VMware's virtual machine technology has transcended today's computing model, and the result is increased flexibility, reliability, and security.
Users can deploy and run any and all applications regardless of operating system.
Users can reliably keep working through an OS crash, and, increasingly important in today's networked world, security attacks and viruses can be isolated from valued work environments. VMware's desktop product, the first incarnation of VMware technology, allows the user to run applications from different operating systems at the same time and toggle instantly between them. Thus far, the software has proved to be a unique solution for IT, developers, technical support, QA, and web developers. In addition, the technology can provide a seamless transition to Microsoft's recently released Windows 2000 operating system. According to Gartner Group, one in four corporations making the move to Windows 2000 will run into problems getting the operating system to work with existing software and systems.