Top reasons to run Parallels Desktop 5.0

It’s Easy to Use!

• Easy Setup – Install or migrate Windows, Linux and more to your Mac effortlessly.
  
• SmartX Technologies – Have instant, automatic access to your data from any OS.
  
• Coherence Technologies – Use your Windows programs and Mac apps side-by-side without rebooting.
  

It’s Fast!

• 50% Better Performance – Drive lightning fast performance with support for the latest next-gen Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel VT-x2).
  
• Max Performance On Demand – Optimize performance as you move between Windows and Mac OS X.
  
• Video & 3D Graphics – Accelerate graphics and video performance for blazing fast speeds.
  

It’s Powerful!

• Disk Management – Manage, optimize and secure your virtual Windows world like a pro.
  
• PowerSaver – Extend your Mac’s battery life by up to 20%.
  
• Complete Protection – Safeguard your computer with the best Internet and data protection available.
  

Product Features — Parallels Desktop 5.0

• New! New Interface – Start, stop and configure your VMs even more easily than before.
  
• New! Voice Recognition – Use select voice commands to talk to Parallels Desktop.
  
• New! iPhone Access – Remotely start, stop and manage your Windows VM from your iPhone.
  
• New! Virtualize OS X Leopard Server – Run Mac OS X Leopard Server inside a Parallels Desktop virtual machine. Now includes Snow Leopard support!
  
• New! Modality – Scale Windows right on your Mac desktop to monitor and view multiple VMs all on a single screen.
  
• New! SmartMount – Mount removable devices to Windows and Mac OS X simultaneously for instant access across both OSs.
  
• New! Clips – One-click tool to share screenshots across Windows and Mac OS X.
  
• New! Start Menu Integration – Access the Windows Start Menu straight from Mac Dock for seamless access to all your apps.
  
• Improved! 50% Better Performance – Run Windows even faster with Parallels Desktop’s new turbo-charged virtualization engine.
  
• Improved! Blazing Fast 3D Graphics – Expanded DirectX 9.0, DirectX Pixel Shader 2.0 and OpenGL 2.0 support for optimal performance.
  
• Improved! Maximum Video Performance – 256 MB video RAM support drives faster, smoother video output.
  
• Improved! Interaction at Your Speed – QuickClick enables fast, smooth response to user interaction.
  
• New! On-demand Power – Adaptive Hypervisor – Automatically optimize performance based on demand as you move between Windows and Mac OS X.
  
• New! PowerSaver – Get 20% more Mac battery life. View your Mac’s battery status from your Windows VM.
  
• New! 64-bit Computing – Run 64-bit Windows or Linux systems on your Mac.
  
• New! Safe Mode – Save or reset changes made to your Windows VM.
  
• New! Parallels Internet Security powered by Kaspersky ($79.99 Bonus Value) – This multi-purpose security suite includes firewall, scanner, filtering, identity protection and more.
  
• New! Acronis Disk Director Suite ($49.99 Bonus Value) – Automatically optimize performance based on demand as you move between Windows and Mac OS X.
  
• New! Acronis True Image Home ($49.99 Bonus Value) – Backup, restore and protect Windows with disk cloner, file shredder, system cleanup and more.

Screenshots — Parallels Desktop 5.0

Run Windows programs directly from your Mac desktop with Parallels Desktop. Windows Start-Menu Integration.

 

Updated look and feel in Parallels Desktop Coherence - Coherence now includes drop shadows for Windows programs and Windows notifications on the Mac desktop.

 

Synced desktops and user profile folders - Sync the files on your Windows desktop, My Documents, My Pictures and other user profile folders with your Mac desktop and Home directory (Documents, Pictures, etc.) – great for avoiding multiple copies of files!

 

Run today’s most popular PC games on a Mac with support for 3D graphics. Parallels Desktop VM running World of Warcraft.

 

Run Windows programs directly from your Mac desktop with Parallels Desktop. Run PC and Mac software side-by-side, such as WMP and iTunes.

System Requirements — Parallels Desktop 5.0

Primary System Requirements for Parallels Desktop 5.0

Primary Operating Systems - Mac OS® X 10.4.11 (including Leopard and Snow Leopard) or higher running on an Intel® Mac.

Hardware Requirements for Parallels Desktop 5.0

Mac Computer - Any 32- or 64-bit Intel®-based Mac:

• iMac
• Mac mini
• MacBook
• MacBook Pro
• MacPro Tower
• MacBook Air

Processors - Support for any 32- or 64-bit any Intel® Core Duo processor featured in new Intel® Macs:

• Intel® Core Solo
• Intel® Core Duo
• Intel® Core 2 Duo
• Intel® Dual-Core Xeon
• Includes full support for Intel Virtualization Technology (VT)

Memory Requirements - 1 GB of RAM. 2 GB recommended to run Windows Vista or Mac OS X Server in a virtual machine. Support for any memory configuration (up to 16 GB), without modifying your host system
Disk Space - Software Installation — 100 MB of available hard drive space for Parallels Desktop for Mac installation (plus space to allocate to your virtual machine.)
Virtual Machine Installation — Hard drive space allocation for virtual machines is dependent upon the guest operating system. 15 GB of available hard drive space is recommended per virtual machine for Windows and Linux.
CD-ROM - CD-ROM drive for installation (not applicable for download version)
Networking - Internet connection is required to receive online Parallels Desktop for Mac product updates
Display - 32-bit display adapter recommended

Software Requirements for Parallels Desktop 5.0

Guest Operating Systems supported - Supports 32- and 64-bit virtual machine operating systems such as Windows, Linux and Solaris (not included).
Guest OS (32-bit)

• Mac - Mac OS X Server 10.5.x Leopard, Mac OS X Server 10.6.x Snow Leopard (experimental support)
• Microsoft Windows - Vista Business SP1, Ultimate SP1, Enterprise SP1, Home and Home Premium, XP Professional and Home Edition, Server 2008, 2003, Server 2000, NT Server, 98, 95, 3.11 and 3.1
• Linux Distributions - CentOS 5.0 & 4.0, SUSE Enterprise Server 10 SP2 & 9 SP3, OpenSUSE 10.3 & 10.2, Red Hat 9, Red Hat Enterprise 5.0 & 4.0, Debian 4.0, Fedora Core 9, 8 & 7, Mandriva 2008 & 2007, Ubuntu 8.04 & 7.10, Xandros Business 4.0
• Other - FreeBSD 7.0 & 6.2, OS/2 Warp 4.5, eComStation 1.2, Solaris 10 & 9, MS-DOS 6.22, OpenBSD 3.8

Guest OS (64-bit)

• Mac - Mac OS X Server 10.5.x Leopard, Mac OS X Server 10.6.x Snow Leopard (experimental support)
• Microsoft Windows - Server 2003 SP2 & R2, Server 2008, XP Professional SP2, Vistas Business, Enterprise and Ultimate (SP 1 Editions)
• Linux Distributions - Red Hat Enterprise 5.0, CentOS 5.0, Fedora 9 & 8, SUSE Enterprise Server10 SP2 & 9 SP3, OpenSUSE 10.3 & 10.2, Ubuntu 8.04 & 7.10, Mandriva 2008 & 2007
• Other - Solaris 10, FreeBSD 7.0

Hardware Specifications for Parallels Desktop 5.0

Processor - Virtualized processor of the host computer
Motherboard - Generic motherboard compatible with Intel i815 chipset
Memory - Up to 1500 MB RAM available for guest virtual machines
Keyboard - 104-key Windows enhanced keyboard
Mouse - PS/2 wheel mouse
Display - VGA and SVGA with VESA 3.0 support, 3D Graphics Support
IDE Drives - Up to 4 IDE Devices

• CD/DVD-ROM Drives, Virtual Hard drives or any combination of the two
• Virtual Hard Drive from 20 MB up to 120 GB each

Floppy Drive - 1.44 Floppy drive mapped to FDD image file
CD/DVD Drive - CD/DVD-ROM drives mapped to physical drive or ISO image file, Burn CDs and DVDs directly in virtual machines, play audio CDs, and read data from copy-protected CDs and DVDs
Sound Card - AC'97-compatible sound card. Sound recording is supported
Serial Ports - Up to four Serial (COM) Port mapped to a socket or to an output file
Parallel Ports - Up to three bi-directional parallel (LPT) ports mapped to output file
Ethernet© Cards -

• Up to 5 Virtual NIC’-s
• Ethernet virtual network card compatible with RTL8029 bridged to Apple Ethernet or Apple Airport adapter, connected to host-only or shared networking

USB Ports - USB 2.0 Support; 8 USB 2.0 ports and 2 USB 1.1 ports