<s>
VMware	B-Operating_System
Fusion	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
software	B-Application
hypervisor	B-Operating_System
developed	O
by	O
VMware	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
allows	O
Macs	B-Device
with	O
Intel	O
or	O
the	O
Apple	O
M	O
series	O
of	O
chips	O
to	O
run	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machines	I-Architecture
with	O
guest	B-General_Concept
operating	I-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
,	O
such	O
as	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
or	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
within	O
the	O
host	O
macOS	B-Application
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
VMware	B-Operating_System
Fusion	I-Operating_System
can	O
virtualize	B-General_Concept
a	O
multitude	O
of	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
,	O
including	O
many	O
older	O
versions	O
of	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
which	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
run	O
older	O
Mac	B-Device
software	B-Application
that	O
can	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
run	O
under	O
the	O
current	O
version	O
of	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
32-bit	O
and	O
PowerPC	B-Architecture
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VMware	B-Operating_System
Fusion	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
uses	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
paravirtualization	O
and	O
hardware	B-General_Concept
virtualization	I-General_Concept
made	O
possible	O
by	O
the	O
Mac	B-Device
transition	I-Device
to	I-Device
Intel	I-Device
processors	I-Device
in	O
2006	O
,	O
marked	O
VMware	O
's	O
first	O
entry	O
into	O
Macintosh-based	O
x86	B-Operating_System
virtualization	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
VMware	B-Operating_System
Fusion	I-Operating_System
uses	O
Intel	O
VT	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
Intel	B-Device
Core	I-Device
microarchitecture	I-Device
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
the	O
underlying	O
technology	O
in	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Fusion	I-Operating_System
is	O
inherited	O
from	O
other	O
VMware	O
products	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
,	O
allowing	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Fusion	I-Operating_System
to	O
offer	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
64-bit	B-Device
and	O
SMP	B-Operating_System
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VMware	B-Operating_System
Fusion	I-Operating_System
1.0	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
6	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
exactly	O
one	O
year	O
after	O
being	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
the	O
Mac	B-Device
transition	I-Device
to	I-Device
Apple	I-Device
silicon	I-Device
in	O
2020	O
,	O
VMware	O
announced	O
plans	O
for	O
Fusion	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
new	O
M-series	O
platform	O
and	O
ARM	O
architecture	O
,	O
releasing	O
a	O
tech	O
preview	O
for	O
M1	B-Device
chips	I-Device
in	O
September	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2022	O
,	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Fusion	I-Operating_System
13	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
allowing	O
ARM	O
virtualization	B-General_Concept
on	O
Apple	B-Device
Silicon	I-Device
chips	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Coinciding	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
,	O
VMware	O
implemented	O
support	O
for	O
TPM	O
2.0	O
and	O
OpenGL	B-Application
4.3	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
improvements	O
to	O
VMware	O
Tools	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
VMware	B-Operating_System
Fusion	I-Operating_System
13	O
retains	O
support	O
for	O
Intel	B-Device
Macs	I-Device
,	O
distributing	O
the	O
software	B-Application
as	O
a	O
universal	B-Operating_System
binary	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
1.1.0	O
November	O
12	O
,	O
2007	O
Support	O
for	O
Leopard	O
,	O
Boot	B-Application
Camp	I-Application
,	O
and	O
improvements	O
to	O
DirectX	O
support	O
and	O
Unity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2.0	O
September	O
12	O
,	O
2008	O
Multiple	O
Snapshots	O
with	O
AutoProtect	O
,	O
Improved	O
Unity	O
,	O
DirectX	O
9.0	O
Shader	O
Model	O
2	O
3D	O
,	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	O
Server	O
guests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2.0.2	O
February	O
11	O
,	O
2009	O
Import	O
from	O
Parallels	O
,	O
supports	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	O
Server	O
10.5.6	O
host	O
,	O
mounts	O
DMG	O
images	O
,	O
supports	O
Ubuntu	O
8.10	O
in	O
Unity	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2.0.5	O
June	O
23	O
,	O
2009	O
Support	O
for	O
Nehalem	O
Mac	B-Device
Pro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Experimental	O
support	O
for	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	O
10.6	O
as	O
guest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fixed	O
issues	O
with	O
NVidia	O
graphics	O
cards	O
on	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	O
10.6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2.0.7	O
April	O
8	O
,	O
2010	O
Fixed	O
security	O
issues	O
,	O
accepts	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Fusion	I-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
license	O
keys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3.0	O
October	O
27	O
,	O
2009	O
Added	O
support	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
with	O
Aero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Full	O
64‑bit	O
compatibility	O
with	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	O
10.6	O
host	O
and	O
guest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3.0.2	O
February	O
18	O
,	O
2010	O
Fixes	O
a	O
problem	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
latest	O
release	O
of	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	O
10.6	O
Server	O
(	O
Snow	O
Leopard	O
)	O
can	O
run	O
in	O
a	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
3.1.0	O
May	O
25	O
,	O
2010	O
Improved	O
3D	O
&	O
video	O
performance	O
,	O
improved	O
Unity	O
view	O
performance	O
and	O
integration	O
,	O
USB	O
EasyConnect	O
,	O
improved	O
migration	O
assistant	O
,	O
8‑core	O
SMP	B-Operating_System
support	O
,	O
increased	O
virtual	O
hard	O
disk	O
size	O
,	O
updated	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VMware	O
vSphere	O
4.1	O
is	O
now	O
supported	O
as	O
a	O
guest	B-General_Concept
operating	I-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
3.1.4	O
April	O
13	O
,	O
2012	O
Fixes	O
a	O
bug	O
with	O
starting	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machines	I-Architecture
on	O
OS	O
X	O
10.7.4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
4.0	O
September	O
14	O
,	O
2011	O
Run	O
Lion	O
,	O
Lion	O
Server	O
,	O
Snow	O
Leopard	O
,	O
Snow	O
Leopard	O
Server	O
,	O
and	O
Leopard	O
Server	O
in	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machines	I-Architecture
,	O
up	O
to	O
2.5x	O
faster	O
3D	O
graphics	O
,	O
add	O
Windows	O
programs	O
to	O
Launchpad	O
,	O
view	O
in	O
full	O
screen	O
,	O
or	O
in	O
Mission	O
Control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
4.0.2	O
September	O
27	O
,	O
2011	O
Addresses	O
an	O
issue	O
starting	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machines	I-Architecture
running	O
a	O
forthcoming	O
version	O
of	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	O
Lion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
4.1.0	O
November	O
17	O
,	O
2011	O
Added	O
support	O
for	O
Lion	O
's	O
full	O
screen	O
mode	O
,	O
improved	O
performance	O
,	O
and	O
reintroduced	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
turn	O
on	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machines	I-Architecture
automatically	O
when	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Fusion	I-Operating_System
is	O
opened	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
4.1.1	O
November	O
23	O
,	O
2011	O
Reintroduces	O
the	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	O
Server	O
check	O
after	O
it	O
was	O
inadvertently	O
omitted	O
from	O
4.1.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
4.1.2	O
April	O
12	O
,	O
2012	O
Adds	O
early	O
host	O
and	O
guest	O
support	O
in	O
preparation	O
for	O
the	O
future	O
release	O
of	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
Mountain	I-Operating_System
Lion	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
4.1.3	O
June	O
13	O
,	O
2012	O
Various	O
bug	O
fixes	O
4.1.4	O
November	O
8	O
,	O
2012	O
Various	O
bug	O
fixes	O
5.0.0	O
August	O
23	O
,	O
2012	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Fusion	I-Operating_System
5	O
has	O
been	O
revamped	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
new	O
technologies	O
only	O
available	O
in	O
Mountain	O
Lion	O
,	O
Windows	O
8	O
and	O
the	O
latest	O
Macs	B-Device
5.0.1	O
August	O
30	O
,	O
2012	O
Improved	O
handling	O
of	O
USB	O
devices	O
5.0.2	O
November	O
8	O
,	O
2012	O
Various	O
bug	O
fixes	O
5.0.3	O
March	O
14	O
,	O
2013	O
Various	O
bug	O
fixes	O
5.0.4	O
December	O
11	O
,	O
2013	O
Various	O
bug	O
fixes	O
5.0.5	O
July	O
3	O
,	O
2014	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Fusion	I-Operating_System
5.0.5	O
has	O
been	O
updated	O
to	O
the	O
OPENSSL	O
library	O
version	O
openssl	O
-	O
0.9.8za	O
where	O
necessary	O
to	O
address	O
CVE-2014-0224	O
,	O
CVE-2014-0198	O
,	O
CVE-2010-5298	O
,	O
and	O
CVE-2014-3470	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
6.0.0	O
September	O
3	O
,	O
2013	O
6.0.1	O
September	O
19	O
,	O
2013	O
6.0.2	O
November	O
5	O
,	O
2013	O
6.0.3	O
April	O
17	O
,	O
2014	O
Maintenance	O
release	O
which	O
resolved	O
some	O
known	O
issues	O
6.0.4	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
2014	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Fusion	I-Operating_System
6.0.4	O
has	O
been	O
updated	O
to	O
the	O
OPENSSL	O
library	O
version	O
openssl-1.0.1h	O
where	O
necessary	O
to	O
address	O
CVE-2014-0224	O
,	O
CVE-2014-0198	O
,	O
CVE-2010-5298	O
,	O
and	O
CVE-2014-3470	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
6.0.5	O
October	O
16	O
,	O
2014	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Fusion	I-Operating_System
6.0.5	O
is	O
a	O
maintenance	O
release	O
that	O
resolves	O
some	O
known	O
issues	O
6.0.6	O
April	O
23	O
,	O
2015	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Fusion	I-Operating_System
6.0.6	O
is	O
a	O
maintenance	O
release	O
that	O
resolves	O
some	O
known	O
issues	O
7.0.0	O
September	O
3	O
,	O
2014	O
OS	B-Device
X	I-Device
Yosemite	I-Device
look	O
and	O
feel	O
,	O
support	O
of	O
Yosemite	O
and	O
Windows	O
8.1	O
,	O
optimized	O
for	O
Haswell	O
Intel	O
processors	O
with	O
performance	O
improvements	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
43%	O
vs	O
Fusion	O
6	O
,	O
allocate	O
up	O
to	O
2	O
Gb	O
of	O
video	O
memory	O
per	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
,	O
improved	O
support	O
for	O
Retina	O
Macs®	O
connected	O
to	O
non-Retina	O
displays	O
,	O
energy	O
impact	O
reduced	O
by	O
42%	O
,	O
automate	O
GPU	O
switching	O
for	O
dual	O
GPU	O
Macs	B-Device
,	O
virtual	O
web	O
camera	O
compatible	O
with	O
iSight	O
and	O
external	O
webcams	O
,	O
improved	O
guest	O
OS	O
compatibility	O
,	O
over	O
50	O
new	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
7.1.1	O
February	O
17	O
,	O
2015	O
7.1.2	O
June	O
15	O
,	O
2015	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Fusion	I-Operating_System
7.1.2	O
has	O
been	O
updated	O
to	O
use	O
OpenSSL	O
library	O
version	O
openssl-1.0.1m	O
which	O
addresses	O
several	O
OpenSSL	O
security	O
issues	O
7.1.3	O
November	O
12	O
,	O
2015	O
Maintenance	O
release	O
8.0	O
August	O
24	O
,	O
2015	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
10.11	I-Operating_System
El	I-Operating_System
Capitan	I-Operating_System
support	O
for	O
both	O
host	O
and	O
guest	O
OS	O
;	O
Windows	O
10	O
support	O
for	O
guest	O
OS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
support	O
for	O
Ubuntu	O
15.04	O
,	O
Fedora	O
22	O
,	O
CentOS	O
7.1	O
,	O
RHEL	O
7.1	O
,	O
Oracle	O
Linux	B-Application
7.1	O
,	O
VMware	O
Project	O
Photon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Graphics	O
support	O
updated	O
for	O
DirectX10	O
and	O
OpenGL	B-Application
3.3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Improvements	O
for	O
encrypted	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machines	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
the	O
retina	O
Macs	B-Device
,	O
including	O
iMac	O
5k	O
and	O
12	O
"	O
MacBook	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
USB	O
3	O
support	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
VM	O
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fixes	O
issues	O
with	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machines	I-Architecture
crashing	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
compatibility	O
fixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Full	O
support	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
Sierra	O
,	O
including	O
Tabs	O
and	O
Siri	O
support	O
and	O
Windows	O
10	O
Anniversary	O
edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fixes	O
a	O
hang/crash	O
issue	O
on	O
Linux	B-Application
kernel	O
4.7	O
(	O
and	O
above	O
)	O
,	O
Intel-based	O
hosts	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
may	O
allow	O
a	O
guest	O
to	O
execute	O
code	O
on	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
that	O
runs	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Fusion	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Addresses	O
an	O
issue	O
that	O
could	O
cause	O
Fusion	O
on	O
mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
10.12	O
to	O
encounter	O
an	O
error	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
vulnerability	O
might	O
allow	O
a	O
guest	O
to	O
execute	O
code	O
on	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
that	O
runs	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Fusion	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Day	O
0	O
support	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	O
10	O
Creators	O
Update	O
(	O
version	O
1703	O
)	O
as	O
a	O
guest	B-General_Concept
operating	I-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
and	O
contains	O
bug	O
fixes	O
and	O
security	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
update	O
of	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Fusion	I-Operating_System
exposes	O
hardware	O
support	O
for	O
branch	O
target	O
injection	O
mitigation	O
to	O
VMware	O
guests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
hardware	O
is	O
used	O
by	O
some	O
guest	B-General_Concept
operating	I-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
to	O
mitigate	O
CVE-2018-5715	O
(	O
also	O
called	O
by	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Spectre	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
10.0	O
September	O
26	O
,	O
2017	O
In	O
addition	O
to	O
supporting	O
macOS	B-Operating_System
10.13	I-Operating_System
High	I-Operating_System
Sierra	I-Operating_System
as	O
both	O
Host	O
and	O
Guest	O
,	O
Fusion	O
10	O
supports	O
Windows	O
10	O
Fall	O
Creators	O
Update	O
and	O
the	O
latest	O
updates	O
for	O
Server	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
update	O
of	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Fusion	I-Operating_System
exposes	O
hardware	O
support	O
for	O
branch	O
target	O
injection	O
mitigation	O
to	O
VMware	O
guests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
hardware	O
is	O
used	O
by	O
some	O
guest	B-General_Concept
operating	I-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
to	O
mitigate	O
CVE-2018-5715	O
(	O
also	O
called	O
by	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Spectre	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
11.0	O
September	O
25	O
,	O
2018	O
In	O
addition	O
to	O
supporting	O
macOS	B-Device
10.14	I-Device
Mojave	I-Device
as	O
both	O
host	O
and	O
guest	O
,	O
Fusion	O
11	O
supports	O
Windows	O
10	O
October	O
2018	O
Update	O
and	O
the	O
latest	O
updates	O
for	O
Server	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
notable	O
features	O
include	O
:	O
Enhanced	O
Metal	O
Graphics	O
Rendering	O
Engine	O
with	O
Direct3D	B-Application
10.1	O
,	O
updated	O
user	O
interface	O
and	O
application	O
menu	O
,	O
improved	O
Fusion	O
REST	O
API	O
,	O
one-click	O
SSH	O
,	O
new	O
vSphere	O
view	O
,	O
VMware	O
Virtual	B-General_Concept
Hardware	I-General_Concept
Platform	O
version	O
16	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
contains	O
bug	O
fixes	O
for	O
a	O
compatibility	O
issue	O
with	O
other	O
hypervisor	B-Operating_System
software	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mitigates	O
a	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
performance	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
12	O
September	O
4	O
,	O
2020	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Fusion	I-Operating_System
Player	O
is	O
introduced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
its	O
Workstation	O
counterpart	O
,	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
,	O
it	O
is	O
released	O
for	O
free	O
for	O
non-commercial	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fusion	O
12	O
adds	O
support	O
for	O
macOS	B-Operating_System
Big	I-Operating_System
Sur	I-Operating_System
,	O
DirectX	O
11	O
and	O
OpenGL	B-Application
4.1	O
,	O
an	O
external	O
GPU	O
,	O
USB	O
3.1	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
12.1.0	O
November	O
19	O
,	O
2020	O
Optimized	O
for	O
macOS	B-Operating_System
11	I-Operating_System
Big	I-Operating_System
Sur	I-Operating_System
as	O
host	O
and	O
guest	O
(	O
macOS	B-Device
10.15	I-Device
Catalina	I-Device
is	O
also	O
supported	O
as	O
host	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
guest	B-General_Concept
operating	I-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
support	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Windows	O
10	O
20H2	O
,	O
Ubuntu	O
20.10	O
,	O
RHEL	O
8.3	O
,	O
and	O
Fedora	O
33	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Drops	O
support	O
for	O
macOS	B-Device
10.15	I-Device
Catalina	I-Device
hosts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
13.0	O
Nov	O
17	O
,	O
2022	O
Optimized	O
for	O
macOS	B-Operating_System
13	I-Operating_System
Ventura	I-Operating_System
as	O
host	O
and	O
guest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adds	O
official	O
support	O
for	O
Apple	B-Device
Silicon	I-Device
Macs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adds	O
support	O
for	O
TPM	O
2.0	O
and	O
OpenGL	B-Application
4.3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
13.0.1	O
Feb	O
2	O
,	O
2023	O
Bug	O
fixes	O
for	O
importing	O
Boot	B-Application
Camp	I-Application
partitions	O
,	O
missing	O
localizations	O
and	O
network	O
issues	O
on	O
Monterey/Ventura	O
hosts/guests	O
.	O
</s>
