Awards

Parallels named one of the Top 3 Cloud Platforms to Explore by Website Magazine
Finalist for IBM’s 2013 Beacon Award for Best Industry Solutions for Telecommunications
The 20 Coolest Cloud Platform Vendors Of The Cloud 100
Finalist for IBM’s 2013 Tivoli Business Partner Award for Best Cloud Solution
Parallels has been selected by NetworkWorld to its "Ten Most Powerful SaaS Delivery Companies" list.
Gartner — Parallels Selected as Gartner Cool Vendor in Cloud Brokerage Services
Computer Reseller News (CRN) Selects Parallels as a Top 100 Virtualization Industry Vendors

Computer Reseller News (CRN) Selects Parallels as a Top 20 Coolest Cloud Platforms & Development Vendors
IDC Private Vendor Watch: Parallels - Helping Service provider Complete in the Cloud (PDF)
About.com Reader’s Choice Award 2012 – Best Application for Running Windows
Parallels Desktop for Mac takes this important award for the second time in a row!
Macworld Awards 2011 – Best Consumer Software
Parallels Desktop Switch to Mac - This great product allows new Mac users to painlessly switch their computing life over from their dear old friend, PC, to their new best friend, Mac.
Good Housekeeping – Best Products
Parallels Eases the Pain of Switching to a Mac or Upgrading Your PC with Parallels Desktop 6 for Mac, Parallels Desktop 6 Switch to Mac and Parallels Desktop for Upgrading to Windows 7.
Macworld – Editors’ Choice Award 5/5 Stars
Parallels Desktop 6 for Mac Provides Even Better Performance for Running Windows on a Mac.
PC Advisor – Expert Rating Award 5/5 Stars
Run Windows applications alongside your Mac applications more efficiently than ever. There's now a Parallels app that enables you to run your Windows virtual machines on an Apple iPad or iPhone… it's remarkable to see Windows running on the screen of an iPad.
PC Pro – PC Pro Recommended Award
Parallels Desktop 6 brings a few new features that VMware can't match. The big one is a mobile application for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad, allowing you to connect to virtual machines over the internet. We tested it on an iPad, and had no problem accessing our Windows installation through a firewall…
infoTECH review: Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac
Different software programs let you run Windows on the Mac, but one of the most popular and effective is Parallels Desktop for Mac.
PC Advisor
Gamers, web developers and businesses alike will welcome new features in Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac.
SearchServerVirtualization.com 2009 Products of the Year Award Winner
Parallel’s Virtuozzo Containers 4.5 allows organizations to reach a higher consolidation ratio than is possible with a typical bare-metal hypervisor.
Red Herring 100
Parallels’ innovation and entrepreneurship rated amongst the leading 100 private companies in North America.
Editors Choice 2010
’Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac’ Wins 2010 Editors Choice for making Windows feel more like Mac applications.
Editors Choice 2009
Parallels wins 2009 Editors Choice for excellence in the "Hosting Related" field.
Network World
Parallels Desktop Named Clear Choice Test Winner for Mac Desktop Virtualization.
2009 Editors Choice
Parallels wins July 2009 Editors Choice for best CRM provider.
2009 Award Winning provider for "CRM"
Parallels Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software named winner for enabling users to build relationships and increase sales.
Editors Choice 2009
Parallels wins 2009 Editors Choice for excellence in the "Hosting Related" field.
2009 iCreate Best of Show
Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac named "Best of Show" for new features and fast speeds at MacWorld 2009.
InfoWorld 2009 Technology of the Year
Parallels Desktop for Mac wins Best Desktop Virtualization for Mac.
CNET Networks UK Business Technology Awards 2008
Parallels Virtuozzo Containers wins the Server or Storage Product of the Year category for its continuous virtualization innovation, particularly in "performance, manageability and usability".
Parallels Recognized by IDC
Named as one of the largest virtualization companies by revenue in August 2008 report "Worldwide Virtual Machine Software 2007 Vendor Shares".
Windows IT Pro Magazine’s Editor’s Best
Parallels Virtuozzo Containers is selected as the 2008 Gold Winner for Virtualization.
Government Computer News Reviewer's Choice
Parallels Desktop for Mac is awarded As across the board and is the GCN Lab's Reviewer's Choice for its ease of use and fast performance.
AlwaysOn Global 250 Winner
Parallels named as a top innovator and technology disruptor as one of the world's hottest companies.
Red Herring 100 North America
Parallels recognized with this highly selective award due to the company's innovative and entrepreneurial achievements.
District Administration Magazine "Top 100 Products of 2007-2008"
Parallels Desktop for Mac is named one of the "Top 100 Products of 2007-2008" by District Adminstrator Magazine, the #1 magazine serving k-12 educators and administrators in the US.
MacWorld Expo 2008 "Best of Show"
Parallels Server is named one of the 10 best products on display at the 2008 MacWorld Expo.
PC World's 25 Most Innovative Products
Parallels Desktop recognized as one of only 3 "Keepers" among Intel Core Duo 2 and the Nintendo Wii from last year's list.
InfoWorld 2008 Technology of the Year
InfoWorld Magazine names Parallels Desktop 3.0 a "2008 Technology of the Year".
2008 CRN Emerging Vendors
CRN Magazine highlights Parallels as one of 2008’s Emerging Technology Vendors and a virtualization vendor to watch.
Top 20 Companies to Watch
Linux Magazine names Parallels to its list of top companies to watch in 2008.
2008 Editors' Choice Award
Parallels Virtuozzo recognized in Redmond Magazine's Best New Version category.
Amazon.com "Best Software of 2007"
Amazon.com's software editor's name Parallels Desktop one of the "Best of 2007".
100 Best Products of 2007
PC World ranks Parallels Desktop #6 on its list of "The Best 100 Products of 2007."
2007 Technology of the Year Award
Parallels’s Virtuozzo 3.0 wins Best Server Virtualization (OS Virtualization).
Analyst’s Choice Award
Parallels Virtuozzo for Linux 3.0 earns Analyst’s Choice Award based on its consolidation benefits and slick management options.
10 Coolest Products
CRN names Parallels Desktop one of the "10 Coolest Products of 2007".
2007 Products of the Year
Parallels Virtuozzo named a winner in SearchServerVirtualization.com in the Virtualization Platforms category.
Most Innovative Product of 2006
PC World names Parallels Desktop for Mac one of the 20 Most Innovative Products of 2006.
MacWorld Expo 2007 "Best of Show"
Parallels Desktop beats out thousands of products and services to win "Best of Show" at the 2007 MacWorld Expo.
Innovation of the Year
MacUser Magazine, the UK's leading Mac publication, names Parallels Desktop for Mac "Innovation of the Year" for 2006.
25 ISVs You Must Know - 2007
CRN ranks Parallels as one of the elite 25 ISVs for 2007.
MacLiveExpo London 2007 "Best of Show"
Parallels Desktop 3.0 wins "Best of Show" at the MacLiveExpo in London, the UK's premier Apple-focused event.
2006 Reader's Choice Award
Paralells Desktop is the first non-Apple product to be named "Product of the Year" by the readers of MacWorld Magazine.
2006 100 Top 10 IT Projects
Parallels Virtuozzo customer arvato mobile successfully transitions to virtual infrastructure and is cited as one of Top 10 IT Projects of 2006.
Best Tech Product of 2006
BBC News, the world's largest news agency, names Parallels Desktop for Mac one of the 5 best technology products of 2006.
Best Tech Product of 2006
Parallels Desktop for Mac is named one of the Washington Times' "Best Tech Products of 2006".
Best OS X Software
MacWorld UK names Parallels Desktop the "Best OS X Software" of 2007.
Hot Product
Pocket Lint, leading independent tech journal, gives Desktop for Mac 3.0 a 9/10 rating and names it a "Hot Product" for 2007.
Newcomer of the Year
Parallels wins Digital River's 2006 Internet Commerce Excellence Award for "Newcomer of the Year". The award is presented annually to the new technology company that made the biggest impact on the technology market.
Emerging Tech Dynamo and Emerging Vendor
CRN names Parallels one of 2007's "Emerging Tech Dynamos", and also names it in the top "50 Emerging Vendors You Should Know".
Top 100 IT Vendor of 2006
Parallels named in Top 100 IT Vendors due to Virtuozzo product and rapid growth.
Product Excellence Award
Parallels Virtuozzo 3.0 wins Best Virtualization Solution and receives praise for its zero downtime migration capabilities.
2007 Innovation Contest Finalist
Parallels Virtuozzo named finalist in the Enterprise Business Application category.
2006 "Eddy" Award
Parallels Desktop for Mac is named one of the most significant Mac products of 2006 by winning the 22nd Annual MacWorld "Eddy" Award.
2006 Best App of the year
LifeHacker names Parallels Desktop for Mac "Best App of the Year" for 2006.
Computer Product of the Year
PC World Norway, Scandinavia’s most popular computer magazine, names Parallels Desktop for Mac "Computer Product of the Year" for 2006.
Emperor Class
Linux Magazine name Parallels Workstation 2.2 "Emperor Class" software - its highest award - and recommends it as the #1 product to buy for the 2006 holiday season.
2006 Emerging Vendors Directory
Parallels identified as an Emerging Vendor based on its innovative approach towards virtualization and easy-to-use technology.
2006, 2005 Innovation Awards
Parallels named to Top 50 Technology Innovators for 2005 and 2006 for its innovative solutions for enterprise and service provider markets.