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VMware Workstation is powerful desktop virtualization software for software developers/testers and IT professionals who want to streamline software development, testing and deployment in their enterprise. VMware Workstation allows users to run multiple x86-based operating systems, including Windows, Linux, and NetWare, and their applications simultaneously on a single PC in fully networked, portable virtual machines - no hard drive partitioning or rebooting required.
Quick Glance
Operating System: Linux, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Windows 2003 Server
License Type: Full Product
Media Format: CD-ROM
Summary
Product Title: Vmware Workstation v.5.0
Manufacturer: Vmware
Lowest Price: $57.99
Power Score: 4.0 | 1 Review
Software
License Type: Full Product
Version / Edition: 5
Media Format: CD-ROM
Min License Size: 1 user(s)
Max License Size: 1 User
Recommended System Requirements
Recommended Processor Speed: 500 MHz
Recommended Memory: 256 MB
System Requirements
Required Operating System: Linux, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Windows 2003 Server
Required Memory: 128 MB
Required Disk Space: 150 MB
System Requirements: PC Hardware For Host: Standard x86-compatible personal computer 400 MHz or faster CPU (500 MHz recommended) Compatible processors include: Intel: Celeron, Pentium II, Pentium III, Pentium 4, Pentium M (including computers with Centrino mobile technology), Xeon (including "Prestonia") AMD: Athlon, Athlon MP, Athlon XP, Duron, Opteron Memory*: 128 MB (256 MB recommended) Hard Disk Space**: Required 150 MB for Windows basic installation. You can delete the installer afterwards to reclaim 56-60 MB 1 GB recommended for each guest operating system and the application software used with it; if you use a default setup, the actual disk space needs are approximately the same as those for installing and running the guest operating system and applications on a physical computer Drive***: CD-ROM and DVD-ROM Display: 16-bit or 32-bit display adapter recommended Host Operating System: Windows 32-bit (listed versions also supported with no service pack): Windows Server 2003 Web Edition, Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition, Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition, with Service Pack 1 Windows XP Professional and Windows XP Home Edition with Service Pack 1 or 2 Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2000 Advanced Server, with Service Pack 3 or 4 Windows 64-bit: Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 64-bit Edition Other: Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher is required for the Windows online help system Guest Operating System: Microsoft Server 2003, Windows XP, Windows 2000 Professional and Server, Windows NT Workstation and Server 4.0, Windows Me, Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows 3.1, MS-DOS 6, and Windows Longhorn (experimental) Linux distributions from Red Hat, SUSE, Turbolinux, and Mandrake FreeBSD Novell NetWare Server 6.5, 6.0, and 5.1, and Novell Linux Desktop 9 Sun Java Desktop System 2, Sun Solaris 9 and 10 for the x86 platform (experimental) * You must have enough memory to run the host operating system, plus the memory required for each guest operating system, and for applications on the host and guest ** IDE and SCSI hard drives supported, up to 950 GB capacity *** IDE and SCSI optical drives supported
Recommended Processor Speed: 500 MHz
Required Processor Speed: 400 MHz
Required Processor Class: Intel Pentium II Processor
Recommended Memory: 256 MB
General
Min License Size: 1 user(s)
Media Format: CD-ROM
Max License Size: 1 User
License Type: Full Product
Version / Edition: 5
URL: Manufacturer Link
More Info
URL: Manufacturer Link
Additional Specifications
License Pricing: Standard
Software Name: VMware Workstation v.5.0
Upgrade Information: Not Applicable
Software Main Type: Network & Communication
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VMWare Workstation
Strengths: Better than Microsoft's competing product
Weakness: Still not as solid and reliable as I'd like
We use this to provide virtual machines to connect into our client's networks. Each virtual machine can have the security, antivirus, VPN software, domain membership, etc. that the particular client requires, while still working from our own hardware. Overall it works well. Microsoft's Virtual PC is SOOOO lightweight compared to the abilities of this product (of course, Microsoft's product is...
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