VMware announced today the availability of VMware Workstation v5.5 Beta (Link to press release).
Here are the new “key” features of the 5.5 Beta.
- Full support for select 64–bit guest operating systems
- Experimental support for 2–way Virtual SMP
- New guest OS, host OS, and 32– and 64–bit hardware support
- Ability to open and convert Microsoft VMs or Norton Ghost 9 images
- Toolbar customization capabilities
- New wireless networking capabilities for Linux hosts
- Improved autodetect for configuring devices for virtual machines
- Enhanced command line interface
Flexibility, adaptation, usability… all attributes to the VMware Workstation product line and why it will continue to be my choice over Microsoft VPC for all my software development needs. (I don’t work for them but I do love their products)
Now, VMware if you are listening. Update your GSX and ESX product line to stay in sync with the Workstation hardware levels. I should not have to keep my VM images in pre-v5 format in order to use them between Workstation and GSX or ESX server. That is my only gripe. Throttle back now on the Workstation innovation and move it over to the server product code base.