems from Apple and Microsoft,” said Joel.

VMware Fusion 6 comes with more than 50 new features, and the company also announced VMware Fusion 6 Professional with advanced features designed to improve the way businesses deploy corporate desktops on Macs and PCs. VMware customers who have purchased VMware Workstation 9 between Aug 1 and Sare eligible for a complimentary electronic upgrade to VMware Workstation 10.Ī free trial can be downloaded at the VMware Workstation trial page. Upgrades from VMware Workstation 8.x and 9.x are available for US$119 at the VMware online store. VMware Workstation 10 is currently available for purchase for US$249. It also includes the industry’s first virtual accelerometer, gyroscope, compass and ambient light sensor to enable applications running in a virtual machine to respond when a user interacts with their tablet, VMware said. “Powered by VMware’s most advanced virtualization platform, VMware Workstation 10 takes virtualization to the next level, and continues VMware’s tradition of delivering innovative features that technical professionals rely on every day,” he claimed.Īmong the new features, VMware Workstation 10’s Easy Install now recognises Windows 8.1 and new Linux distributions to make it easier to create the latest virtual machines.Ĭomputers running Windows 8.1 can be converted into virtual machines via an easy-to-use wizard, VMware said. “The launch of VMware Workstation 10 is a significant milestone in our legacy of running virtual machines on a personal computer,” said Jason Joel, director of personal products at VMware. Workstation 10 comes with “unmatched operating system support, a rich user experience, a comprehensive feature set and high performance,” the company said in a statement. VIRTUALISATION and cloud infrastructure company VMware Inc has announced VMware Workstation 10, the latest version of its virtualisation software and Fusion 6 and Fusion 6 Professional. Fusion 6 for home users and Fusion 6 Pro for corporates bring together Windows-Mac worlds.Workstation 10’s Easy Install now recognises Windows 8.1 and new Linux distributions.

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