VMware has announced that Fusion 3 will be available worldwide on October 27 and is available for pre-order from now. The firm described it as 'The best way to run Windows on the Mac', in case you weren't sure what it did.

VMware said that VMware Fusion 3 was built with Snow Leopard in mind and made the most of its advanced architecture through the addition of a new 64-bit core engine and native support for the 64-bit kernel. In a statement it added, "VMware Fusion 3 will be the first to enable the full Windows 7 experience, side-by-side with your Mac, complete with Windows Aero and Flip 3D".

Its 3D graphics capabilities and support for OpenGL 2.1 and DirectX 9.0c Shader Model 3 will let users play 3D Windows games and applications, without rebooting.

Jocelyn Goldfein, vice president and general manager, desktop business unit at VMware said, "VMware Fusion 3 builds on our proven platform and makes it even easier for users to run Windows applications on the Mac", in case we still hadn't quite got the message.

VMware Fusion 3 is now available for pre-orders at VMware, the Apple Online Store, and Amazon.com for a suggested retail price of $79.99 starting today. Upgrades from previous versions of VMware Fusion to VMware Fusion 3 will be available for $39.99.

07 Oct 2009