VMware announced new versions of software packages for virtualization VMware Fusion and VMware Fusion 7 7 Pro. Updated applications offer a number of new features and support for the latest operating systems, Apple and Microsoft.
Virtualization on the Mac has come a long way from the provision of basic functions in Windows XP to provide the same performance in a virtual environment, as in Boot Camp.With the release of Windows 8.1 and Yosemite, we need the presence of all the features of the operating system, where they not only adorn the system as needed for the job. Bridge between OS X and Windows, serving our whim in virtualization, VMware Fusion is designed to make 7, the company said.
Presenting its new platform, VMware focused attention on several features of Fusion 7:
- Increase productivity by 43% when working with multimedia files, encryption / decryption and other tasks.
- Full optimization for display Retina.
- Native support for the latest operating systems, including OS X Yosemite, Windows 8.1, Ubuntu 14.04, RHEL 7, CentOS 7, Fedora 20 and Debian 8.
- Integration with VMware vSphere, ESXi, and Workstation, allowing you to use all the features of cloud services for managing virtual machines.
- Optimizing graphics for the MacBook Pro.
- Extended support functions Connectivity and camera iSight.
- Advanced indicator of the virtual machine.
VMware Fusion 7 is available exclusively in the VMware Online Store for 59.95 euros. The cost of migration with VMware Fusion 5 or 6 will be 44,95 Euro. VMware Fusion 7 Pro will cost 129.95 and 68.95 euros respectively. Provided demo mode for 30 days.
The release of VMware Fusion 7 held a week after the release of Parallels Desktop 10 , which also allows you to simultaneously work with Windows and Mac applications without rebooting. In the new version, in addition to support for the latest operating systems, including OS X Yosemite, developers have optimized such important performance indicators, as the speed of the virtual machine and run separate applications, battery life and memory savings. Succeeded in raising these indices by 30-50%.