Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac | Parallels Workstation 2.2

New and Improved Features for Paralles Desktop 3.0 Premium

• NEW! Acronis Disk Director Suite – Now available with Parallels Desktop 3.0 Premium Edition, Acronis Disk Director Suite gives you more control over your virtual PC system. Now you can manage your virtual Windows disk partitions like a pro!
• NEW! Acronis True Image Home – Back up your entire virtual PC system how and when you choose. Now available with Parallels Desktop 3.0 Premium Edition, Acronis True Image Home gives you greater flexibility to protect your virtual PC system against viruses, virtual system crashes, and software downloads gone wrong.
• NEW! Kaspersky Internet Security – Now available with Parallels Desktop 3.0 Premium Edition as a one-year free subscription, Kaspersky Internet Security gives your virtual Windows system greater protection against Internet viruses, spyware, and identify theft.
• NEW! Leopard Support – Take Parallels Desktop with you when you upgrade to Mac OS X 10.5!
• NEW! SmartSelect – Open Windows files with Mac apps and Mac files with Windows apps. Set 'on the fly' or as the default.
• NEW! Snapshots – Make changes, try software and Web surf without risking permanent damage.
• NEW! 3D Graphics – Run select Windows-only games and graphics applications on your Mac.
• NEW! Parallels Explorer – Access Windows files even if Windows is shut down or suspended. Now with Unicode support.
• NEW! Security Manager – Control the level of integration between Windows and Mac OS X.
• NEW! Shared Printers – Print from your VM using your Mac OS X printer.
• Improved! Coherence – Run Windows programs right on the Mac desktop. Silently boot into Windows for a truly seamless experience.
• Improved! Complete Shared Folders – Drag-and-drop files and folders between Windows and OS X. Mount the Windows virtual hard drive on the Mac desktop for instant access to your favorite files.
• Improved! Parallels Image Tool – Change your virtual hard disk's format, and easily enlarge the size of your virtual drive.
• Improved! Parallels Transporter – Migrate your entire Windows or Linux system - including OS, settings, applications, files and all - to your Mac via any network or rewire connection!
• Improved! USB 2.0 Support – 'Plug and play' your favorite Windows-only USB 2.0 devices, including PDAs, cameras and SmartPhones.
• Improved! Boot Camp Support – Use a Windows XP or Vista Boot Camp partition as a virtual hard drive in your Parallels virtual machine.

Screen Shots

Run today’s most popular PC games on a Mac with support for 3D graphics. Parallels VM running AutoDesk AutoCAD 2008.

Run selected PC games on a Mac with support for 3D graphics. Parallels VM running Quake 4.

Run today’s most popular PC games on a Mac with support for 3D graphics. Showing hardware requirements in Quake 4.

Run Windows programs directly from your Mac desktop. Run PC and Mac software side-by-side, such as WMP and iTunes.

Run Windows programs directly from your Mac desktop. Copy-and-paste between PC and Mac software.

System Requirements

Primary Operating Systems supported - Mac OS X 10.4.9 or later

Hardware Requirements
Mac Computer - Any 32- or 64-bit Intel-based iMac, Mac mini, Mac Pro, MacBook and MacBook Pro

Processors - Any 32-bit or 64- bit Intel® processor featured in new Intel® Macs

• Intel® Core Solo
• Intel® Core Duo
• Intel® Core 2 Duo
• Intel® Dual-Core Xeon
• Intel® Quad-Core Xeon

Display - 32-bit display adapter recommended

Memory - 1 GB RAM or more recommended

• Support for any memory configuration (up to 16 GB) without modifying your host system.
• 119 MB of available hard drive space for Parallels Desktop installation, plus sufficient space allocated for the virtual machine. 15 GB of hard drive space recommended.
• No hardware recongurations required for 64-bit quad-processors MacPro Towers and 64-bit iMac.