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Parallels® is a global leader in hosting and cloud services enablement and cross-platform solutions. Parallels began operations in 2000 and has developed into a fast-growing software company with more than 900 employees across offices in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia.
Parallels makes it easier for service providers to grow and Profit from the Cloud™ with innovative service delivery software, expertise, and its partner ecosystem. More than 9,000 service providers rely on Parallels to deliver thousands of applications and cloud services to more than 10 million small and medium businesses (SMBs) in more than 130 countries. The company’s customers and partners include traditional Web hosters, communication service providers, value added resellers (VARs), distributors, and website designers.
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Introducing.....
Parallels Desktop 9
for Mac
With Parallels Desktop for Mac, you can seamlessly run both Windows and Mac OS X applications side-by-side without rebooting. Drag and drop files between Windows and Mac applications and launch Windows applications from your Mac dock. Powerful performance lets you run Windows productivity applications, even graphics intensive ones, with ease.rs.
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New Features in Parallels Desktop 9 for Mac
Already use Parallels Desktop for Mac? See some of the new features in Parallels Desktop 9 for Mac.
As an existing customer, you can be among the first to enjoy our best release ever – today! Parallels Desktop 9 for Mac will be broadly available for everyone else September 5.
Parallels Desktop 9 for Mac delivers all this and more:
Indispensable Conveniences
New! PowerNap extends to Windows and Windows applications so you’re always up to date
New! Mountain Lion Dictionary gesture works in Windows applications
New! Connect Thunderbolt and Firewire devices to either your Mac or your virtual machine – just like you do with USB devices
Enhanced! The New Virtual Machine wizard makes it even easier to create new virtual machines, automatically locating operating systems on your machine or letting you manually select a range of media types to install
Performance
40% better disk performance than the previous version
Virtual machines shut down up to 25% faster than the previous version
Virtual machines suspend up to 20% faster than the previous version
3D graphics and web browsing is 15% faster than the previous version
Cloud
iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive and SkyDrive optimizations eliminate duplication of files locally
Peace of Mind
New! Get stuff done in Windows 8 with a “real” Start menu and the ability to run Modern (Metro) apps in a separate window rather than in full screen
New! The Security Center makes it easy for you to be sure all your stuff is secure, both on your Mac and in your Windows virtual machine
New! OS X Mavericks (10.9) and Windows Blue (8.1) support |
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Discover Parallels Desktop for Mac
Parallels Desktop for Mac is the most tested, trusted and talked-about solution for running Windows applications on your Mac - without rebooting.
Life Simplified
Whether you are a hard-core Mac enthusiast, a multi-platform pro or a first-time Mac user, the brilliant essentials of Parallels Desktop 9 for Mac — quick installation, a user-friendly interface, and the Parallels Wizard—makes moving to the Mac seamless and everyday use easier than ever.
Visually Stunning
Parallels Desktop 9 for Mac delivers an even more immersive environment for gaming, music, movies, and more with support for Retina display, Surround Sound 7.1 and superior 3D graphics rendering speeds.
Proven Performance
With improved battery life, up to 1GB of video memory, enhanced security, and more Parallels Desktop 9 for Mac features the best overall performance and stability in the market.
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Parallels Desktop 9 for Mac Requirements
Hardware Requirements
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- A Mac computer with an Intel
Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, or Xeon processor
(Core Solo and Core Duo processors are no longer supported)
- Minimum 2 GB of memory (4 GB
of memory is recommended to run Windows 7 in a virtual
machine or if your host OS is Lion)
- About 700 MB of disk space
on the boot volume (Macintosh HD) for Parallels Desktop
installation
- About 15 GB of disk space
for each virtual machine
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Software Requirements
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- OS X Mavericks 10.9 (when
available)
- Mac OS X Mountain Lion
10.8.4
- Mac OS X Lion 10.7.4 or
later
- Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.8
or later
To get
information about your Mac OS X version, type of processor, and
amount of memory, choose About This Mac from the Apple menu.
Note:
Internet connection is required for product activation, updates,
and select features.
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Supported Guest Operating
Systems*
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32-bit Operating Systems
- Windows 8.1
- Windows 8
- Windows 7 SP1
- Windows Vista SP0, SP1, SP2
- Windows Server 2008 R2, SP2,
SP1, SP0
- Windows Server 2003 R2, SP2,
SP1, SP0
- Windows XP Professional SP3,
SP2, SP1, SP0
- Windows XP Home SP3, SP2,
SP1, SP0
- Windows 2000 Professional
SP4
- Windows 2000 Server SP4
- Windows NT 4.0 Server SP6
- Windows NT 4.0 Workstation
SP6
- Windows ME
- Windows 98 SE
- Windows 95
- Windows 3.11
- MS-DOS 6.22
- Red Hat Enterprise 6.x, 5.x,
4.x
- Fedora 17, 16, 15
- Ubuntu 12.04, 11.10, 11.04,
10.10, 10.04
- CentOS 5.x, 4.x
- Debian 6.0, 5.0
- Suse Linux Enterprise Server
11 SP2
- Suse Linux Enterprise
Desktop 11
- OpenSUSE Linux 12.1, 11.4
- Mandriva 2011, 2010
- Solaris 10
- Open Solaris 2009.06
- Chrome OS
- FreeBSD 8.x, 7.x
- OS/2 Warp 4.5, 4
- eComStation 1.2
- Mac OS X Leopard Server
10.5.x
- Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server
10.6.x
- Android OS
64-bit Operating Systems
- Windows 8.1
- Windows 8
- Windows 7 SP1
- Windows Vista SP0, SP1, SP2
- Windows Server 2012
- Windows Server 2008 R2, SP2,
SP1, SP0
- Windows Server 2003 R2, SP2,
SP1, SP0
- Windows XP Professional SP2
- Red Hat Enterprise 6.x, 5.x
- Fedora 17, 16, 15
- Ubuntu 12.04, 11.10, 11.04,
10.10, 10.04
- CentOS 6.x, 5.x
- Debian 6.0, 5.0
- Suse Linux Enterprise Server
11 SP2
- Suse Linux Enterprise
Desktop 11 SP2
- OpenSUSE Linux 12.1, 11.4
- Mandriva 2011, 2010
- Solaris 10
- Open Solaris 2009.06
- Oracle Solaris 11
- FreeBSD 8.x,7.x
- Mac OS X Mountain Lion 10.8
- Mac OS X Lion 10.7x
- Mac OS X Lion Server 10.7.x
- Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server
10.6.x
- Mac OS X Leopard Server
10.5.x
* Virtual
machine operating systems - such as Windows, Linux, and Solaris
- are not included.
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