Vmware Workstation 5.5 se teprve dostal do fáze beta testování a už přinesl jednu velice zajímavou novinku, která mě extrémně zaujala! Tato verze umožní přímo otevřít a spustit virtuální stroje vytvořené na konkurenčním produktu Microsoft Virtual PC/Server! Veškeré změny jsou následně uloženy ve formátu Vmware.
I další novinky jsou velice zajímavé:
You can now convert third-party virtual machines, including Microsoft VPC and Virtual Server, by selecting File-Import in the Workstation interface or by using the standalone Virtual Machine Importer.
Support for 64-bit guest operating systems – Workstation 5.5 greatly enhances the virtualization platform by supporting both 64-bit host and 64-bit guest operating systems. This feature provides you unmatched flexibility to run both 32-bit and 64-bit environments simultaneously. A free utility that checks for supported processors is also available.
Workstation 5.5 now brings to the desktop a feature that was previously only available on VMware ESX Server. You can now assign one or two CPUs to any virtual machine