VMware Unity Mode

This is not new feature on Virtualization, it was introduced by Parallels on its version for MAC OS some time ago,

Microsoft introduce it on its called Windows XP mode for Windows 7.

And VMware also has this feature Unity Mode, and that is it, when Applications running on Virtual machines are access as transparent form from Real Machine.

This feature is present from VMware Workstation 6.5, look follow screenshot of some apps running on Virtual Machine, they looks a apps running on Real Machine.

17-year-old computer bug was patched for Microsoft

The main feature on software is the reutilization of components and this ancient bug was discovered by Google security researcher Tavis Ormandy in January 2010 and involves a utility that allows newer versions of Windows to run very old programs.

Mr Ormandy has found a way to exploit this utility in Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and 2008 as well as Windows Vista and Windows 7.

You can read more on  BBC article: Microsoft to patch 17-year-old computer bug