The technology fairy dropped a note in my inbox about a Public technology preview for VMware’s Desktop Virtualization Products (VMware Workstation and VMware Fusion). While this is a bit unusual for VMware, new and shiny is always fun. The details are below:
VMware Workstation CTP
The VMware Workstation Team is excited to invite you to participate in the VMware Workstation Technology Preview 2012. With the recent availability of Windows 8 Consumer Preview, Windows Server 8 Beta, and Ubuntu 12.04 Beta (Precise Pangolin) we thought it was the perfect time to release a technology preview. We would like to get your feedback on new capabilities that may appear in future releases of VMware Workstation.
In this preview, please try the following:
- Run Windows 8 Consumer Preview and the Windows Server 8 Beta as a guest and host
- Run Ubuntu 12.04 Beta as host and guest and test the new OpenGL driver
- Test the updated virtual graphics hardware with a wide range of applications
- Try new features: Tabs in Windows full screen, download from vSphere on Linux
This is a public technology preview. You may share this email with your peers so they can download and review the latest VMware virtualization platform.
Get Started Now
1) Download the VMware Workstation Technology Preview here:
http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/beta/workstationtp2012
2) When prompted, enter this expiring license key to enable the software:
M108C-N0LE1-08L82-03ARK-2EJPY
Feedback
To provide your feedback to VMware, please visit the technology preview community site:
http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/beta/workstationtp2012?view=discussions
Please contribute to an existing discussion or start a new one. Our Developers, Quality Assurance Engineers, Support Teams, Technical Writers and Product Managers are all actively involved in the forums to ensure that your suggestions and comments get our attention.
VMware Fusion CTP
The VMware Fusion Team is excited to invite you to participate in the VMware Fusion Technology Preview 2012 program. With the recent availability of Windows 8 Consumer Preview, OS X Mountain Lion Developer Preview and Ubuntu 12.04 Beta (Precise Pangolin), we thought it was the perfect time to release a technology preview to get your feedback on what may appear in future releases of VMware Fusion.
In this preview, we’d like you to try the following:
- Running Windows 8 Consumer Preview and Windows Server 8 Beta as a guest
- Running OS X Mountain Lion Developer Preview as a guest if you are a member of the Mac Developer Program
- Running Ubuntu 12.04 Beta in a virtual machine to test the new OpenGL driver
- Graphics correctness running a range of applications
This is a public technology preview. You may share this email with your peers to download and review the latest VMware virtualization platform.
Get Started Now:
1) Download and try the VMware Fusion Technology Preview: http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/beta/fusiontp2012
2) When prompted, enter this expiring license key to enable the software:
M141C-N0L03-48U8A-00ARH-AEJ4U
Feedback
To provide your feedback to VMware, please visit the technology preview community site http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/beta/fusiontp2012?view=discussions and contribute to an existing discussion or start a new one. Our Developers, Quality Assurance Engineers, Support Teams, Technical Writers and Product Managers are all actively involved in the forums to ensure that your suggestions and comments get our attention.