From: "Glenn Meadows" 

Wow.

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Glenn M.
"mike"  wrote in message
news:f191n2h8pa75jc8akl29r9vhll5qfjsei3{at}4ax.com...
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> http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=2276
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> Parallel, Inc. is preparing to make a quantum leap in the art of Windows
> virtualization software for the Mac with a new version of its Parallels
> Desktop software that will introduce a refined user interface and
> greater support for Apple Computer's Boot Camp software.
>
>
> A beta of the upcoming release, distributed to testers this week, packs
> a completely redesigned interface for windows and dialogs, making them
> even easier to manage and more appealing to the eye.
>
> Another major enhancement in the new version -- labeled Parallels
> Desktop for Mac Beta Build 3036 -- will allow a pre-installed Apple Boot
> Camp partition with Windows XP to be used as a virtual hard disk drive.
> Users of the software will be able to boot from that Boot Camp partition
> directly from within Parallels Desktop, forgoing a restart.
>
> Build 3036 will also allow the main Parallels Desktop window to be
> resized like any other Mac application window and the Windows interface
> will instantaneously auto-adjust its screen resolution to match the new
> window size.
>
> Another long awaited feature slated to make its debut is "seamless
> drag-and-drop" of files and folders between Windows and Max OS X. Along
> the same lines, a feature called "coherency," will display Windows
> applications as if they were Mac ones.
>
> "Try it and enjoy best of both worlds truly at the same
time," Parallels
> told testers in a set of release notes accompanying the beta build. "No
> more switching between Windows to Mac OS. "
>
> Also near completion is a feature that will cater to users having more
> than one virtual machine (VM), making each of them "available through
> centralized VM catalogue which appears on each Parallels Desktop for Mac
> instance start."
>
> Parallels told testers the latest builds of the virtualization software
> improve graphics performance by up to 50 percent on different
> applications. Meanwhile, improved USB compatibility will do away with
> the annoying "wait 5-10 seconds" message that typically appears when
> connecting a USB device to Parallels Desktop.
>
> The software's networking capabilities are also receiving a significant
> boost, with on-the-fly switching between network modes while the VM is
> running and support for up to five virtual network interfaces.
> Similarly, users will also be able to run Cisco VPN and many other
> complicated networking applications in conjunction with Connection
> Sharing Mode.
>
> Other new features included in build 3036 include one-click virtual
> machine aliases, transparent mapping of command-AZXCV key combinations,
> shared folder configuration on-the-fly, drag-and-drop of CD/FDD images
> and folders, and some new eye-catching animations that coincide with
> Power On/Power Off/Suspend/Resume/Pause functions.
>
> Additionally, Parallels said its adding a "Transporter Beta
bundled" in
> the new version that will help users migrate their Windows PC, VMware or
> Virtual PC VMs to Parallels virtual machines.
>
> The Renton, Wash.-based company said build 3036 will be a free update to
> the current version of the software.
> ===
>
> /m

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