Parallels Desktop 4 for Windows and Linux released

Parallels Desktop 4 for Windows and Linux Leverages
Industry-Leading Mac Technology to Enable Widespread Adoption of PC
Virtualization

Affordable, packaged, business-ready solution simplifies and
speeds desktop computing

Renton, WA — September 1st, 2009 — Parallels, a
worldwide leader in virtualization and automation software, today
launched a new easy-to-use desktop solution that is designed to
enable widespread adoption of PC virtualization. Parallels Desktop
4 for Windows and Linux can be installed on top of a Windows or
Linux host operating system (OS), and then used to run any
combination of guest Windows and Linux OSs at the same time on one
PC. This complete, affordable solution is supported with integrated
tools and applications that ensure virtual PC environments can be
easily managed by a broad range of users, including corporate IT
teams, power users, testers and developers.

“Desktop virtualization is expanding into mainstream areas
such as enterprise-wide desktop deployment and we envision IT
environments where VMs can be deployed quickly and freely between
different platforms, helping individuals and businesses maximize
the value of computing,” said Serguei Beloussov, CEO of
Parallels. “To achieve this, Parallels Desktop 4 for Windows
and Linux delivers a well-supported, high performing solution that
makes PC virtualization affordable and accessible for a far wider
audience.”

“Parallels’ PC virtualization gives us one simple
solution to address a number of scenarios that arise in developing
and selling our software to the financial industry,” said
Jonathan Hartley, Software Engineer, Resolver Systems. “The
solution enables us to run multiple operating systems
simultaneously so we can demo our software to customers, create
sandboxes for testing and avoid compatibility conflicts.”

Parallels Desktop 4 for Windows and Linux helps cut the cost of
purchasing new hardware as users can run multiple OSs side-by-side
on a single machine. The new solution supports both Intel VT-x
(including EPT, Flex Priority, VPIDs) and AMD-V virtualization
technologies. Built on Parallels’ market leading Parallels
FastLane architecture, it is designed to run virtualized 32 and 64
bit OSs and applications up to eight times faster than ever before,
due to increased support for up to eight virtual CPUs and eight
gigabyte of virtual RAM.

The solution includes a configuration and management Graphical
User Interface (GUI) that simplifies the process of creating new
Virtual Machines (VMs). Parallels Desktop 4 for Windows and Linux
leverages Parallels’ high performance adaptive hypervisor, as
well as award-winning, patent-pending technologies such as
Coherence and SmartX tools, including USB compatibility:
innovations that enable users to seamlessly run different OSs and
their applications side-by-side.

Parallels’ easy-to-use migration tools are also integrates
in the new solution, such as Parallels Transporter, enabling users
to quickly capture physical environments or import other third
party virtual machines. Additional integrated applications include
Parallels Tools to help users optimize their virtual machines. For
example, Parallels Compressor automatically cleans up the unused
space on virtual hard drives to keep VMs compact and running up to
50% more efficiently. Parallels Image Tool allows users to change
the size, type and properties of virtual disk files and give the
flexibility to grow over time.

More specifically, the packaged solution includes a number of
tools and applications that enable:
• Application testing: Create sandboxed environments to
develop, test and assure the quality of software across multiple
operating systems.
• Application compatibility: Support applications from legacy
operating systems as an integrated part of a standardized
platform.
• Web browser compatibility testing: Quickly test web
applications against a wide variety of browsers on different
operating systems from a single computer.
• Computer labs & shared computers: Automatically revert
each computer to a baseline configuration every time the VM is
restarted with the Parallels undo-disks feature. This reduces the
burden of re-setting shared computers on an ongoing basis.
• Compute cloud simulation: Simulate complex multi-tier
environments that replicate a cloud computing environment for
testing & experimentation purposes in a controlled
environment.
• Web developers: Create and share LAMP, Rails or JAVA
environments as VM templates to eliminate the time it takes for
developers to install & configure their local machines.
• Safe internet browsing: Surf the web within a VM to isolate
potential security risks and keep them from impacting desktops,
data or applications. .

Availability and Pricing
Parallels Desktop 4 for Windows and Linux is available in English
language only from today (Tuesday 1st September 2009) at
www.parallels.com or via channel partners. The suggested retail
price (SRP) of the product is $79.99.

In depth information and screenshots of Parallels Desktop 4 for
Windows and Linux are available at www.parallels.com/desktop/pd4wl
.

About Parallels — Optimized Computing
Parallels is a worldwide leader in virtualization and automation
software that optimizes computing for consumers, businesses, and
cloud services providers across all major hardware, operating
systems, and virtualization platforms. Founded in 1999, Parallels
is a fast-growing company with 700 employees in North America,
Europe, and Asia. For more information, please visit
www.parallels.com.

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