"With Apple OS X El Capitan readiness, up to 65 percent faster graphics(i), and an incredible cloud incentive program for our VMware Fusion Pro users to make the most of VMware vCloud Air, the value delivered by VMware is greater than ever before."
"VMware Fusion enables Mac users to take full advantage of all the innovative features and capabilities available in Windows 10 such as Cortana or the new Edge browser," said Nicolas Rochard, director, product marketing, End-User Computing, VMware. VMware is also releasing VMware Fusion® 8 Pro, with over 60 new features, including leading edge capabilities and cloud integration designed for advanced users and technical professionals. ( VMW), a global leader in cloud infrastructure and business mobility, today announced the release of VMware Fusion® 8, which includes over 50 new features, and is ready for the latest Apple and Microsoft innovations to deliver the ultimate Windows on Mac experience. If you're planning on running Windows 10 in a virtual machine, you'll also need to purchase a license from Microsoft.įusion 8 Pro and Workstation 12 Pro customers will also get $600 in vCloud Air credit for six months.PALO ALTO, CA -(Marketwired - August 25, 2015) - VMware, Inc.
To upgrade from Workstation 12 Player to Workstation 12 Pro, users must pay the $99 upgrade fee. Workstation 12 Player costs $149 or $79 if upgrading from Player 6 7, while Workstation 12 Pro costs $249 or $149 for users upgrading from Workstation 10, Workstation 11, Player 6 or Player 7. This means that if you own three Macs, you can use the same Fusion license on all three Apple computers.
VMWare highlights that one of the big differences between its Fusion 8 software and the rival Parallels Desktop 11 virtualization software is that Fusion 8 runs on a per-user licensing basis whereas Parallels charges per system. The upgrade fee to migrate from Fusion 8 to Fusion 8 Pro is $119. Users upgrading from Fusion 7 to Fusion 8 can pay the $49 upgrade price, and those upgrading from Fusion 7 Pro to Fusion 8 Pro can pay $119. VMWare Fusion 8 is available for $79, and Fusion 8 Pro retails for $199. The software comes without the ability to run as a server and you can't create restricted virtual machines, linked clones or access the virtual network editor. VMWare says that Player is targeted at users who only need to run one or two virtual machines. Workstation 12 Player is a more basic version of Workstation 12 Pro. Workstation 12 Pro features up to three times faster suspend and resume time and improved graphics performance.
It comes with support for DirectX 10 and OpenGL 3.3, which opens the doors to new Microsoft features, such as the new PowerMap function in Excel. Users can configure their virtual machines to take advantage of up to 16 vCPUs, 64GB RAM, 8TB storage and 2GB video memory. VMWare says that Workstation 12 Pro also supports touch, inking and USB 3.0 in the virtual machines. If you're virtualizing Windows, Workstation 12 Pro offers note-taking capabilities with the Edge browser. VMWare claims support for over 200 operating systems. Workstation 12 Pro supports Windows, Linux and other VMWare virtual machines.
Both products support Windows 10, but Workstation 12 Pro will not allow you to virtualize OS X on your PC due to Apple's OS licensing restrictions. Workstation 12 Pro comes with similar support as Fusion 8 for Mac. VMWare is rebranding its prior Workstation release to the Workstation Pro moniker this year, and the previous Player Pro now becomes Workstation Player. PC users can virtualize Windows and Linux using VMWare's Workstation 12 Pro or Workstation Player. Workstation 12 Pro and Workstation Player
Enterprise customers with Mac deployments can take advantage of added features on Fusion 8 Pro, such as faster virtual machine suspend and resume time, improved VoIP support, support for complex virtual networks and vCloud Air to run your virtual machine in the cloud. You'll have access to accelerated 3D graphics with support for DirectX 10 and OpenGL 3.3 for better performance compared to prior releases of Fusion.įusion 8 allows users to virtualize OS X as well, allowing users to run Yosemite as their main OS and virtualize El Capitan, for example.