Early Black Friday: Apple TV for $79.99, Office 2011 for $89.99, VMWare Fusion for $27.99 Early Black Friday discounts from Apple's authorized resellers continue to crop up Thursday, including offers for 20% off the new Apple TV, Microsoft Office 2011 for $89.99, VMWare Fusion for $27.99 and 64GB iPod touches for $349. AppleInsider Staff 15 years ago 4
Parallels Desktop 6 for Mac now available for direct download The new Parallels Desktop 6 for Mac is now available, offering Windows virtualization that boots 41 percent faster and offers 3D graphics that run 30 percent faster than before. AppleInsider Staff 15 years ago 41
Parallels Desktop 6 for Mac to launch Sept. 14 with 80 new features Calling it the "best Windows on Mac experience yet," Parallels on Thursday formally announced the sixth version of its virtualization software, set to bring more than 80 new features and enhancements when it launches Sept. 14. AppleInsider Staff 15 years ago 36
iLife '11 Family Pack from Apple, Parallels 6 both spotted early Evidence of Apple's long-awaited iLife update has appeared via retailer Amazon.com, with a new $99 Family Pack for iLife '11 listed for availability in the next two to four weeks, while Parallels 6 has appeared on one retail store's shelves. AppleInsider Staff 15 years ago 90
Parallels faster than VMware in virtualization head-to-head In a comprehensive set of benchmark tests, virtualization competitors Parallels Desktop 5.0 and VMware Fusion 3.0 were examined head-to-head, finding Parallels to be an average of 30% faster than VMware. Brian Garner 16 years ago 70
Black Friday Deals: Office, Fusion, Parallels, CS4, QuickBooks This year's Black Friday Mac software deals include savings of over $300 on Office 2008 for Mac, 78% off student editions of Creative Suite 4.0, $30 off Parallels 5.0 and Fusion 3.0, $40 off Photoshop Elements 4.0, and $50 off QuickBooks 2010. AppleInsider Staff 16 years ago 5
New Parallels bundle aims to ease switch from PC to Mac Parallels, the makers of Windows virtualization software for Mac, unveiled a new application bundle Tuesday that allows PC users to switch to OS X while retaining their programs and data. Sam Oliver 16 years ago 74
Shootout: Parallels outperforms VMware Fusion in many tests A head-to-head test of Parallels Desktop for Mac and VMware Fusion - the two leading competitors in the Mac Virtualization segment - crowns Parallels as the clear winner, but the testers found both products performed well and VMware can even be a better choice under certain circumstances. Zach Spear 17 years ago 45
VMWare offering 50% off Fusion 2.0 for Cyber Monday Parallels rival VMWare is holding a one-day sale on its Fusion 2.0 virtualization product for the Mac, which cuts the price in half to $39.99. However, Parallels users are being enticed to switch through an additional offer that brings the cost of Fusion 2.0 down to just $10. AppleInsider Staff 17 years ago 27
Black Friday: Office 2008, Parallels, Quicken, Adobe A handful of Mac software developers are offering special savings for Black Friday, including Parallels, Intuit, and Adobe. The deepest discount comes from Microsoft, which has cut the price of Office 2008 for Mac Special Media Edition by $330, bringing the cost down to $169.99. AppleInsider Staff 17 years ago 6
Mac small business share nearly triples over the summer Even as many home buyers recently suddenly became shy about buying Apple computers in mid-year, small businesses just as quickly took to Macs — to the point where Apple's market share in that field grew three times larger almost overnight. Aidan Malley 17 years ago 42
Parallels Desktop 4.0 gets better graphics, 50% speed boost Parallels on Tuesday announced the availability of version 4.0 of Parallels Desktop for Mac, a speedier and more feature rich version of its virtualization software that lets users to run Windows, Linux and other operating systems side-by-side with Mac OS X. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 51
Parallels 4 to tout OS X Server VM, dual-core, new interface Competition between virtualization software developers is about to kick into overdrive thanks to the ongoing development Parallels Desktop 4, which people familiar with the update say will significantly expand hardware and software support as well as deliver a redesigned interface. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 26
Mac virtualization software sales booming Sales of Mac virtualization software from market leaders VMware and Parallels have shot up more than 50 percent this year, outpacing the 41 percent growth in Mac hardware sales experienced by Apple in the most recent quarter, according to market research firm NPD. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 47
Parallels set to unleash Server for Mac this week Parallels on Tuesday is expected to announce the immediate availability of Parallels Server for Mac, beating rival VMware to market with the first server virtualization solution for Intel-based Macs. AppleInsider Staff 17 years ago 12
Parallels aims to virtualize Leopard Server and help sell Xserves Parallels, maker of the popular Parallels Workstation software that enables Intel Mac users to run Windows or Linux within a virtualized environment, introduced its new Parallels Server. The new product, intended to enter beta in the next couple months, is designed to virtualize and manage multiple server operating systems on any Intel-compatible hardware. Daniel Eran Dilger 18 years ago 10
