VMware Fusion 2

Platform: Mac OS X Intel

Smith Micro Software Inc., 2008, CD-ROM

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Main Features

Run Windows side-by-side with Mac OS X without rebooting
Run Windows applications across multiple screens; instantly launch Windows applications from any Mac file, the Dock and more
Use Exposé to switch between Windows and Mac applications; minimize Windows applications to the Dock
Run 3D games, design software and other graphics-intensive apps with support for DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 2 3D hardware-accelerated graphics
Use Windows-only USB devices on your Mac, including GPS receivers, cell phones, PDAs, and iSight cameras

Product Description

Who says you can t have it all?Seamlessly run your favorite Windows applications on the Mac with VMware Fusion. Instantly launch Windows applications from any Mac file the Dock and more. Run Windows side-by-side with Mac OS X without rebooting and quickly switch between Windows and Mac applications with Expos . You can even bring your entire PC along virtually using VMware Converter. Windows really is better on the Mac.Get the best of both worlds.Moving to the Mac is easy.Getting started is a breeze. Import your existing Windows PC with VMware Converter or easily install a new Windows OS in a few simple steps with Windows Easy Install.Graduate from Boot Camp.VMware Fusion is the perfect complement to Apple s Boot Camp. No more choosing between Mac or Windows on boot; run Windows side-by-side with Mac OS X from your existing partition. And when you re ready import your Boot Camp partition to reclaim extra space and enjoy great features such as Snapshots AutoProtect and Suspend and Resume.3D for you and me.Run 3D games design software and other graphics-intensive apps with support for DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 2 3D hardware accelerated graphics.Displays for days.Use Windows applications across as many displays as you please up to eight screens.Mac to the core.Built from the ground up for the Mac VMware Fusion works the way you expect with customizable tool bars Quick Look integration searchable Apple help and more.Airbags for your Mac.Take snapshots of your Windows installation and always have the option to roll back to a safe state in case of trouble. And with AutoProtect automated snapshots let you easily go back in time to before problems occurred.USB without limits.VMware Fusion lets you use Windows only USB devices on your Mac from GPS receivers to cell phones PDAs and even Apple iSight cameras.Keep the bugs away.To keep Windows XP and Windows Vista on your Mac as safe as possible VMware Fusion includes a complimentary 12-month subscription to McAfee VirusSca

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Who says you can't have it all? Get the best of both worlds and seamlessly run your favorite Windows applications on the Mac with VMware Fusion. Instantly launch Windows applications from any Mac file, the Dock, and more. Run Windows side-by-side with Mac OS X without rebooting, and quickly switch between Windows and Mac applications with Exposé. Use Windows-only USB devices on your Mac including GPS receivers, cell phones, PDAs, and iSight cameras. Run 3D games, design software and graphics-intensive apps with support for DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 2 3D. You can even bring your entire PC along, virtually, using VMware Converter. Windows really is better on the Mac.

Who says you can't have it all? Get the best of both worlds and seamlessly run your favorite Windows applications on the Mac with VMware Fusion. Click to enlarge.

Mac and Windows unite with VMware Fusion's powerful "Unity" view. Click to enlarge.

Share data back and forth between your Windows and Mac with ease. Click to enlarge.

Run 3D games, design software and other graphic-intensive applications. Click to enlarge.

VMware Fusion 2 doubles the number of virtual CPUs you can attach to a virtual machine, with experimental support for 4-way vSMP virtual machines. Click to enlarge.

Get the best of both worlds.

Moving to the Mac is easy.
Getting started is a breeze. Import your existing Windows PC with VMware Converter, or easily install a new Windows OS in a few simple steps with Windows Easy Install.

Graduate from Boot Camp.
VMware Fusion is the perfect complement to Apple's Boot Camp. No more choosing between Mac or Windows on boot; run Windows side-by-side with Mac OS X from your existing partition. And when you're ready, import your Boot Camp partition to reclaim extra space and enjoy great features such as Snapshots, AutoProtect, and Suspend and Resume.

3D for you and me.
Run 3D games, design software and other graphics-intensive apps with support for DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 2 3D hardware-accelerated graphics.

Displays for days.
Use Windows applications across as many displays as you please — up to eight screens.

Mac to the core.
Built from the ground up for the Mac, VMware Fusion works the way you expect with customizable tool bars, Quick Look integration, searchable Apple help and more.

Airbags for your Mac.
Take snapshots of your Windows installation, and always have the option to roll back to a safe state in case of trouble. And with AutoProtect, automated snapshots let you easily go back in time to before problems occurred.

USB without limits.
VMware Fusion lets you use Windows-only USB devices on your Mac — from GPS receivers, to cell phones, PDAs and even Apple iSight cameras.

Keep the bugs away.
To keep Windows XP and Windows Vista on your Mac as safe as possible, VMware Fusion includes a complimentary 12-month subscription to McAfee VirusScan Plus.

Maximize your Mac.
Take your Mac to the max by running virtual machines with up to four virtual CPUs, 8GB of RAM and with 64-bit operating systems.

Features:

Seamlessly integrate Windows applications with the Mac
Instantly launch Windows applications from any Mac file, the Dock and more
Run Windows side-by-side with Mac OS X without rebooting
Minimize Windows applications to the Dock
Use Exposé to switch between Windows and Mac applications
Import an existing PC with VMware Converter
Install new Windows OS with Windows Easy Install
Run Windows applications across multiple screens
Use Windows-only USB devices on your Mac, including GPS receivers, cell phones, PDAs, and iSight cameras
Run 3D games, design software and other graphics-intensive apps with support for DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 2 3D hardware-accelerated graphics
Winner of more than a dozen industry awards

Product Details

Title: VMware Fusion 2
Sales Rank: 15 in Software
Publisher: Smith Micro Software Inc.
Platform: Mac OS X Intel, CD-ROM
Item Dimensions: 0.25 pounds
Package Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.3 x 1.2 inches, 0.25 pounds

Customer Reviews

VM Ware Fusion 2: Peer Process Paralysis: Worst Support I've ever encountered.: I bought VM Ware Fusion 1 and then upgraded to VM Fusion 2. The initial version worked fine and was most effective.
As soon as I upgraded to Fusion 2, I received a notice of "failure to connect peer process." I have been completely unsuccessful at correcting the problem; so I cannot use my virtual machine.
I have tried to get help from Smith Micro and from VM Ware.… More reviews

VMware Fusion 2: I can go between Windows and Mac easily. The only problem I've encountered 2 times in my first 30 days was connecting to the internet (intermittent problem) and not being able to send emails from Windows - even though I can send from Mac. I keep getting a Windows error message. Not sure about the reason for this. More reviews

Fusion, Not Parallels, Is The Way To Go, A Critical Review: I am a Mac owner and a former PC owner--Compaq. I have quite a few PC software that would be very expensive to replace because of the difference between the Mac OS and Windows. So what to do?
A few years ago when I was saving up to make the switch, there was only one software available--"Virtual PC"--then, Microsoft bought them out. Then, came word that several… More reviews

Faster and more reliable: I have been using Windows XP on Parallels on my 20 inch iMac 2.4 GHZ with 3GB RAM. I'm not a computer guru who has the ability to compare technical details; however, by switching from Parallels to Fusion2, I noticed significant differences in terms of speed and reliability. First off, Fusion2 was easy to setup. Also, from loading to shutting down, Fusion 2 runs smoothly and… More reviews

Bye Bye Bootcamp: I was running Vista on my iMac via a Bootcamp partition and I got tired of restarting every time I switched operating systems, so when given the chance to try out VMWare's Fusion, I jumped at it.
Setting up Fusion went without a hitch. Fusion found my Bootcamp partition and converted it into a virtual machine with only a few clicks on my part, but then… More reviews