VMware Fusion 3 for Mac Released

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VMware Fusion 3 for Mac Released

Nov
05

By: switchtoamac at: 7:56 PM on November 5, 2009 | Comments (0)

The folks over at VMware have released Fusion 3 for Mac, the next generation virtualization application that not only offers optimizes performance for Snow Leopard but it also ushers in support for Microsoft Windows 7. The release of Fusion 3 comes in just over a year after Fusion 2's September 2008 release.

Fusion 3 boasts over 50 new features and now packages a Migration Assistant for Windows.

Highlights of the release include:

Supports more than 140 guest operating systems supported, including Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server, Linux distributions. and Ubuntu
Optimized for Snow Leopard
Effortless Migration from Windows PCs to Mac
Ultimate Experience for Windows 7 Guests
3D Graphics Now Supports More Applications and Games
Performance. Finely Tuned.
Unity More Mac-Like Than Ever
Virtual Machine Library
Full Screen View Improvements
User Interface Refinements
Automatic Updates
Multiple Display Improvements
Shared Folders and Mirrored Folders Improvements
Copy and Paste, Drag and Drop Improvements
Full Support for Mac OS X Leopard Server and Snow Leopard Server as Guests
Keyboard Improvements
Virtual Hard Disk Improvements
Networking Improvements
Shared Smart Card
Remote Management
Select Startup Device

Migration Assistant
As a site that promotes the Switch to Mac, we like the revamped Migration Assistant that helps you copy over an entire Windows PC to your Mac into a virtual machine via an Ethernet connection. VMware indicates that it works "just like" Apple's Mac OS X based Migration Assistant for setting up or restoring a Mac.

Fusion 3 retails for $79.99. If you're an existing Fusion 1 (not sure why because Fusion 2 was a free upgrade for Fusion 1 users!) or Fusion 2 user, the upgrade costs only $39.99. You can opt for the $59.99 upgrade that includes major version upgrades free for the next 12 months.