Parallels Workstation 6
Professional-grade Virtualization for PCs
Parallels Workstation 6 lets you simultaneously run multiple OS configurations at the same time on Windows and Linux PCs, without rebooting.
Simplify the way you work across environments, automate routine tasks and enable you to enjoy the flexibility to access and manage locally, remotely or on the go using the improved Parallels Mobile app for iPad or iPhone.
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Parallels Workstation 6 is used by web developers, QA teams, system administrators and technologists making it easier for them to evaluate, test & demonstrate applications on a wide variety of platforms and configurations.
"Parallels is a developer's dream for running Windows 8 and other OSs to build and test programs efficiently. Plus, being able to control both PC and Mac Parallels VMs on multiple computers with Parallels Mobile on my iPad and iPhone from anywhere just plain rocks."
— Michael Zimmerman, Web Developer
Top Features:
- Linux-based & Windows-based applications on the same workstation without rebooting
- Drag & drop, copy and paste, share files between Virtual Machines (VMs) as well as the host OS to simplify the movement of data
- Up to 8 vCPUs and 8GB RAM with up to 16 virtual NICs
- Quick VM isolation from the host computer
- Support for Intel’s latest virtualization technologies VT-x2 (VPIDs, EPS & FlexPriority) as well as support for AMDs Speed boost, RVI and ASIDs
- Remotely start, stop & reset VMs without physically sitting at the computer extending administrators management reach
- Take advantage of legacy hardware with Controlled Native Execution (CNE) providing virtualization without hardware assisted support
- Automatically encrypt VMs to improve privacy and security
- Seamlessly move between virtual environments with SmartMouse features, adaptive hypervisor, cut and paste capabilities, shared folders and Windows drag and drop capabilities
- Up to 8 USB 1.1 and 8 USB 2.0 devices per VM with the ability to automatically assign recognized devices to their proper environments
- Support multiple displays and specify the mouse flow order with display manager
- Undo disks option returns virtual machines to their original starting state after each session reducing setup time for labs, test configuration and what-if analysis
- Pre-determined resource allocations for VMs to ensure host OS performance
- Interact with the applications and desktops of Parallels Workstation virtual machines through the Parallels Mobile app for iPad and iPhone.
Hardware Requirements:
- Minimum 1.66 GHz x86 (32-bit) or x64 (64-bit) CPU
- Minimum 2 GB of RAM (4 GB or more is recommended)
- At least 350 MB of space available on the boot volume for Parallels Workstation installation
- 30-60 GB of available disk space for each virtual machine
- DVD-ROM drive
- Ethernet network adapter
Note: To run 64-bit guest operating systems, you need a processor that supports the Intel VT-x or AMD-V hardware virtualization technology.
Supported Host OS
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