VMware Workstation

VMware, Inc.

VMware Workstation allows you to have virtual machines with different operating systems loaded on one computer without the need to have multiple OS boot options. Once you create a virtual machine, you can load one of the many OS platforms (for which you have to own a license). Configure the virtual machine to reflect the user environment (OS, applications, memory) you need to test. There is virtually no limit to the configurations you can create. You get to specify items like memory, screen resolution, and hard drive space available. If you have users with Windows 98 and Office 97 and a Visual FoxPro 5 app that needs to be supported, you can load all these products and not have to keep a spare old machine hanging around to test issues reported to the technical support department. More information is available at www.vmware.com . The product can be downloaded from this site and is US$299.