NewsForge: Review: VMware 5.0

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 4, 2005

“With last month’s release of VMware Workstation 5, the virtual
machine software is better than ever. VMware Workstation now has
64-bit host support, the ability to capture multiple snapshots for
each virtual machine, easier sharing of virtual machines, and the
ability to connect multiple virtual machines in a ‘team’ setting.
Perhaps most importantly, GNU/Linux support is improved in version
5.

“VMware is a framework that allows multiple operating systems to
install and run inside of another one. There are a variety of
different VMware products and tools designed for specialized uses,
but the Workstation product is the core technology…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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