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Dads & Grads Special Offer Getting Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac? For just $49.99 more, you can get a 2nd copy to give that special Mac user in your life the #1 Mac system utility for running Windows on a Mac!
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The first. The best. And it just keeps getting, well…better.
Parallels has led the industry with ground-breaking innovation since 2005 and Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac continues leaving others behind to play catch-up.
"[Parallels Desktop for Mac] brings OS X and Windows even closer together than before, and it adds several features that have become necessities in the virtualization world." — InfoWorld.
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Easy to UseNew Interface — Start, stop and configure your VMs even more easily than before.
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iPhone AccessRemotely start and stop your Windows VM from your iPhone.
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Talk to Parallels DesktopSpeech Recognition — Use select voice commands to talk to Parallels Desktop.
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Run Mac OS X Leopard Server inside a Parallels Desktop virtual machine.
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Modality — Scale Windows right on your Mac desktop to monitor and view multiple VMs all on a single screen.
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Clips — One-click tool to share screenshots across Windows and Mac OS X.
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SmartMount — Mount removable devices to Windows and Mac OS X simultaneously for instant access across both OSs.
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All FeaturesBrowse the complete list to see why Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac has no equal.
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The first. The best. And it just keeps getting, well…better.
Parallels has led the industry with ground-breaking innovation since 2005 and Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac continues leaving others behind to play catch-up.
"[Parallels Desktop for Mac] brings OS X and Windows even closer together than before, and it adds several features that have become necessities in the virtualization world." — InfoWorld.
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Run Windows even faster with Parallels Desktop’s new turbo-charged virtualization engine.
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Adaptive Hypervisor — Automatically optimize performance based on demand as you move between Windows and Mac OS X.
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Expanded DirectX 9.0 with Shaders Model 2 support New!, DirectX Pixel Shader 2.0 and OpenGL 2.0 support for optimal performance.
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Get up to 20% Mac battery life. View your Mac’s battery status from your Windows VM.
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256 MB video RAM support drives faster, smoother video output for maximum performance.
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Run 64-bit Windows or Linux systems on your Mac.
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QuickClick — Enables fast, smooth response to user interaction.
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All FeaturesBrowse the complete list to see why Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac has no equal.
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The first. The best. And it just keeps getting, well…better.
Parallels has led the industry with ground-breaking innovation since 2005 and Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac continues leaving others behind to play catch-up.
"[Parallels Desktop for Mac] brings OS X and Windows even closer together than before, and it adds several features that have become necessities in the virtualization world." — InfoWorld.
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Parallels Internet Security powered by Kaspersky ($79.99 Bonus Value)This multi-purpose security suite includes firewall, scanner, filtering, identity protection and more.
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Automatically optimize performance based on demand as you move between Windows and Mac OS X.
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Backup, restore and protect Windows with disk cloner, file shredder, system cleanup and more.
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Run Mac OS X Snow Leopard as a guest in a VM or as the host New! (experimental)
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Save or reset changes made to your Windows VM.
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Run Windows 7 as a guest in a VM New! (experimental).
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Browse the complete list to see why Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac has no equal.
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The Best of the Best
With more than 1.5 million users worldwide, Parallels Desktop for Mac is the world’s No. 1 Mac System Utility. The industry’s best selling, top rated, most trusted, award-winning solution, Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac is a must-have for running Windows on Mac OS X.