Software that will allow me to run windows software on 8.10

[Mark Pyles]

Hi everyone:

I am using Ubuntu 8.10(gnome desktop) which I absolutely love. 
Unfortunately my boss at work requires that I use MS Visual Studio which 
I use at work but now I need to work from home and I am using Ubuntu at 
home on my laptop and as much as I hate anything micro$oft related I 
just wondered if there was a way to run windows software on my Ubuntu 
Linux without having to reformat or repartition my hard drive? Thanks.

Mark