Parallels, Inc.
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| Type | Privately held company |
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| Founded | 1995 |
| Headquarters |  Renton, Washington, USA |
| Industry | Computer software |
| Products | Parallels Desktop for Mac, Parallels Workstation, Compressor Server and Workstation |
| Parent | SWsoft |
| Website | parallels.com |
Parallels, Inc. is a privately-held virtualization technology company based in Renton, WA and a division of the enterprise-focused virtualization software company SWsoft. Although Parallels, Inc. is a SWsoft company, each company operates as a separate entity and maintains its own distinct branding. Parallels technology enables users to run multiple operating systems on a single computer.
[edit] Approach to Virtualization
Parallels has recently been in the public eye as a result of its MacIntel-based product Parallels Desktop for Mac, introduced one day after the announcement of Apple Computer's Boot Camp. Parallels uses Intel Core's virtualization technology to transparently allow access to the processor.
They also offer Parallels Workstation, a virtualization product for use on Microsoft Windows or Linux.
