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Parallels Desktop for Mac is the leading virtualization solution for the Mac, enabling Mac users to run Windows simultaneously with their Mac OS X on any Intel-powered iMac, Mac Mini, MacBook, MacBook Pro, & Mac Pro Towers.
The latest release of Parallels delivers easy to use migration tools, USB 2.0 support, innovative Coherence technology, and much more. It's never been easier to run Mac OS and Microsoft Windows side by side.
With Parallels Desktop for Mac, you can:
• Run your favorite Mac and Windows applications at the same time without rebooting
• Seamlessly connect to any network in both Mac OS and Windows using a shared network connection
• Achieve a high level performance for Windows on your Mac by leveraging Intel and AMD virtualization technology - industry leading solutions available on from Parallels Software
• Copy and paste items between your Mac desktop and your Windows desktop
• Quickly create multiple virtual machines by using the new Parallels Installation Assistant
• Create "Active" backups by using Parallels Desktop for Mac in conjunction with Parallels Compressor
• Achieve optimal virtual machine performance and reduce disk space by 50% or more with the new Parallels Compressor
Innovative new features:
• Parallels Installation Assistant making installing Parallels Desktop for Mac easier than before
• Parallels Coherence providing seamless integration and allowing you to maintain a single, integrated environment for running all of your applications
• Parallels Transporter allowing you to easily migrate your existing system to any Parallels enabled computer.
• Full USB 2.0 support allowing you to connect all of your favorite devices to your operating system of choice
• Full support for OS X and Windows Vista
• Automatic network configuration seamlessly connecting your new virtual system to the Internet without any manual network reconfiguration
New in version 3.04560:
• Coherence 2.0 - Run your Windows and Mac OS X applications in single integrated environment
• Image Tool - Add capacity to your virtual disk image
• SmartSelect - Open your files in Mac OS X or Windows with any available Mac OS X or Windows application
• Shared Applications and SmartSelect options in Configuration Editor were redesigned: you can now enable/disable all options
• Shared Applications and SmartSelect options in the Applications menu were redesigned: you can now access Windows Start menu and the list of recently opened Windows applications, as well as configure SmartSelect without starting a particular Windows application. SmartSelect and Shared Applications
• Some correct file associations in Mac (like .doc association with Microsoft Office Word for Mac) reset and switch to Parallels Desktop - fixed
• Errors when opening certain file types in Mac (like .msg files from Microsift Office Outlook 2007) - fixed
• Detection of the file types that don't have associations in Mac - improved
• SmartSelect and Shared Applications configuration options added
• SmartSelect now correctly recognizes default web browser in Mac
• Video and 3D
• No textures in some games (like Max PayneTM) - fixed
• Some games crash on nVidia vide
• cards - fixed
• VM cannot suspend after iTunes upgrade to 7.3 due to incorrect DirectX detection - fixed
• Pixel size calculation - improved: graphics are displayed correctly in Microsoft Access
• Performance of some CAD/CAM applications (including SolidWorks) - improved
• Multi-threaded CAD/CAM applications now show workspace correctly. The list of applications includes, but not limited to, AutoCAD, 3D Studi
• MAX, CATIA V5, PowerSHAPE, Zemax, Pro/ENGINEER and many others
• Vertical Sync enabled (this will result in benchmarks performance cut-off at 60 FPS, but will provide less resources usage and less artifacts when resizing screen)
• Boot Camp
• Detection of the operating system installed in Boot Camp - improved
• Vista reinstalls ACPI PC on each restart - fixed
• Snapshots
• Delete with children (recursive delete) option added
• Possible corruption of the .xml file included in the bundle .hdd during reversion t
• snapshot - fixed
• Parallels Explorer
• Many segmentation fault cases were fixed
• Correct handling of non-NTFS file systems added
• Many look and feel improvements
• Other fixes
• Having USB device in configuration significantly (by 30%) increases Parallels Desktop CPU usage for Vista guest OS - fixed
• Mouse gets automatically ungrabbed if Vista had been put int
• sleep mode from inside the virtual machine
• Correct tools for eComStationTM 1.2 included
• Windows 98 restart hangs - fixed
• Parallels Tools installation changes default printer in Windows - fixed
• Compatibility with Microsoft LiveMeeting - fixed
• Mouse issues with Flex/Flash drag-n-drop - fixed
• Shared folders: Changing file extension affects the dates in the file inf - fixed
System requirements:
Intel Mac running Mac OS X 10.4.4 or later
System support:
Intel
Get Parallels Desktop for Mac for $79.99
If you already have your copy of Parallels Desktop for Mac you can update it easily - simply download updated file and install it over your existing version. You will NOT need to reinstall any guest OS or any applications when you update your Parallels Desktop for Mac. Don't forget to update Parallels Tools after updating.
For more information, visit:
http://www.parallels.com/en/products/desktop/
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