Not to be outdone by Microsofts announcement that they have released Virtual PC SP1 to the general public VMware is announcing the General Availability of its free server product. I love how they send out the announcement yesterday but dated the download a day or two before Microsoft has for Virtual PC on their site . Hmm. JK Announcing VMware Server General Availability (GA) Try out virtualization with VMware Server! VMware Server is a free virtualization product for Windows and Linux servers with enterprise-class support. It enables companies to partition a physical server into multiple virtual machines and to start experiencing the benefits of virtualization. Also, by deploying VMware VirtualCenter, administrators gain centralized management to efficiently provision, monitor and manage their IT infrastructure. VMware Server brings benefits of virtualization to every server: - Run multiple operating systems and application on a single server. - Simplify server provisioning, monitoring and infrastructure management. - Streamline software development and testing by creating multiple, secure virtual machines on the same server. - Safely evaluate software in ready-to-run virtual machines without installation and configuration. Interested in getting started? - Download VMware Server today. http://vmware.rsc02.net/servlet/cc5?NuOpQSATYQAVrsLgFpnxJmPHohnHQtpIQhoQmkV2VW - Learn more about VMware Server Support and Subscription services. http://vmware.rsc02.net/servlet/cc5?NuOpQSATYQAVrsLgFpnxJmPHohnHQtpIQhoQmkV2VR - Learn more about managing VMware Server with VMware VirtualCenter. http://vmware.rsc02.net/servlet/cc5?NuOpQSATYQAVrsLgFpnxJmPHohnHQtpIQhoQmkV2VY How does VMware Server work? VMware Server is a thin virtualization layer that runs as an application on top of a host Windows or Linux operating system. it partitions the physical server enabling multiple virtual machines to run simultaneously on a single server. Computing resources of the physical server are treated as a uniform pool of resources that can be allocated to virtual machines in a controlled manner. VMware Server is a robust yet easy to use product for users new to server virtualization. It is based on VMware?s proven technology, which has been used by over 20,000 enterprise customers for more than six years. Questions? Contact Us mailto:sales@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=VMware%20Server%20GA%20Question Sincerely, The VMware Team Download VMware Server http://vmware.rsc02.net/servlet/cc5?NuOpQSATYQAVrsLgFpnxJmPHohnHQtpIQhoQmkV2VW Interested in trying Virtual Appliances? Go to the Virtual Appliance center on the VMware Technology Network. http://vmware.rsc02.net/servlet/cc5?NuOpQSATYQAVrsLgFpnxJmPHohnHQtpIQhoQmkV2VS