Parallels
Desktop® 5 for Mac
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Parallels is offering special pricing and free upgrades based on our recent customer purchases of Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac.
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Faster, smarter and more powerful
With more than 70 new, exciting features and enhancements, Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac is faster, smarter and more powerful than ever — helping you run Windows programs and devices seamlessly on your Mac.
Faster
- Run thousands of Windows programs faster on your Mac
- Enhanced! Install Windows XP, Vista or 7 in 3 easy steps
- Enhanced! Optimized for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
- New! Full support for Aero, including Flip 3D in Windows Vista and 7 & OpenGL 2.1
- New! OpenGL 2.1 support for Linux guest Operating Systems
- Enhanced! Parallels Compressor automatically reclaims hard disk space
- Enhanced! Intel VT-x2 virtualization technology drives maximum performance
- Enhanced! Unmatched virtual machine performance
- Enhanced! KVM paravirtualization for Linux gives unmatched performance
Take a closer look at what makes us faster
Smarter
- The simple and easy way to use Windows — show as much or as little of the Windows interface as you like — supporting those new to Mac and the very experienced. Easily share files between Mac and Windows
- Launch Windows apps directly from the Mac dock
- New! Support for Multi-Touch trackpad gestures in Windows applications
- Enhanced! Improved USB device compatibility — printers, cameras, mobile phones, scanners, GPS devices and more
- New! Run Mac OS X and Windows on multiple monitors
- Enhanced! Easily organize multiple windows with Exposé and Spaces
- New! Use Apple remote to control Windows applications
- New! Copy & paste formatted text and images between Windows, Mac and Linux
See into the smarter way to run Windows
More Powerful
- Enhanced! Run more than 60 different — operating systems, including Windows, Linux, BSD and more
- Enhanced! Full support for Snow Leopard, Mac OS X Server, 8 virtual CPUs and 64-bit Windows
- Enhanced! SmartGuard’s instant "snapshots" make backup and recovery easier than ever
- New! Use administrator tools to protect and secure virtual machines
- Enhanced! DirectX 9.0c/9Ex with Shader Model 3 support for games and 3D graphics apps
- $175 in Bonus Software Parallels Internet Security by Kaspersky protects from virus and spyware threats, plus Acronis True Image and Acronis Disk Director