Switch from Safari to the same page in Internet Explorer with a single click when you need to view a page that doesn't render well.

Speak, don't type - Use Mountain Lion's new Dictation tool across both Windows and Mac applications

Simply drag & drop files from the desktop onto the Dock icon for Outlook for Windows to attach them to a new email

Keyboard language changes made on the Mac automatically sync in Windows to simplify switching languages

Integration of Windows notifications into the Mountain Lion Notification Center makes it easy to stay updated on Windows virtual machine operations as well as alerts from Windows 8 Mail and Messenger Metro apps.

Seamlessly share Bluetooth devices between Mac and Windows just like you do with your FaceTime HD camera.

Continuing to integrate Windows and Mac, now even your Mac Trash and Windows Recycle Bins are identical so you only have one trash can to manage.

Don’t compromise – you can run the full version of Office on your Mac. Don’t sacrifice features and programs – run Office 2010 and enjoy Mountain Lion features like Launchpad, gestures and Mission Control even in Access and One Note

Use the standard Mac OS X system preferences to set keyboard shortcuts.

Manage and control your virtual machines as easily as you do your Mac. With Parallels Desktop for Mac, peace-of-mind comes easy thanks to the automatic apply capabilities that place the same parental controls you set for your Mac on to your Windows applications. And any restrictions set for the Mac OS will also be enforced in the virtual machine.

The new Full screen on demand feature makes presentations interruption-free by disabling screen savers on Mac and Windows, optimizing the full screen display and automatically adjusting resolution

• Up to 1GB video memory can be assigned to a virtual machine
• Support for high-quality audio formats (up to 192KHz)
• More modern games supported

Immerse yourself in games, movies, and music with Surround Sound 7.1 support for Windows 7, Windows XP, and Windows Vista: use any external Surround Sound 7.1 USB or FireWire device simultaneously in your Mac and the virtual machine. 

• Improved Virtual Machine boot time/Windows boots time are up to 25% faster than previous version
• Pause & resume Windows up to 25% faster than previous version
• Input/output (I/O) operations are up to 35% faster than previous version
• Games run up to 30% faster than previous version

Now, running Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac has improved battery life so you can be on-the-go longer than ever.  

Get improved data security through fast virtual machine encryption with Intel AES-NI. All your Windows programs are securely encrypted.

It's easy to see how much hard drive space your virtual machine is using with a visual indicator and improved Snapshots.

Easily monitor your Mac's resources with the new graphical view of how much of your Mac's processor and memory are being used by your virtual machine.

• Up to 1GB video memory can be assigned to a virtual machine
• Support for high-quality audio formats (up to 192KHz)
• More modern games supported