I am happy to announce that VMware Fusion 2.0 Release Candidate (build 113392) is now available! VMware Fusion 2.0 will be a free downloadable upgrade for all VMware Fusion 1.x customers when released.

Click here to download VMware Fusion 2.0 Release Candidate (build 113392): http://www.vmware.com/communities/content/beta/fusion20/registration.html

VMware Fusion 2.0 RC has many enhancements and fixes, including:

• Windows Virus Protection Included with a 12-month complementary subscription to McAfee VirusScan Plus for XP and Vista
• Now Available in Seven Languages: English, French, German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, and now Spanish and Italian
• User Interface Improvements in Snapshot/Rollback window and Sharing settings pane
• Mac OS X Server Guest Improvements
• Shared Applications/URL Handling Improvements
• Revamped Help
• Reduced Download Size

For more details and a list of key bugs fixed, see:

http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-7452

We are excited to be in the home stretch and we look forward to your feedback.

NOTE: As with any pre-release release, there are known and unknown issues. We recommend testing only for those who want to use the latest and greatest software and can afford potential downtime and issues.

Pat Lee
VMware