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Parallels Workstation 2.2 for Windows / Linux
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One Machine.
Multiple Operating Systems.
Unlimited Possibilities.
Parallels Workstation for Windows and Linux is a powerful desktop virtualization solution that empowers IT professionals with the ability to create completely networked, fully portable, and entirely independent virtual machines on a single physical machine. The product helps enterprises move from a traditional IT environment to a virtual one, which enables enterprises to significantly streamline their IT budgets. The technology also empowers Parallels Workstation to fully realize the features and benefits of Intel® Virtualization Technology architecture, an important new technology that optimizes CPUs for virtualization.
No reboot required. Run one or more Windows, Linux, Solaris, OS/2 or MS DOS as an application within Windows or Linux.
Trusted Technology for Powerful Performance
|Parallels Workstation is a hardware emulation virtualization solution. This stable, trusted technology maps the host computer’s hardware resources directly to each virtual PC’s resources, allowing each virtual machine to operate identically to a stand-alone computer. Parallels Workstation’s sophisticated virtual machine engine enables each virtual machine to work with its own processor, RAM, floppy and CD drives, I/O devices, and hard disk – everything a physical computer contains.
The World’s First Hypervisor-powered Virtual PC Solution
Parallels Workstation includes a lightweight hypervisor, which uses a thin layer of software, inserted between the machine’s hardware and the primary operating system, to directly control some of the host machine’s hardware profiles and resources. It makes Parallels Workstation-powered virtual machines secure, stable and efficient and realizes the benefits associated with Intel VT hardware virtualization architecture.
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Hypervisor Technology for Stronger, More Stable Virtual Machines
Parallels Workstation is the first desktop virtualization solution to include a lightweight hypervisor that directly controls some of the host computer’s hardware resources. The inclusion of this trusted, mature technology ensures that virtual PCs built using Parallels Workstation are the most stable and efficient available.
Optimized for Hardware Virtualization
Parallels Workstation’s lightweight hypervisor fully supports the benefits of next-generation CPUs built on Intel’s VT architecture, and will support AMD Pacifica architecture when it is released to the general public.
Strong OS Support
A sophisticated virtual machine engine that offers the broadest support of x86-based operating systems, including:
- The entire Windows family - 3.1, 3.11, 95, 98, Me, 2000, XP and 2003
- Linux distributions from popular distributors like Red Hat, SuSE, Mandriva, Debian and Fedora Core
- FreeBSD
- “Legacy” operating systems like OS/2, eComStation and MS-DOS.
Easy to Install, Easy to Use
A powerful wizard enables users to create virtual machines in seconds. The industry’s cleanest, most user-friendly management console ensures hassle free control of all virtual machines.
Highly Efficient
A small program footprint and trusted hypervisor technology maximizes the efficiency of both the primary and guest OSes.
Lowest TCO
Parallels Workstation is the most cost effective virtual PC solution available today. Its ease of use, high-efficiency, quick startup time and responsive technical support program maximize value and significantly reduce TCO.
Other Features:
- Stronger support for Intel Virtualization Technology (VT)
- Improved overall performance and stability
- Support for primary OSes running on machines with up to 32 CPUs
- Shared Folders utility - easily share files and folders between operating systems
- Improved fullscreen mode that automatically resizes virtual machines to match your screen’s native resolution
- Support for dynamic primary OS video modes, custom video modes and 32 bpp video modes
- Full Unicode support lets users name files and directories in any language
- Support for multi interface USB devices
- Full support for Windows Mobile 2005 devices
- The default network adapter automatically bridges to the most readily available network
- Change network and bridge type on the fly
- Better sound recording and playback
- Smoother mouse synchronization for primary Linux OSes
- Improved performance for Sun Solaris running in virtual machines
- NetBSD and OpenBSD can now be run in a virtual machine as a guest OS
- A more powerful, easier to use Image Tool
- Easier installation on Linux primary OSes
- Better networking - use WiFi connections in Linux primary OSes, and switch bridge connections between a LAN cable and WiFi connection on the fly in any guest OS
- A redesigned, more user-friendly interface
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Improved features and enhancements!
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- New! MS Windows from 3.1 up to Vista guest OS support
- New! Ubuntu guest OS support.
- New! Parallels Workstation now installs on new Linux kernel (2.6.23).
- New! Support up to 5 network adapters in VM simultaneously.
- New! Parallels Workstation now supports Ubuntu 7.10 and Fedora 8 as primary OS and guest OSes.
- Improved! Parallels Workstation 2.2 installation on new Linux kernels (2.6.20, 2.6.22, 2.6.23)
- Improved! Significantly improved AMD-V support
- Users upgrading to Windows Vista can run legacy software not fully compatible with the new OS in previous versions of Windows on the same PC.
- Computer professionals can run multiple applications, optimized for different operating systems, all at the same time and reduce dependency on specific hardware and OS configurations.
- Software engineers can test and support software, OSes and configurations in different use scenarios and set up a menagerie of testing environments on their preferred platforms.
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