[Macpartners] IS&T Ends Support for VMware Fusion 3.x and Workstation 7.x

[Andrew Munchbach]

Good Morning—

Information Services & Technology (IS&T) will end support for VMware Fusion 3.x and Workstation 7.x effective immediately.  The decision to end support for these applications was based on the following criteria:


* Availability of VMware Fusion 4.x and Workstation 8.x

* Performance improvements in Fusion 4.x and Workstation 8.x

* Security enhancements in Fusion 4.x and Workstation 8.x

MIT faculty, staff, and students can download VMware Fusion 4.x and Workstation 8.x free of charge from IS&T’s Available Software website<https://ist.mit.edu/services/software/available-software?field_soft_app_type_value_many_to_one=virt&field_platform_value_many_to_one=All&field_mit_status_value_many_to_one_1=All&title=>.

As a reminder, IS&T strongly recommends a three-year hardware-renewal cycle for all departments, labs, and centers (DLCs). This renewal cycle helps to ensure that machines are current enough to run the software recommended and supported by both IS&T and third-party vendors.

Installation documentation can be found in Hermes [Workstation 8<http://kb.mit.edu/confluence/x/GQCCAw> | Fusion 4<http://kb.mit.edu/confluence/x/C4BzAw>].

For further assistance installing or upgrading VMware Fusion or Workstation, please contact the Help Desk at 617.253.1101 or helpdesk at mit.edu<mailto:helpdesk at mit.edu>. You can also submit a request online<http://ist.mit.edu/support#form>.

A formatted version of this announcement can be found here: http://kb.mit.edu/confluence/x/JIC_BQ

Sincerely,
Andrew Munchbach
On behalf of IS&T and the Software Release Team
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