VMware Workstation is powerful desktop virtualization software for software developers/testers and IT professionals who want to streamline software development, testing and deployment in their enterprise. VMware Workstation allows users to run multiple x86-based operating systems, including Windows, Linux, and NetWare, and their applications simultaneously on a single PC in fully networked, portable virtual machines, no hard drive partitioning or rebooting required.

VMware Workstation 6.0 Beta includes exciting new features, such as:
- Support for Windows Vista - Use Windows Vista as host operating system
- Multiple monitor display - You can configure a VM to span multiple monitors, or multiple VMs to each display on separate monitors
- Support for USB 2.0 devices - You can now use peripherals that require high-speed performance in your VMs, such as MP3 Players and fast storage devices
- VM Record/Replay - Use this feature to record VM activities and be guaranteed to reproduce the exact VM state 100% of the time
- Integrated Virtual Debugger - Workstation integrates with Visual Studio and Eclipse so you can deploy, run, and debug programs in a VM directly from your preferred IDE
- Automation APIs (VIX API 2.0) - You can write scripts and programs to automate VM testing

This release provides experimental support for the following operating systems now in Beta:
- 32-bit and 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.5 (Beta, formerly called 4.0 Update 5) and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 (Beta) as host and guest operating systems
- 32-bit and 64-bit SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP4 (Beta) as host and guest operating systems

This release provides full support for the following operating systems:
- 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Vista as host and guest operating systems
- 32-bit and 64-bit Ubuntu Linux 6.10 as host and guest operating systems
- 32-bit and 64-bit Mandriva Linux 2007 as host and guest operating systems
- 32-bit and 64-bit Solaris 10 Update 3 as guest operating system
- 32-bit Novell Netware 6.5 SP5 as guest operating system