VMware Workstation 5, Build 12544 Beta Refresh

Thanks Spynos for alerting us of this Beta Refresh. VMware Workstation is powerful virtual machine software for developers and system administrators who want to revolutionize software development, testing and deployment in their enterprise.

VMware Workstation enables software developers to develop and test the most complex networked server-class applications running on Microsoft Windows, Linux or NetWare all on a single desktop. Essential features such as virtual networking, live snapshots, drag and drop and shared folders, and PXE support make VMware Workstation the most powerful and indispensable tool for enterprise IT developers and system administrators.

Enhancements in Build 12544

This build provides several notable enhancements, including the following:

Full Team Wizard implementation
Clone Wizard enhancements
Template mode, which protects the parent virtual machine of a linked clone from unintended modifications
Updates to the vmrun command line utility, which you can now use to upgrade the virtual hardware and virtual disks to current formats
Experimental support for Direct3D
Japanese localization in the user interface