VMWare from Wikipedia

The Wikipedia link for VMWare is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VMware

VMWare is a publicly-listed developer of proprietary virtualization software products for x86 computers.

Products

Desktop software

• VMware Workstation - allows a user to run multiple instances of x86 on one PC.
• VMware Fusion - similar to Workstation for MacIntel platform.
• VMware Player - can run but not create virtual machines.

Server software

• VMWare ESX Server
• VMWare Server (GSX Server)

Other products

• Converter - builds VM from either physical machines or VM made by other virtualization products

host machine - the physical hardware

guest machine - the VM

virtual applience - a VM (VPC)