Intel-based Mac的用户又多了一种方式可执行Windows的应用程式.VMware Fusion是一套用于苹果机上的虚拟环境系统,Beta3开始支持3D加速.有效的运用 Virtual SMP 的功能来增加额外的效能提升.在有两个处理器 (dual-core) 的 Mac 上, 您可以分配多个 CPU 到您的虚拟主机来提升 CPU-intensive 工作的效能.从虚拟主机使用实际週边设备:读取和烧录 CD 与 DVD 光碟,全速度地使用 USB 2.0 Camera、iPods 、打印机和磁碟.甚至没有 OS X 驱动程式的周边设备也可以在虚拟主机下运作.

New and Improved Features in VMware Fusion 1.1 Beta
- New experimental support for DirectX 9.0 3D graphics (without shaders) to enable more Windows 3D applications and games.
- iPhone now syncs with Outlook in Windows virtual machines
- Unity improvements include:
- Option to show or hide the Windows taskbar and Start menu in the View menu
- VMware Fusion “Launch Applications” window no longer appears automatically when no Unity windows are open
- Improved support for Windows Vista 32 and 64-bit editions
- Improved support for Windows XP 64-bit edition
- Improved Boot Camp partition detection to work around issue where the partition type is incorrectly set
- Improved support for Mac OS X Leopard hosts
- Eject key now automatically ejects the optical drive, even if the optical drive is attached to a virtual machine.
- VMware Shared Folders created with Windows Easy Install now default to "Read Only" access of the Mac’s home directory for maximum security
- Option to hide the VMware Fusion status bar to take advantage of more screen real estate
- Make it more obvious in the status bar that VMware Tools are not installed or are out of date
- Make it more obvious that virtual machines must be first powered off in order to change most virtual hardware settings
Bugs Resolved with VMware Fusion 1.1 Beta
- Fixed issue where sometimes the Airport process would take up to 100% CPU utilization when VMware Fusion is installed
- Slow mouse scroll wheel scrolling performance in Unity has been fixed
- Resolved hang when suspending/resuming virtual machines when FileVault is enabled
- Resolved kernel panic that occurs when unplugging a USB volume that contains the virtual machine
- No longer switch out of full screen mode when switching between applications, when the screen saver kicks in, or when opening and closing the lid of a MacBook/MacBook Pro
- Windows Easy Install now works correctly when no password is set for Microsoft Vista guests. Previously, the password was incorrectly set to “*” when the user selected no password.
- Logitech Control Center Caps Lock notification no longer displays when moving in and out of virtual machine windows
- Date and time stamps are now preserved when dragging and dropping files between virtual machines and the Mac
- Device menus now work correctly on Mac OS X Leopard hosts