Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac has no equal

The latest major upgrade to the best-selling Windows-on-Mac solution, is the fast, easy and powerful way to run Windows on a Mac. Optimise your Windows-on-Mac experience with a turbo-charged virtualisation engine and the latest Mac hardware support, including 8 multi-core CPUs, 8 GB RAM and 64/32-bit computing. Run 3D graphics at blazing speed with DirectX 9.0, DirectX Pixel Shaders 2.0, and OpenGL 2.0 support. Use essential tools including a complete protection suite and Parallels’ trademark easy-to-use OS integration and instant data access technologies that make Windows programs run seamlessly, safer and more Mac-like. Run Windows on your Mac the easy way — right alongside Mac OS X. Easy, Fast and Powerful, Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac gives you the most complete Windows on Mac solution in the industry.

Top New Features

Run Windows on your Mac the easy way — right alongside Mac OS X. Easy, Fast and Powerful, Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac gives you the most complete Windows on Mac solution in the industry.

• Get Started the Easy Way
  Install Windows in 3 clicks or bring your existing Windows system to your Mac with integrated Easy Setup tools.
  
  
• Run Windows Mac-Like
  Run Windows programs like native Mac applications side-by-side with Coherence technologies.
  
  
• Keep Your Data at Your Fingertips
  Have instant access to your files, folders and data across both OSs with SmartX technologies.
  
  
• Maximise Performance Across OSs
  Automatically optimize performance for Windows programs or Mac applications on demand with Parallels Adaptive Hypervisor.
  
  
• Move in the FastLane
  Get the best speed and performance on any Intel-Mac with Parallels’ FastLane Architecture, including support for up to 8-way SMP, 8 GB RAM and 64-bit computing.
  
  
• Accelerate Your Games & Graphics Apps
  Blazing fast video and 3D graphics with support for DirectX 9.0, DirectX Pixel Shader 2.0 and OpenGL 2.0.
  
  
• Safeguard Your Computer
  Protect yourself, your computer and your data with Parallels Internet Security powered by Kaspersky ($135.00 Bonus Value).
  
  
• Spend More Time with Your Mac
  Extend your Mac’s battery life by up to 20% with Parallels PowerSaver.
  
  
• Maximise Disk Space
  Complementary Windows optimisation and management software Acronis True Image Home ($85.00 Bonus Value) and Acronis Disk Director Suite ($85.00 Bonus Value) let you protect, back up and manage your virtual Windows world like a pro.

More Highlights

Parallels Desktop for Mac just keeps getting better.

• Modality, Coherence, Windows & Full Screen view modes — 4 different views to view Windows the way you want.
  
  
• Clips — Screen capture utility to share screenshots across Windows and Mac.
  
  
• Parallels Explorer — Peer into virtual machine hard disks.
  
  
• iPhone application — Remotely control your virtual machines via your iPhone.
  
  
• Speech Recognition — Remotely control your virtual machine with select voice commands.
  
  
• QuickLook Integration — Glance at virtual machine information.
  
  
• SmartConnect — Remembers your USB device connection preferences.
  
  
• Smart Shared Internet Applications — Define Windows programs or Mac applications to handle web functions.
  
  
• Smart Shared Folders, Parallels Mounter and Parallels Online Mounter — Have immediate access to any files on both Windows and Mac.
  
  
• SmartInstall — Auto-update for current software.
  
  
• Security Manager — Set the level of virtual machine isolation for online safety.
  
  
• SafeMode — Enjoy private and secure computing by saving or resetting changes to your virtual machine.
  
  
• Shut Down Mode — Gracefully shutdown your virtual machine to protect your programs and files.
  
  
• 45+ Supported Guest OSs — Run Mac OS X Leopard Server, Snow Leopard, Windows including Windows Server 2003/2008, Linux, Solaris, FreeBSD and more all on your Mac.
  
  
• Virtual Appliances — Get up and running quickly with pre-built virtual appliances from Parallels.