It's been a while since I updated all of you on the creation of new VMware Communities. Since we created the first two beta portals, Workstation 6.5 Beta and ACE 2.5 Beta, two more public beta program communities have emerged: VMware ThinApp™ and VMware Fusion 2.0 Beta . Obviously, the VMware desktop product teams have been quite active! But don't worry, the server product teams are quietly working behind the scenes, and you'll see the fruit of their labor in due time.

Meanwhile, the Workstation 6.5 Beta and ACE 2.5 Beta portals have been refreshed, but will now require you to register, in order to view the beta portal as well as to download the binaries. The initial step is annoying: having to go in and complete that dreaded registration form all over again, and accepting the End User License Agreement. However, the upside is that, in the future, you will never have to register again for beta programs for these two products. (Some users have been complaining about going through registration process and receiving an error message: "Unauthorized." I am writing a separate post just on that subject.)

Thanks.

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