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VMware desktop software and desktop virtualization VMware Workstation, VMware Fusion and VMware Player are desktop software products from VMware. Desktop software products such as these are also known as type-2 virtualization or hosted virtualization products. VMware Workstation and VMware Fusion allow you to create virtual machines; VMware Player only allows you to run them. VMware Server is a desktop or hosted virtualization option for those that wish to take server virtualization for a test drive. VMware View, formerly known as VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure or VDI, is VMware's current desktop virtualization offering. Here you'll find subtopics that cover all of the aforementioned products individually, each section offering overviews written by experts in the field, best practices, and getting started guides.

	VMware Workstation, Fusion and Player Here, you'll find expert tips explaining various usage scenarios for VMware's hosted virtualization products, namely VMware Workstation, VMware Fusion and VMware Player. VMware Workstation allows you to get more out of your laptop or desktop computer by enabling it to run multiple ...

	VMware Server VMware Server provides an entryway for those who want to try VMware server virtualization, but who might not want to jump in to purchasing ESX. It's a hosted virtualization platform, which means it runs on top of a Linux or Windows OS as opposed to bare-metal virtualization, which installs ...

	VMware View, vClient and other virtual desktop technologies Can the virtual desktop tools and technologies from Microsoft, Citrix, VMware and other vendors provide performance and management benefits targeted at the special considerations of virtual desktop deployments? This section covers their attempts to improve performance of these new ...

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