VMware Workstation - popular program to create several virtual computers on one system. Designed primarily for programmers and system administrators who need to test applications running in different environments. VMware Workstation creates completely isolated, secure virtual machines, encapsulating operating systems and applications. VMware virtualization layer maps resources physical equipment with virtual machine resources. Thus, each virtual machine gets its own CPU, memory, disks and I/O devices and is fully equivalent standard computer x86. VMware Workstation installs on the host operating system and provides broad hardware support by inheriting the supported hardware of the host operating system.

Any application that runs on a standard PC will run in a virtual machine VMware Workstation. VMware Workstation is the equivalent of a complete PC with networking and support various devices. Each virtual machine has its own CPU, memory, disks, I/O devices, etc. It can run any application that runs on supported guest OSes, including Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop, Apache Web Server, Microsoft Visual Studio, kernel debuggers, firewalls, VPN software and more.

VMware Workstation 12 Pro continues VMware's tradition of delivering maximum performance and innovative capabilities that technicians need to work with virtual machines every day. Thanks to the support of the latter Windows versions and Linux, the latest processors and hardware, as well as connectivity to VMware vSphere and vCloud Air, this software is the ideal solution for increasing productivity, saving time and embracing the cloud.

Advantages:

• Advanced virtualization technologies desktop computers
  VMware Workstation gives technicians a revolutionary new way to develop, test, demonstrate, and deploy software by running multiple x86-based operating systems simultaneously on a single PC. VMware Workstation was created taking into account the experience gained over 15 years of successful virtualization of various environments; During this time, the product received more than 50 industry awards. With VMware Workstation, users get an unprecedented range of supported operating systems, an unrivaled experience, and unparalleled performance, taking desktop virtualization to a whole new level.
• Advanced desktop virtualization technologies for Windows and Linux
  VMware Workstation supports the latest hardware to recreate server, desktop, and tablet environments in virtual machines. With this product, you can run applications on multiple operating systems (such as Linux, Windows® and others) simultaneously on a single PC without rebooting. VMware Workstation helps you easily evaluate the benefits of new operating systems and test applications, patches, and reference architectures in a secure, sandboxed environment. Workstation provides customers with the highest levels of performance and reliability and delivers exceptional capabilities not available with other desktop virtualization solutions for Mac.
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  With the ability to allocate multiple CPU cores and large amounts of RAM and graphics memory (up to several gigabytes) to each virtual machine, Workstation gives the most demanding virtual environment applications the maximum amount of computer resources. Additionally, with Workstation you can create end-to-end virtual machines on Cloud Foundry™ laptops, VMs with data-intensive applications (such as a single-node Apache™ Hadoop® cluster), and 64-bit VMs running on vSphere or Microsoft Hyper. -V Server.
• Cloud resources for PC owners
  Transparent access to all virtual machines regardless of their location (from PC to cloud). Simply drag and drop a virtual machine to move it from your PC to your VMware vSphere® private cloud or vCloud Air public cloud. Using a hybrid cloud removes the dependency on PC performance, allowing workloads to move and scale faster to the cloud, reducing complexity and improving compatibility with other environments.
• Sharing virtual machines
  Sharing access to a virtual machine is the most quick way implement general access to applications in a production-like environment and support their testing. VMware Workstation can act as a server and share a repository of virtual machines of any configuration with a team, department, or organization. In addition, this product provides enterprise-level control of user access to shared VMs.

• Support Microsoft Windows 10 and other OS
  Workstation 12 Pro is The best way test and evaluate Windows features 10 on existing Windows or Linux PCs. Windows 10 can be installed on virtual machines from a disk or ISO image in just a few simple steps using the Workstation Virtual Machine Wizard. Workstation 12 Pro lets you take advantage of the latest features in Windows 10, like your personal digital assistant Cortana and inking in the new Edge web browser, and create universal apps for Windows 10 devices. You can even ask Cortana to launch VMware Workstation directly from Windows 10. Additionally, Workstation 12 Pro is ready to work with the latest Linux distributions, including Ubuntu 15.04, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1, Fedora 22 and others. You can even create nested hypervisors to run Hyper-V or VMware ESXi and vSphere and create a universal vSphere environment that supports training, demos, and testing. Workstation 12 Pro adds support for VMware Photon, so you can build and experiment with containerized applications in a virtualized environment.
• High quality 3D graphics
  Workstation 12 Pro now supports DirectX 10 and OpenGL 3.3, delivering a more fluid and responsive experience when using 3D applications. With these additions, you can now work with all applications that require DirectX 10, such as Microsoft Power Map for Excel, to implement new data visualization capabilities. Additionally, Workstation makes it much easier to run resource-intensive 3D graphics applications such as AutoCAD or SOLIDWORKS in a virtual machine.
• High resolution display support
  Workstation 12 Pro delivers ultra-sharp images by being optimized to support 4K UHD (3,840 x 2,160) displays found on desktops and QHD+ (3,200 x 1,800) displays found on x86 laptops and tablets. Workstation 12 Pro now supports multiple monitors of different resolutions on a host, so you can use your new 4K UHD display and your existing 1080p HD display simultaneously.
• Creation of high-performance VMs
  With Workstation 12 Pro you can create virtual machines with up to 16 virtual CPUs, virtual disks 8 TB and 64 GB of memory to run the most demanding server and desktop applications in a virtualized environment. Graphics-intensive applications can be further accelerated by allocating up to 2 GB of video memory to the virtual machine.
• Improved connectivity
  Workstation 12 Pro delivers the benefits the latest equipment and supports HD audio codecs with sound system 7.1 surround sound, USB interface 3.0 and Bluetooth. So the connection new webcam, headset or printer to the virtual machine will not cause problems. Workstation 12 Pro now supports USB 3.0 not only in Windows 8, but also in Windows 7, for high-speed file transfer when using external storage devices. Workstation 12 Pro also improves the quality of Skype or Lync conferencing on guest virtual machines.
• Creation virtual networks
  Improved IPv6 support, including translation network addresses IPv6 to IPv4 and vice versa gives users the ability to create more complex network topologies. With the Virtual Network Editor included with Workstation 12 Pro, you can add or remove IPv4 or IPv6 virtual networks, and create custom virtual network configurations for test and demo environments without changing the PC network configuration.
• Leveraging vSphere and vCloud Air capabilities
  Workstation 12 Pro provides connectivity to VMware vSphere and vCloud Air to empower and scale virtual machines in the cloud. This gives technicians the ability to work on both local virtual machines and hosted VMs, providing optimal flexibility and access to additional resources. With Workstation 12 Pro, you can easily drag and drop virtual machines between your PC and an internal cloud built on vSphere, ESXi, or another Workstation instance. Users can easily connect to vCloud Air and add, launch and view virtual machines directly from the Workstation 12 Pro interface. Workstation 12 now supports power management in vCloud Air: turning on/off, pausing and resuming virtual machines. This helps eliminate unnecessary steps and save time.
• User Interface
  Workstation 12 Pro is effective solution, which allows technicians to control how virtual machines are configured and interacted with, both locally on a PC and in the cloud. The Workstation 12 Pro interface includes simplified menus, dynamic icons, tabs, options screens, and a searchable library of virtual machines. All this provides quick access to virtual machines, viewing their status and saves time. With Workstation 12 Pro, you can now move the virtual machine tab to your desktop and create a new Workstation instance when you need to work with multiple virtual machines.
• Protect work materials and save time
  Workstation 12 Pro provides virtual machine security, protection, and time savings with snapshot and clone capabilities. Using snapshots, users can save the state of the virtual machine and return to it if necessary. Workstation allows you to easily add virtual machines through cloning, which means creating an unlimited number of copies of a virtual machine as part of the basic installation and configuration process. The linked clone mechanism is even faster, more convenient and effective method duplication of complex VM parameters for testing and special demonstrations. Linked clones create a copy of a virtual machine that uses the virtual disks of the parent virtual machine, but takes up significantly less disk space than a full clone.
• Using Restricted Virtual Machines
  With Workstation 12, IT administrators can create and manage policies for virtual machines and deliver applications to end users as containerized virtual machines with limited access. The solution supports enterprise content protection by restricting access to Workstation virtual machine settings, such as drag-and-drop, copy and paste operations, and USB device connections. In addition, virtual machines can be protected with encryption and a password to prevent unauthorized changes to corporate virtual machine settings. Workstation 12 Pro delivers 3x the performance of encrypted VMs when suspended and resumed compared to previous versions Workstation.
• Virtual machines with a limited validity period
  For short-term projects, temporary work, or simply evaluating software, Workstation provides the ability to create virtual machines with limited access that will stop working at a specified point in time. A powered-on virtual machine sends requests to the server at a specified interval, storing the current system time in the restricted VM's policy file as the last trusted timestamp. When a virtual machine expires, it is automatically suspended and only an IT administrator can restart it.
• Cross compatibility of virtual machines
  Workstation 12 Pro provides compatibility with other VMware products and platforms. With Workstation 12 Pro, you can create virtual machines that run other VMware products, as well as restricted virtual machines for use with Horizon FLEX, Fusion Pro, and Workstation Player.