Parallels has released a new version of the solution Parallels Desktop 10 for Mac, which allows you to simultaneously work with Windows and Mac applications without rebooting. Also now available the new Enterprise Edition Enterprise Edition.
In the tenth version, in addition to support for the latest operating systems, including OS X Yosemite, developers have optimized such important performance indicators, as the speed of the virtual machine and run separate applications, battery life and memory savings.Succeeded in raising these indices by 30-50%. In addition, Parallels worked on their "brand" integration capabilities with a single purpose - to the user working with the product, generally forgotten about what the original operating system it is worth, and focused on their tasks.
In Parallels Desktop 10 users to a lot of interesting features designed for operating systems and applications Mac OS X Yosemite (from design to functionality) and Windows. For example, supported by iCloud Drive, which lets you view and work with the files located there directly from Explorer and other programs, Windows, without the need to go for this application in iCloud. And now you can find a virtual machine and manage them directly from the panels Spotlight and QuickLook. You can one-click to call the number that the user sees on the screen of your computer in a virtual machine under Windows, synchronized with the Mac iPhone, and more - to allocate in Internet Explorer some text, link, or select photos and send from your iPhone via iMessage messages or SMS. Updated wizard that steps will help you quickly get started, free to choose and install any suitable operating system, including OS X Yosemite, OS X Mavericks, Mac OS X Mountain Lion, Chrome, Android and Ubuntu, as well as customize a comfortable option for themselves interaction between the operating system.
What's new in Parallels Desktop 10 for Mac:
Performance and Optimization:
- You can open files in Windows, as well as save and copy them up to 48% faster (especially the increase in speed will be noticeable when working with large files).
- Thanks to the improved energy efficiency of the battery is now to work with Parallels Desktop generates up to 30% longer than that, for example, for the Mac Book Pro is nearly 1.5 hours of additional battery life.
- The sheer size of the package with the application Parallels Desktop is smaller by 35%.Now he's "weight" of 274 MB, which means faster downloads and installs.
- Virtual machines now use up to 10% less memory your Mac.
- All user-created new virtual machines are already included by default all the settings that allow you to run an Office 2013 to 50% faster.
- The virtual machine now takes as much space on the hard drive Mac, as it needs. The optimization function in real time automatically compress the virtual disk, eliminating the need to do it manually from time to time.
- Create snapshots and roll back to a previous state is 60% faster.
- In the wizard, free up disk space now contains all the possible ways to optimize the disk space that is used by Parallels Desktop and virtual machines.
Getting Started:
- Now with a single click, the user can choose from a list of functions required type of optimization of the virtual machine to fit your needs. For example: working with documents, games, design, development. Choosing the type, the user is automatically includes the necessary settings (performance, screen mode, work with graphics, etc.) In the "development", the user is also available in a package of special features to developers.
- The new control center - allows you to manage all virtual machines and their Parallels Desktop settings from a single window.
- Install on Windows can now be a lot easier if you use a new wizard to configure the virtual machines: tips and new ways to start the installation files will help to quickly start and complete the installation process.
- Regional settings (time, currency, language keyboard layout, etc.) from the Mac is now installed by default, and in each new virtual machines Windows.
Integration functions:
- Users can simultaneously work with files, text and web pages from Windows, using their Internet accounts that are configured on the Mac. Thus, depending on the type of content the user can be offered different options. For example, text can be placed on Twitter or Facebook, video - on Vimeo, the image - as Flickr or iPhoto. These data can also be sent by email, through the program, and AirDrop Messages.
- When a user installs a new application Windows, its icon is automatically added to the panel OS X Launchpad screen Mac.
- Indicator of the number of new messages in the e-mail in Outlook allows you to quickly see the number of unread email (just like in Apple Mail).
- You can transfer files using drag and drop on the Windows icon in the Panel Dock, so they just opened in the desired operating system.
- Now you can easily recover any setting to its default state (just click on the Restore Defaults button in the virtual machine settings).
- In the Notification panel can now view the status of the virtual machine, the indicators of memory consumption and other settings.
Enterprise Edition - Parallels Desktop for Mac Enterprise Edition has received a number of new features designed to improve the performance of applications of different operating systems in a corporate environment, and to ensure full compliance with security policies and business processes of each individual company.
For users of versions 8 and 9 can upgrade to Parallels Desktop 10 for the Mac. Free upgrade available for users Parallels Desktop 9 for Mac, bought the full version, or switched to it from previous versions, starting from 1 August 2014. For new users the full version will be available for purchase from August 26 - both on the official website of Parallels, and in retail stores, for example - in Re: Store.
Discount version for students this year has increased from 20% to 50% . Gift for all new users when purchasing the full version - a three-month free subscription to the application Parallels Access.