VMware's free server virtualization product, VMware Server (originally called VMware GSX Server), released to market back in July 2006 after a five-month Beta program. Now, after nearly 8 months in Beta, VMware's second-generation Server product is finally approaching release after hitting Release Candidate 1 stage this week. VMware is expected to ship the final version of VMware Server 2.0 this quarter. One of VMware’s free server virtualization product, VMware Server (originally called VMware GSX Server), released to market back in July 2006 after a five-month Beta program. Now, after nearly 8 months in Beta, VMware’s second-generation Server product is finally approaching release after hitting Release Candidate 1 stage this week. VMware is expected to ship the final version of VMware Server 2.0 this quarter. One of the main new features added with this build update is the support of Microsoft’s Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS). VSS gives the ability to properly back up the state of a Windows virtual machine when using the snapshot feature, and it helps to maintain data integrity of the applications running inside the virtual machine so that data corruption doesn’t take place. This is a really powerful feature for the SMB market making use of this free server class virtualization product. Other features found in this update include: Virtual Machine Communication Interface (VMCI): Support for fast and efficient communication between a virtual machine and the host operating system and between two or more virtual machines on the same host. Support for SCSI pass-through (generic) devices: Allows for SCSI devices such as tape backup devices to be connected to virtual machines. Expand disk capacity on the fly: Allows for adding new SCSI hard disks and controllers to a running virtual machine. Firefox 3 as a supported browser for the management interface. Remote Client Devices: Access devices such as CD-ROMs that are not physically connected to the host via VMware Remote Console Find out more about VMware Server or sign up and download the latest build. Software Development