VMware Workstation is powerful desktop virtualization software for
software developers/testers and enterprise IT professionals that runs
multiple operating systems simultaneously on a single PC. Users can run
Windows, Linux, NetWare, or Solaris x86 in fully networked, portable
virtual machines - no rebooting or hard drive partitioning required.
VMware Workstation delivers excellent performance and advanced features
such as memory optimization and the ability to manage multi-tier
configurations. Essential features such as virtual networking, live
snapshots, drag and drop and shared folders, and PXE support make VMware
Workstation the most powerful and indispensable tool for enterprise IT
developers and system administrators. With millions of customers and
dozens of major product awards over the last six years, VMware
Workstation is a proven technology that improves productivity and
flexibility. An indispensable tool for software developers and IT
professionals worldwide.
Here are some key features of "VMware Workstation":
·
Streamline software development and testing operations. Create multiple
development and testing environments as virtual machines on a single PC
and use them to test "real world" multi-tier configurations, complex
networks, and multiple operating systems and applications all on a
single machine.
· Improve team collaboration. The portability and
hardware-independent properties of virtual machines, coupled with new
features in VMware Workstation, lets users easily share development
environments and pre-packaged testing configurations without risk, and
also facilitates collaboration between development and QA.
· Enhance
the productivity of IT professionals. Allows system administrators and
other enterprise IT professionals to test software, including new
applications, application updates, and operating system patches, in
virtual machines prior to deployment on physical PCs or servers in a
production environment. IT help desk departments can create and
reference a virtual library of end-user configurations to help them
resolve problems more quickly.
· Introduce virtual infrastructure to
your enterprise. Virtual machines created in Workstation can be deployed
to the other desktop and server virtualization platforms offered by
VMware. Introducing VMware Workstation virtualization to the desktop is
an ideal first step to transforming your physical IT infrastructure into
virtual infrastructure.
