VMware Fusion 1.0 Deals & Sales

Run Windows applications just like Mac applications. Say goodbye to the Windows desktop and use the VMware Fusion Launch Palette or Spotlight to easily launch your Windows applications. Switch between all your Windows and Mac applications using Exposé. Keep your favorite applications in the Dock, bring forward only the application you care about, and use your familiar Mac keyboard shortcuts the whole time.

Turn back time on your PC. Capture and save the exact state of your virtual machine with VMware Fusion’s innovative Snapshot feature. If your Windows virtual machine becomes unresponsive, use the Snapshot feature to rollback to a known stable state with the click of a button.

Get the most out of your Mac hardware. Take full advantage of 64-bit and multi-core processors of your Mac for maximum flexibility. You can run 64-bit operating systems such as Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit Edition or leverage Virtual SMP to create and run multi-processor virtual machines.

Our cutting-edge 3D technology even lets you to play select DirectX 8.1 games on your Mac. Plus, get full read/write support for CDs and DVDs and complete USB 2.0 support--even for proprietary video cameras, Bluetooth devices and other Windows-only peripherals.

Run multiple operating systems on your Mac with ease. Easily use UNIX-based operating systems such as Linux and Solaris right alongside Windows and Mac OS X, with the ease and simplicity you've come to expect from your Mac. Only VMware Fusion makes it possible to copy and paste text between Mac and Linux or Solaris, or to drag and drop files from the Mac desktop to Linux or Solaris.

Top Ten Reasons to buy VMware Fusion:

1. VMware Fusion is the most seamless way to run Windows applications on your Mac. Use Unity to switch between Windows and Mac apps with Exposé. Save or minimize your Windows applications to the Dock for easier access.
2. The intuitive user interface is built from the ground up for the Mac user with tight integration with Mac OS X.
3. Share data easily between Windows and Mac by simply dragging and dropping files or with Shared Folders
4. Turn back time on your PC with the click of a button by using snapshots of your virtual machine. These snapshots quickly return you to a safe point if any problems occur.
5. Be ready for the future 64-bit operating systems. VMware supports both 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems, applications, and multi-processor virtual machines on your Mac.
6. Access the widest range of USB 2 devices, allocate up to 8GB of memory to virtual machines, run over 60 guest operating systems from DOS to Microsoft Windows Vista, Linux, Solaris, Netware and FreeBSD.
7. Run your Boot Camp partition side-by-side with Mac OS X without any additional setup.
8. Run any of the more than 550 virtual appliances available from VMware.
9. Virtualize your existing PC with the free VMware Converter Starter.
10. Developed by VMware, the proven and most trusted virtualization vendor, and winners of more than 100 awards for its industry leading virtualization products. VMware was rated #7 in eWeek's Top 25 innovative companies in the last 25 years.

Key Features of VMware Fusion

VMware Fusion is a desktop application that lets you create and run virtual machines on your Intel-based Mac. VMware's first product for the new Intel Macs makes it easier than ever to take advantage of the security, flexibility, and portability of virtual machines. VMware Fusion provides an intuitive user interface for creating virtual machines, and for running preconfigured virtual machines created with VMware Workstation, VMware Server, and ESX Server. With VMware Fusion, you can run your favorite Windows applications on your Mac. You can also download virtual machines from the VMware Technology Network (VMTN) Web site, which has a growing library of virtual appliances with a wide range of pre-installed and preconfigured applications and operating systems.

• You can use 32-bit and 64-bit guest operating systems in VMware Fusion virtual machines. VMware Fusion supports Windows, Linux, and Solaris operating systems in virtual machines.
• Your virtual machines can have multiple virtual processors, taking advantage of the Intel Core Duo chips in today's newest Intel Macs.
• VMware Fusion supports high-speed USB 2.0 for a huge range of devices. Even devices that do not have drivers for Mac OS X will work in a virtual machine.
• Virtual machines seamlessly integrate with your Mac: you can cut and paste text between your Mac and your virtual machines, drag and drop files, and create shared folders on your computer so you can easily share files and folders.
• Unity view displays your Windows virtual machine applications directly on your Mac desktop. The virtual machine window is hidden, and your virtual machine applications are displayed in the Mac dock, so you can use them just as you use your native Mac applications.
• You can burn CDs or DVDs to your Mac's rewritable optical drive from within your virtual machine.

Supported Guest Operating Systems

VMware Fusion supports over 60 guest operating systems, including Windows 3.1 through Windows Vista, Linux, Solaris, and FreeBSD. The operating systems listed here have been tested in VMware Fusion virtual machines and are officially supported.

Supported 32-Bit Guest Operating Systems
VMware Fusion supports the following 32-bit guest operating systems:

• Windows Vista Business, Enterprise, Ultimate Editions
• Windows XP Professional SP2, Home Edition SP2
• Windows 98 SE
• Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition, R2 Enterprise Edition
• Windows 2000 Server SP4, Advanced Server SP4
• Windows NT 4.0 Server SP6a, Workstation SP6a
• Windows Me, Windows 3.1, Windows 95 SP1, MS-DOS 6.x
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, 9 SP3
• SUSE Linux 10.1, 9.3
• Novell Netware 6.5 SP5
• Novell Linux Desktop 9 SP2
• Novell Open Enterprise Server SP2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0, 4.0 Update 4, 3.0 Update 8
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1-stock 2.4.9-e3 (Advanced Server, Enterprise Server, Workstation)
• Red Hat Linux 9.0-stock 2.4.20-8, upgrade 2.4.20-20.9
• Red Hat Linux 7.0-stock 2.2.16-22, upgrade 2.2.17-14
• Solaris x86 10 11/06 (Update 3)
• Ubuntu Linux 6.10, 5.10
• Mandriva Linux 2007, 2006
• FreeBSD 6.1, 5.5
• Turbolinux Enterprise Server 8
• Turbolinux Desktop 10

Supported 64-Bit Guest Operating Systems
VMware Fusion supports the following 64-bit guest operating systems:

• Windows Vista Business, Enterprise, Ultimate Editions
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional
• Windows Server 2003 SP1 Enterprise Edition, R2 Enterprise Edition
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, 9 SP3
• SUSE Linux 10.1, 9.3
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0, 4.0 Update 4, 3.0 Update 8
• Solaris x86 10 11/06 (Update 3)
• Ubuntu Linux 6.10, 5.10
• Mandriva Linux 2007, 2006
• FreeBSD 6.1, 5.5

System Requirements for VMware Fusion
The minimum system requirements for installing and using VMware Fusion are:

• Any Mac with an Intel 1.5GHz or faster processor.
• 512MB of RAM, 1GB recommended.
• 275MB of free disk space for VMware Fusion, and at least 1GB of free disk space for each virtual machine.
• Mac OS X version 10.4.9 or higher