We are proud to announce the availability of VMware Workstation 5.5 Release Candidate, the latest version of VMware's desktop application for software developers/testers and IT professionals. We have taken an exceptional product and improved it with new features and capabilities that increase individual productivity and flexibility, and let users work with new types of software. Now we want to know what you think of it! As a beta tester, you can provide us with real-world testing and product feedback that will ensure the final release provides the functionality and quality that you expect from VMware Workstation. Note: When the final version of Workstation 5.5 is released, it will be made available to current Workstation 5.0 customers as a FREE, electronic update that can be downloaded from the VMware web site. New support for select host & guest operating systems and hardware - 32 and 64 bit Workstation 5.5 offers new host and guest operating system support for the latest distributions from Microsoft, Red Hat, SUSE, Sun Solaris x86, FreeBSD and more. Workstation 5.5 also offers support for new processors from Intel and AMD. Read the details on supported operating systems and processors.