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Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac Now Available|
- By CXOtoday Staff, Nov 04, 2009 1613 hrs IST
- Tags : Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac Windows-on-Mac solution
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Parallels announced the availability of its fastest, most seamless Windows-on-Mac solution -- Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac.
This is the latest version of the Mac system utility, currently enabling more than 2 million users to run Windows, Linux and other operating systems side-by-side with Mac OS X.
Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac performs 22 percent faster than the nearest Windows-on-Mac competitor in standard productivity testing of Windows 7 64-bit on a MacBook Pro the company said in a release citing Crimson Consulting Group.
In addition, version 5 is up to 300 percent faster for virtual machine operations than the previous version. For 3D and graphics performance, tested under the industry standard 3Dmark 2006 Professional test suite, the new version performs up to seven times better, the company claimed.
Users can test this for themselves with a free trial from www.parallels.com/desktop.
The Parallels Desktop 5 (PD5) for Mac is available starting today. Additional localized versions will be available in simplified Chinese and Japanese for the APAC market in the coming weeks.
The standard retail price (SRP) of Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac is US$79.99, including US$175 worth of additional software for free:
- Parallels Internet Security 2009 by Kaspersky (1-year subscription);
- Acronis Disk Director Suite 10.0 (Disk Management); and
- Acronis True Image Home 2010 (Backup and Recovery Solutions).
Current Parallels Desktop users can upgrade their existing software for US$49.99.
Users who have purchased version 4.0 on or after 1st October, 2009 qualify with a proof of purchase for a free upgrade to version 5.
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