VMware has released a minor dot release or maintenance release of its popular virtualization product for Mac users - VMware Fusion 2.0.2. This latest version is a free update for all VMware Fusion 1.x and VMware Fusion 2.x users.
With this maintenance release comes a number of bug fixes, but they've also added a few enhancements as well:
- Allows importing Windows virtual machines from both Parallels Desktop 4.0 and Parallels Server for Mac.
- Supports mounting unencrypted .dmg file format as a CD/DVD disk image, in addition to .iso file format.
- Supports Mac OS X 10.5.6 as a host operating system.
- Provides experimental support for Mac OS X Server 10.5.6 as a guest operating system.
- Supports Ubuntu 8.10 as a guest operating system, including features such as VMware Tools with prebuilt kernel modules, Easy Install, and Unity.
- Ships with a 12-month complimentary subscription to McAfee VirusScan Plus 2009 antivirus software, with localization support for French, German, Italian, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, and Japanese.
- Provides performance improvements when browsing mirrored folders and shared folders in Windows virtual machines.
- Supports display of Windows applications in Unity view as 48 pixel x 48 pixel icons.
- Resolves issues with "Optimize for Mac OS application performance" preference option for Mac OS X 10.5.5 and later.
- Contains bug fixes described in Resolved Issues.
Watch them import a Parallels Virtual Machine in this video: