I am really happy to annouce that VMware Fusion 1.1 is now available for download. VMware Fusion 1.1 has over 25 new and improved features since VMware Fusion 1.0 including support for Mac OS X Leopard, Microsoft Vista in Boot Camp virtual machines, experimental support for DirectX 9.0 (without shaders) 3D graphics, localized French, German, and Japanese versions, and more.

There were only a handful of critical changes between 1.1 RC and 1.1 final release including:

1. A fix for the kernal panic found in vmioplug on Mac OS X Leopard
2. 2D graphics regression found with .NET applications resolved
3. Mac Pro sound output on Mac OS Leopard now works as expected
4. Exclude VMware Fusion VMs from Time Machine due to Time Machine hang when backing up live virtual machines
5. Support for GMA 3100 Intel Graphics Accelerators (in new MacBook)
6. Fixed networking issues after doing a Leopard Upgrades or using the Apple Migration Assistant once you restart the destination Mac

Download the free VMware Fusion 1.1 upgrade now!

And one more thing....

a lot of people have asked for an easier way to move from Parallel Desktop for Mac to VMware Fusion to take advantage of the reliablity and performance of VMware Fusion without having to start from scratch. I am pleased to announce a beta release of VMware Importer for VMware Fusion. VMware Importer for VMware Fusion imports Parallels Desktop for Mac 2.5 and 3.0 virtual machines that are Windows 2000 or later.

Click here for more details on VMware Importer Beta.

We hope you enjoy VMware Fusion 1.1 and the VMware Importer Beta.

Best,

Pat