VMware Converter 3.0 Beta

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The process of converting an existing physical machine to virtual for running under VMware can be convoluted, tedious, and fraught with peril. The free (for now, at least) VMware Converter 3.0, now in beta, greatly simplifies this process. It will even "hot clone" a machine while it's running.

Has anyone seen/tried this? Forum and site searches came up empty, but at version 3.0b it seems like something that would have hit this board before. Unless this is one of those sneaky marketing maneuvers...

Where I found it: http://www.lifehacker.com/software/virtual...dows-210954.php

VMWare's page: http://www.vmware.com/products/beta/converter/