VMware Workstation 6.5

VMware Workstation is a powerful virtual machine software for system administrators and developers. VMware Workstation enables software developers to develop and test the most complex networked server-class applications running on Microsoft Windows, Linux or NetWare all on a single desktop. Excellent 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.

Top features:

Streamline software development and testing operations
Create multiple development and testing environments as virtual machines on a single PC and use them to test multi-tier configurations, complex networks, and multiple OS and apps all on a single computer.

Enhance team collaboration
The portability and hardware-independent properties of virtual machines, armored with new features in VMware Workstation, lets users share development environments and pre-packaged testing configurations with no risk, and also facilitates collaboration between development and QA.

Improve the productivity of IT professionals
Allow system administrators and other enterprise IT professionals to test software, including new apps, application updates, and OS patches, in virtual machines prior to deployment on physical PCs or servers in a production environment.

System Requirements:

• 400 MHz or faster CPU minimum (500 MHz recommended)
• 128 MB minimum (256 MB recommended)
• 150MB (Windows) free disk space required for basic installation. You can delete the installer afterwards to reclaim 56 - 60MB.
• Any Ethernet controller supported by the host operating system
• Non-Ethernet networks supported using built-in network address translation (NAT) or using a combination of host-only networking plus routing software on the host operating system