Virtual 'Time Bomb' Blasts VMware Systems

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Aug 15, 2008 1:49 AM EDT
LinuxInsider; By Walaika Haskins
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A glitch in VMware's most recent update had customers scrambling this week. A problem caused by a bug from the beta version of the software that engineers failed to remove or deactivate left VMware users unable to power on virtual machines running the hypervisor software. The bug, also known as a"time bomb," is code that developers insert in beta software to push users to upgrade to an application's final version.

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