https://www.vmware.com/support/player40/doc/releasenotes_player402.html
VMware Player 4.0.2 is a free update for all VMware Player 4 users and VMware Player 4.0.2 improvements include:
DELL VMware vCloud will run SUSE VMs
OVH now offer hosting packages for almost anyone using almost every hypervisor !
vps
entry level dedicated
enterprise dedicated
mini cloud
DIY cloud (using your choice of - kvm, openvz, proxmox, vmw, xen)
VMware (and VMworld) now have half a dozen IPTV channels full of videos including
The VMware Player to Virtual Box migration how to from the Fat Bloke @ Oracle includes this piece of advice which i completely agree with !
“the Fat Bloke’s First Rule of VM Migration is: Don’t“
See
VMware Player 4 now supports Oracle Linux 4,5,6 guests
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) is the simplest and easiest way to get started with virtualization for free. This fully functional hypervisor lets you virtualize your servers and run your applications in virtual machines in a matter of minutes. vSphere Hypervisor is based on VMware ESXi, the hypervisor architecture that sets the industry standard for reliability, performance, and ecosystem support. Consolidate your applications onto fewer servers and start saving money through reduced hardware, power, cooling, and administration costs.
According to VMware VMware Workstation 8 is your on-ramp to the cloud. With over fifty new features, it’s going to dramatically change the way you work with virtual machines.
Oracle are now saying that their VM is “4x cheaper and 4x more scalable” than VMware and have created a page where you can calculate how much you will save by switching to Oracle VM.
vmware has quite a selection of virtual network adapters you can chose from
see kb.vmware.com/externalId=1001805 for full details