VMWare Releases 3.1 Fusion Update - 35% Faster App Performance, 5X Faster 3D Graphics

new in 3.1: support 8-cores (up 4)

vmware has launched latest update popular virtualization program mac. vmware fusion allows users run windows applications alongside mac os x applications on intel macs. version 3.1 represents major update focus on performance. according vmware, new version 35% faster overall previous 3.0 release 3d graphics seeing 5x speed boosts.

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take advantage of faster ever end-to-end performance , improved 3d graphics. improved windows aero performance , opengl 2.1 support windows vista , windows 7 delivers 5x better 3d graphics performance. experience faster application launching, more seamless scrolling, quicker resume suspend, , better overall disk performance. additional improvements make experience more simple , “mac-like” include support overlapping unity windows in exposé , dock exposé, new “usb easyconnect” feature assign usb devices pc or mac.

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a full list of new features can found vmware's site. 3.1 update free existing 3.0 customers. customers earlier version of vmware fusion can upgrade $39.99 while price brand new customers $79.99. free demo available.



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based on picture assume assigning more virtual cores new in vmware fusion. point out parallels has had while. in fact have 2 win7 parallels machines running right 3d graphics , amazingly fast virtualization.

 

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