Parallels Desktop for Mac 4

Description

With Parallels Desktop for Mac 4, you can run Windows, Linux, and more side-by-side with Mac OS X on any Intel-powered Mac, without rebooting. With Parallels’ award-winning virtualization technology, you can run Mac OS X and Windows at the same time. You can even drag-and-drop files between desktops!

Leading the way with our trademark innovation, Parallels Desktop 4 comes packed with 50+ new features and enhancements, including $175 in premium bonus software (Parallels Internet Security by Kaspersky, Acronis True Image Home and Acronis Disk Director Suite).

Easy: Get easy access to all your applications and data while enjoying the complete Mac experience

• Storage devices shared across the Windows and Mac OS X (SmartMount)
• Windows Taskbar notification icons on the Mac Menu Bar
• USB device connection preferences remembered (Smart Connect)
• Screenshots can be shared across Windows and Mac for straight-forward data capture (Clips screen capture)

Fast: Experience the fastest speed for all applications with the latest performance acceleration technologies

• Up to 50% faster than previous version
• 15-30% less CPU usage than previous version
• Resources allocated on the fly (through the Adaptive Hypervisor)
• Support for next-gen hardware-assisted virtualization with Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel VT-x2) for faster and more responsive computing
• Memory automatically assigned to meet needs (over-commitment management)
• Smooth, fast 3D visuals (support for DirectX 9, DirectX Pixel Shader 2.0, OpenGL 2.0 — Fusion doesn’t support the OpenGL)

Powerful: Run Windows smoothly on your Mac with the complete suite of powerful essentials for Internet security, data protection and disk management

• Multi-functional security suite for anti-virus, firewall, scanner, recovery, filtering, and identity protection (Parallels Internet Security powered by Kaspersky)
• Backup and restore for continuity (Acronis True Image Home)
• Automatic scheduled "snapshots" (SmartGuard)
• Windows disk space managed for better data allocation, performance, and data protection (Acronis Disk Director Suite)
• 20% more battery life (PowerSaver)