OzHub, the Macquarie Telecom-led cloud computing alliance, has come down firmly on the side of Optus over the copyright controversy surrounding Optus TV Now, warning that any moves to change the law "risk branding Australia a global luddite state."
VMware has announced that version 3 of its Fusion virtualization software, which enables Macs to run Windows, will support "the ultimate Windows 7 experience." It also has a changed interface that makes Windows programs appear more like Mac ones.
Due out October 27, just five days after Windows 7 is slated to ship, Fusion 3 promises to support Windows 7 fully, including its Aero and Flip 3D interface elements.
The new version also has a 64-bit engine and support for Snow Leopard's 64-bit kernel, which should improve its performance.
VMware has also improved Fusion's "Unity" interface, which integrates the Windows environment with the Mac desktop.
Unity already makes it possible to view each Windows window as a separate Mac window, rather than having all Windows processes contained within a single Mac window, and to minimize running applications to the OS X Dock.
The new version will make Windows applications behave even more as if they're native Mac apps, for example making them work with Exposé.
Fusion 3 will also support both the OpenGL 2.1 and the Windows-specific DirectX 9.0c APIs. VMware claims that this support will let users play 3D Windows games and run 3D applications.
The company is already taking preorders for Fusion 3 at the VMware site. The price is US$80, with upgrades from previous versions available for $40. Customers can also buy Fusion 2 at full price now and get a free upgrade to version 3 when it ships.
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