they are finally adding some new features, As taken from the newsletter received today: "WE HAVE LIFT-OFF: VMWARE LAUNCHES BETA OF VMWARE WORKSTATION 3.0 A beta version of VMware Workstation 3.0, the latest version of our award-winning desktop product, is now available! Workstation 3.0 features full support for Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP host and guest OSes, as well as support for other recent OS releases. Workstation 3.0 also significantly improves interactive performance. New devices supported include USB devices, SCSI generic devices (no drivers needed in the host OS), and ISO CD-ROM image support. Networking capabilities are significantly expanded and now include NAT (Network Address Translation) to allow guest OSes to share the host's IP address. On Windows hosts, Workstation 3.0 includes a completely new and more powerful Windows-style user interface. A later beta release of Workstation 3.0 will add support for DVD-ROM and CD-R/RW devices for both Windows and Linux operating systems. Pricing and upgrade information will be available soon, and the product will be available in Q4. The beta version of VMware Workstation 3.0 is available starting today, September 4, 2001, at: http://vmware1.m0.net/m/s.asp?HB4313883260X1090856X76193X Read more about the beta release's new features at: http://vmware1.m0.net/m/s.asp?HB4313883260X1090857X76193X Read more about VMware's launch of Workstation 3.0 at: http://vmware1.m0.net/m/s.asp?HB4313883260X1090858X76193X " -- Best regards, Gary