Parallels Desktop for Mac OSX

box_1.jpgThe killer app for Mac is now even better than ever!

Run Windows, Linux, and more side-by-side with Mac OS X on any Intel-powered Mac, without rebooting. With Parallels’ award-winning virtualization technology, you can run Mac OS X and Windows at the same time. You can even drag-and-drop files between desktops!

Leading the way with our trademark innovation, Parallels Desktop 3.0 comes packed with 50+ new features and enhancements, including Snapshots, 3D graphics, and the new Parallels-only SmartSelect.

New features in Parallels 3.0


With Parallels Desktop 3.0 you can:

* Enhanced! Enjoy improved Mac OS X Leopard
* New! Use two identical CD/DVD drives in your Parallels virtual machine
* Run Windows programs like native Mac applications with Parallels Coherence, now with Apple Expose’ and transparent windows support
* New! Open Windows files with Mac apps and Mac files with Windows apps using Parallels SmartSelect
* Share files and folders between Windows and Mac OS X
* New! Access Windows folders and files without launching Windows using Parallels Explorer
* New! Run selected PC-only 3D games and graphics applications on your Mac
* Enhanced! Achieve maximum performance by leveraging Intel® Virtualization Technology
* New! Protect your Windows virtual machine with Parallels Snapshots
* New! Map Mac folders to Windows letter drives for quick and easy access to your favorite Mac files
* New! Keep your favorite files at your fingertips. Windows now mirrors the contents of your Mac’s Home Directory.

Along with these new features, Parallels has a improved their impressive Coherency mode, added the ability to import VMware Workstation/Server and Virtual PC virtual hard disks to a Parallels virtual machine via Parallels Transporter and provides a more streamlined wizard for installing Windows and other operating systems via Installation Assistant. Parallels can now work with Boot Camp partitions although it has some fairly significant limitations. Those limitations would be : 1.) cannot suspend or pause Windows on Boot Camp 2.) Snapshots and the Undo disk feature are not available for Windows on Boot Camp 3.) Compressions cannot be performed for the Windows on Boot Camp Partition.

Get Parallels Desktop for Mac – Run Windows on your Mac OS X without rebooting!

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