VMware Releases New Beta for Fusion 2.0

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Click the image to view VMware’s Fusion demo on YouTube.

The good folks at VMware have IT Pros all over excited about the new Beta 2 release for its Fusion 2.0 virtualization software. According to our very own Leigh McMullen, this release is important “because it is the dominant virtualization technology in IT Shops, allowing us to create VM’s on our Macs as a “Lab” machine, that we can later run in production, (or take a production image, and run it on our Macs for experimentation).”

Additional goodies in the new release (which is a free upgrade for users of Fusion 1.x) include Leopard Server Virtualization – Yes, Parallels could already do that, but they charge over a thousand bucks for the version that can – and support for Ubuntu Unity mode – which is a FIRST as far as we know.

Check out our gallery of screenshots below:

Big Iron -- Three Major Server OSesMac Friendly -- Animated Status BarMac Friendly -- Apple Help IntegrationMac Friendly -- Dock NotificationsMac Friendly -- PerformanceMac Friendly -- QuickLook IntegrationMac Friendly -- Welcome ScreenTech Users -- New VM Mac OS XTech Users -- Ubuntu Hardy SupportUnity 2.0 -- Application SharingUnity 2.0 -- Keyboard MappingUnity 2.0 -- Link Handling Additional ProtocolsUnity 2.0 -- Mirrored FoldersVideo Star -- 3D Games ShotVideo Star -- Hi Def 2D

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8 responses to “VMware Releases New Beta for Fusion 2.0”

  1. Mr. MacGoog says:

    “and support for Ubuntu Unity mode – which is a FIRST as far as we know.”

    Hmmm…Mr. MacGoog thought SUN’s VirtualBox already had a sort of Linux (and Ubuntu) unity mode. Have to check that out a bit later.

    Mr. MacGoog
    http://www.macngoog.com

  2. Deocliciano says:

    Gosh!
    Vista is UGLY!

    I installed only to run ZBush, but thrashed it!
    I’ll like to run MicrosoftCentric 3D .apps without installing Windows.

    NO thanks!

  3. leigh says:

    MacGoog… I think you might be right for VirtualBox on Linux/Solaris. VB for Mac is brand new, so I think Lonnie was referring to Parallels being the other dominant product in the space.

  4. Mr. MacGoog says:

    Mr. MacGoog fired up VB on his MacBook Pro and lo and behold, it does have “a sorta unity mode” within Ubuntu. Pretty good performance as well.

    Mr. MacGoog
    http://www.macngoog.com