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VMware Workstation 9 is your on-ramp to the cloud.  Workstation's broad operating system support, rich user experience, comprehensive feature set and high performance will dramatically changes the way you work with virtual machines.  It's the perfect companion for any technical professional as they move to the cloud.

Winner of more than 50 industry awards, VMware Workstation is recognized for its broad operating system support, rich user experience, comprehensive feature set and high performance. It's the perfect companion for any technical professional that values applications built by engineers, for engineers.

Access Anytime, Anywhere
VMware Workstation provides a seamless way to access all of the virtual machines you need, regardless of where they are running. Remotely connect to virtual machines running on VMware vSphere, ESXi or another copy of VMware Workstation. Workstation’s web interface lets you access local and server hosted virtual machines from your PC, smart phone, tablet or any device with a modern browser.

Run a Cloud on Your PC
Workstation enables you to build a cloud on your laptop. You can run VMware’s Micro Cloud Foundry and other cloud infrastructures such as Apache’s OpenStack. You can also run Big Data applications from companies like Cloudera including the Apache™ Hadoop™ software library.