Download VMware Server 1.0 build 28343

Through a press release, VMware announced that it makes its Server virtualization software available for download free of charge. This concerns version 1.0 build 28343, which is available from this page can be downloaded for Linux and Windows. The software only works on x86 PCs, but instead is capable of running 64bit systems including Linux, Windows, NetWare and Solaris. Not only does VMware make its virtualization software available for free, but Microsoft has also offered its Virtual PC application for download. More information about this can be read in this news item. Below is the list of features of VMware Server 1.0 build 28343 posted for convenience:

VMware Server is feature-packed with the following capabilities:

• Runs on standard x86 hardware
• Support for 64-bit guest operating systems, including Linux, Windows, NetWare and Solaris
• Support for VMware VirtualCenter to efficiently provision, monitor and manage infrastructure from a central management console
• Experimental support for 2-Way Virtual SMP, enabling a single virtual machine to span multiple physical processors
• Runs on a wider variety of Linux and Windows host and guest operating systems than any server virtualization product on the market
• Ability to capture entire state of a virtual machine and roll back at any time with the click of a single button
• Installs like an application with quick and easy, wizard-driven installation
• Quick and easy, wizard-driven virtual machine creation
• Support for VMware or Microsoft virtual machine format and Symantec LiveState Recovery images with VM Importer
• Experimental support for Intel Virtualization Technology
• Investment protection with an easy upgrade path to VMware Infrastructure