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VMware Updates Fusion Virtualization Software for the Mac

New enhancements include Leopard support
By Virtualization News
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November 12, 2007 12:00 PM EST
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VMware has announced VMware Fusion 1.1, a new update to its VMware Fusion desktop virtualization software for Intel-based Macs. VMware Fusion allows Mac users to run Mac OS X, Windows and other PC-based applications on the same Mac. VMware Fusion 1.1 is a free update that is immediately available for all VMware Fusion 1.0 customers and includes over 25 enhancements and improvements such as:

  • Support for Mac OS X Leopard.
  • Improved 3D graphics with experimental support for DirectX 9.0.
  • Improvements to VMware Fusion’s Unity feature.
  • Support for Microsoft Vista Boot Camp partitions as virtual machines.
  • Support for French, German, and Japanese-speaking customers.
  • Overall performance improvements.

VMware also introduced VMware Importer for VMware Fusion. Currently in beta, VMware Importer allows VMware Fusion customers to import virtual machines created by third-party Mac virtualization software.

VMware Fusion 1.1 is available at no cost to existing VMware Fusion 1.0 customers. The VMware Importer beta is also available at no cost. Both can be downloaded at vmware.com/mac.

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Virtualization News Desk 11/12/07 12:56:29 PM EST

VMware has announced VMware Fusion 1.1, a new update to its VMware Fusion desktop virtualization software for Intel-based Macs. VMware Fusion allows Mac users to run Mac OS X, Windows and other PC-based applications on the same Mac. VMware Fusion 1.1 is a free update that is immediately available for all VMware Fusion 1.0 customers.