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   VMware Fusion 7.0 and Fusion 7.0 Professional

   Agen G. N. Schmitz

   Ensuring compatibility with OS X Yosemite as well as the latest Mac
   hardware, VMware has updated its popular virtualization package VMware
   Fusion to version 7.0 with [1]standard and [2]Professional editions. In
   addition to mimicking Yosemite's look and feel (with translucent
   windows and streamlined toolbars), both editions increase energy
   efficiency to improve battery life when running on a Mac laptop,
   support the latest Intel Core i5, i7, and Xeon E5 processors (with up
   to 43 percent improved performance from multimedia, encryption and
   decryption operations), and provide optimized Retina display support
   for Windows applications. In addition to the features found in the
   standard edition, Fusion 7 Professional adds support for a wider
   variety of operating systems, the capability to remotely manage virtual
   machines remotely on vSphere servers, support for utilizing a Mac's
   iSight camera within a Windows virtual machine, and optimization for
   dual graphics processors on MacBook Pros (enabling those with discrete
   and integrated GPUs to choose one or the other).

   If you have a license for VMware Fusion 5 or 6, you can upgrade to the
   standard edition for $49.99, while VMware Fusion Professional 5 or 6
   can be upgraded for $79.99. If you purchased version 6 of either
   edition on or after 1 August 2014, you are eligible for a free
   electronic upgrade. Note that VMware Fusion's price has increased for
   both editions, moving to $69.99 from the $59.99 charged for the
   standard edition last year (see '[3]VMware Fusion 6 and Fusion 6
   Professional,' 8 September 2013) and upping the Professional edition to
   $149.99 from $129.99. The standard edition upgrade remains the same
   price, while the Professional edition rises $10 in price from last
   year. ($69.99/149.99 new, $49.99/$79.99 upgrade, 341 MB, [4]release
   notes)

References

   1. http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/
   2. http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion-professional/
   3. http://tidbits.com/article/14087
   4. https://www.vmware.com/support/fusion/doc/fusion-70-release-notes.html

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