Parallels Desktop for Mac Updated

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Today’s official word from Parallels:

What’s new in the Official Update of Parallels Desktop for Mac?

We’re proud to announce that the Official Update for Parallels Desktop for Mac is launched and it is FREE for all existing Parallels Workstation users!

Now it includes a number of great improvements & fixes that make Parallels Desktop for Mac even easier to use:

New! Installation Assislant built-in tool included. Click here to learn more…

New! Shared Networking

Works on ANY Intel-Mac with ANY memory configuration with no system modification. This includes Mac Pro towers with up to 16GB of RAM, and the full line of Core 2 Duo iMacs

New! Compatibility with developer build of Mac OS X 10.5, code-named “Leopard”

New! Support for Windows Vista

Solaris guest OS no longer hangs after suspend/resume

An improved Parallels Tools package

Full support for OpenBSD 3.8 as a guest operating system

G4U hard disk cloning tool now works in virtual machines

Better video output improvement and acceleration

Added multi interface USB devices support (including Windows Mobile 2005 devices)

Added isochronous USB devices support (including WebCam devices)

Keyboard support improvement: Eject CD key support, left/right Shift/Ctrl/Alt (Option)/Windows keys difference support

Added virtual disk cache policy option: Mac OS X performance optimized or guest OS performance optimized

Image Tool fixes

Optimized disk cache policy for Suspend/Resume feature

Windows ME Suspend/Resume fix

Shared Folders first time access acceleration

Clipboard synchronization tool fixes (unreadable symbols sometimes added during copy and paste)

Sound playback and recording improvement

If you’re new to Parallels Desktop for Mac, you can start using improved Parallels Desktop for Mac by downloading and installing updated version on a «clean» machine. Click here to get a free 15-day trial!

NOTE TO REGISTERED USERS:
If you already have your copy of Parallels Desktop for Mac you can update it easily - simply download updated file and install it over your existing version. You will NOT need to reinstall any guest OS or any applications when you update your Parallels Desktop for Mac. Don’t forget to update Parallels Tools after updating.

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