[Update] VirtualBox 2.1 released -- now supports VMWare image

[Wily Yuen]

Hi all,

Finally the opensource virtulization program Virtualbox can directly open and run VMWare image format without conversion, in version 2.1

Among other features are:

1)       Support of Mac OSX hosts

2)       Full VMWare image format: VMDK & VHD - including support of opening snapshot

3)       Improved networking interface support for hosting VM

4)       Can run 64 bit VM guest machine in 32 bit OS

5)       OpenGL 3D acceleration for VM guest OS

 

For further details on Virtualbox 2.1, pls see

http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/12/22/167238

http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog

VirtualBox Guide for Ubuntu Linux

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VirtualBox

Best Regards,

-Wily

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