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The March patch releases for ESX Server 3.0.x are now available. The release includes both Critical Patches and Security Patches. Update patches for ESX Server 2.5.3 and 2.5.4 are also available.

New pre-release builds are now available for download: VMware ACE 2.0 Beta, VMware Player 2.0 Beta, VMware Workstation 6.0 Release Candidate.

New white papers are available: SAN System Design and Deployment Guide, VirtualCenter Monitoring and Performance Statistics, and VirtualCenter 2.x: Using Database Views

This month's patch set for ESX Server 3.0.x is now available, including several Security Patches and one Critical Patch for ESX Server 3.0.1. This patch adds support for Microsoft Clustering Server (MSCS) with Windows 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and R2 Guest Operating Systems (KB 2021).

The ACE 2 Enterprise Edition beta is now available. New features of this release include an ACE Management Server, support for Linux hosts, Workstation integration, and Pocket ACE, which allows deployment of a secured virtual machine on a USB storage device. For questions and comments, visit the discussion forum (registration required).

A second beta release of VMware's product for the Mac, code-named "Fusion", is now available. Changes include experimental 3D support and single snapshot functionality. See the blog entry and the release notes for details, and visit the discussion forum (registration required) for questions and comments.

New patches have been released. Update patches for ESX Server 2.5.4, 2.5.3, 2.1.3, and 2.0.2 address both functionality and security issues. VirtualCenter 2.0.1 Patch 2 improves licensing handling and addresses several issues, including database performance.

VMware Server 1.0.2 has been released. This is a maintenance release; see the release notes for more details, and visit the VMware Server Discussion Forum for questions or comments.