VMware Releases Virtualization Software for XP

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September 5, 2001 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — VMware, Inc. (vmware.com), a global
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leader in virtualization software for Intel computers,
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yesterday announced the availability of a Beta release
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of VMware Workstation 3.0, the latest generation of
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its award-winning desktop software for technical
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professionals. Workstation 3.0 delivers significant
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performance and usability improvements over previous
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releases, dramatically expanding the utility and value
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of virtualization software for desktop computers.
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VMware Workstation 3.0 Beta is available for download
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now at http://www.vmware.com/download/ws_beta.html .
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“Workstation 3.0 is our most powerful and
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comprehensive desktop software release ever,” said
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Diane Greene, co-founder, president and CEO of VMware.
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“It’s faster, easier to use and supports a wide range
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of peripheral devices. The result of 2 1/2 years of
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experience with hundreds of thousands of users,
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Workstation 3.0 is a compelling, must-have product for
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power developers and other technical professionals.”
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“VMware launched the innovative and technically
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outstanding Workstation desktop virtualization
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software at DEMO 99,” said Chris Shipley, executive
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producer of The DEMO Conferences and publisher of the
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#1-rated technology newsletter, DEMOletter. “That
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product was embraced by developer communities because
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it provided a robust and convenient platform. The
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software has only improved, and today is one of the
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most effective ways for both developers and enterprise
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customers to leverage hardware and software
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expenditures.”
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VMware Workstation enables multiple operating systems
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to run on physical computers in secure, transportable,
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high-performance virtual computers. As a result,
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technical professionals spend more time being
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productive and less time configuring hardware,
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installing software, rebooting, or reconfiguring
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systems.
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Workstation 3.0 provides support for the latest
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operating systems including Microsoft Windows XP and
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the latest Linux distributions, supports additional
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peripheral devices, and provides significant
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enhancements in networking and better overall
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performance. On Microsoft Windows host operating
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systems, Workstation 3.0 provides a completely new
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Windows-style user interface with significantly
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improved ease of use.
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VMware will ship Workstation 3.0 in the fourth quarter
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of 2001. Details on pricing and exact availability
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will be made available soon.
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Among the enhancements in VMware Workstation 3.0 are:
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Host and guest OS support for Microsoft Windows
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XP Professional and Home Edition
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USB device support
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DVD-ROM support
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CD-R/RW support
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CD-ROM ISO image support
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Generic SCSI device support — makes devices
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available directly to the guest OS
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Large virtual disk support, now up to 128 GB per
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IDE virtual disk and 256 GB per SCSI virtual disk
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Improved CPU, networking, disk and interactive
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performance
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Completely new Windows style user interface
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(Windows host version)
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Built-in NAT (Network Address Translation) for
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easy connection to networks
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More flexible and easier to configure virtual
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networking
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Improved support for laptops
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VMware Workstation 3.0 is available in two versions,
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one for systems running Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000
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or Windows XP, and one for systems running Linux. Both
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versions support a wide range of guest operating
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systems running in virtual machines.
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In addition, as a Microsoft OEM VMware will deliver
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Guest OS Kits with Windows operating systems
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prepackaged and ready to run in VMware Workstation
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virtual machines. This will enable users to obtain
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Windows operating systems unbundled from hardware and
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to more quickly install them in virtual machines.
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Some of the world’s most advanced technology companies
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are already users of VMware Workstation, including BEA
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Systems, Inc., Dell IT (UK), the Internal Revenue
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Service, Lotus Development Corporation, Rational
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Software, Symantec Corp., Vignette Corp., and VERITAS
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Software Corporation.
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In addition to VMware Workstation, VMware has a line
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of server products designed to enable businesses to
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logically partition their server resources for server
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consolidation, capacity planning, and rapid
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provisioning.

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