VMware Workstation 7.1 RC is out.
Together with VMware Workstation 7.1 RC you can also try out the VMware Player 3.1 RC. There are some great improvements here and there.
I haven't seen any final date for the full release to be available, but it's on it's way… The soft is definitely getting better and better with every each of the new releases.
The serial number provided for the evaluation copy expires 2010-07-15, so I'd say that the final release date will be around there..
You can buy VMware Workstation 7 here.
Here you go:
- OpenGL 2.1 support for Windows 7 and Vista guests: The addition of hardware accelerated OpenGL 2.1 support to the WDDM driver enables many more graphics applications to run inside of your virtual machines.
- Improved graphics performance: Significant enhancements have been made to the VMware WDDM driver that have produced benchmark results that are up to 80% faster. The updated driver also produces smoother video playback and addresses many reported rendering issues. Of course games run better as well!
- 8-way SMP support plus virtual disks up to 2TB in size: The virtual hardware continues to become more powerful to meet the needs of Workstation customers who are running server class applications.
- OVF 1.0 support: Including a new version of the OVF Tool with this release enables users to easily import or export virtual machines and vApps and move them to vSphere or up into the cloud.
- Direct Launch: Blur the distinction between running native and virtual applications by launching an application installed in a virtual machine directly from the start menu or taskbar of the host system.
- Automatic software updates: These VMware applications can now detect when a new version is released and are able to update at the click of a button.
- Fedora virtual machines: We are excited about finally offering support for running one of the most popular Linux distributions on the planet!
