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VMware Workstation 7 adds Windows 7 support

VMware has added support for Windows 7 and expanded the ability to handle virtual processors in Workstation 7, the new version of its platform for running multiple operating systems simultaneously on a PC. The new version of Workstation supports the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows 7. VMware Workstation 7 also works with the Flip 3D and Aero Peek features in the Windows 7 interface to show live thumbnail pictures of a user's virtual machines. Installing Microsoft's new OS on a virtual machine is easier than on a physical PC, according to VMware, which also claims that a virtual installation of Windows XP running in Workstation outperforms Windows 7's own Windows XP mode.

A new IT law has come into force in India that frees Internet portals from liability for third-party content and activity, but gives the government powers to monitor communications on the Internet, and block web sites that are found to be offensive. The law may also strengthen the hands of India's security agencies, who have been demanding that service providers like Research In Motion should make available the decryption keys for the corporate e-mail services they operate.

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