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Parallels
Parallels Desktop was the first piece of software that allowed us to run Windows as a real virual machine on our Mac.

Parallels Premium Edition

Parallels released a $99 Premium version of their software. It includes the $79 Parallels Desktop for Mac 3.0 and Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0, Acronis True Image 11 Home, and Acronis Disk Director Suite. The full retail value of these products would be $175.

Parallels Desktop 3.0.5600

Parallels Desktop, the first real virtualization software on the scene, has some great unique features.

  1. 1. Smart Select. Parallels integrates into your OS X and Windows menus, allowing any document to be opened on either the Mac or Windows machine.
  2. 2. Parallels Explorer allows you to access your Windows files and folder from your desktop even if your virtual machine is off. You can also create files on your Windows machine.
  3. 3. Put Windows applications in your dock. When you click a program, it will launch in the background, and Parallels won't appear until the program itself is open and ready for use.
  4. 4. Full support for Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows XP Service Pack 3.

  • More Information

  • Parallels and VMWare both offer:
  1. 1. Support for Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
  2. 2. Support for multiple virtual machines
  3. 3. Ability to use the program to interact with your Boot Camp partition
  4. 4. Integration with OS X
  5. 5. 3D graphics. Both systems support DirectX.
  • Parallels retails for $79. Check out their website, here.