Parallels Desktop 11.1.3 (build 32521)

Version 11.1.3 (build 32521) | k'ed | Mac OS X 10.9.5

Parallels Desktop is simply the world's bestselling, top-rated, and most trusted solution for running Windows applications on your Mac. With Parallels Desktop for Mac, you can seamlessly run both Windows and Mac OS X applications side-by-side without rebooting. Drag-and-drop files between Windows and Mac applications, launch Windows applications from your Mac dock, and do much more with speed, control and confidence.
The Business Edition builds upon Parallels Desktop’s award-winning solution by adding administrative features that enable IT departments to control and manage end user virtual machines as well as manage and administer licenses via the new Parallels License Management Portal. This exclusive feature provides IT administrators with vital information, such as license expirations, usage statistics, and real-time visibility into licensing activities, to easily manage all of their deployed licenses. Parallels Desktop for Mac Business Edition also supports business cloud services including Box, Dropbox for Business and OneDrive® Business.

Features - Parallels Desktop 11
- Always on Cortana enables customers to use Microsoft’s virtual assistant with Mac applications, even when Windows 10 is not the forefront application
- Travel Mode extends the battery life by up to 25 percent by temporarily shutting off select resources that drain power
- Quick Look for Windows extends this cool Mac convenience to Windows documents and files
- New Force Touch gesture support enables a quick preview of files with Quick Look or the ability to look up the definition of an unknown word
- Improved Mac Window Controls include a new Coherence mode button
- Most recently used files list now can be viewed on the Mac regardless of where those files are stored: on the Mac, in a virtual machine, in the cloud or on a file server
- New easy printing with all Mac printer options support saves time with an intuitive solution for OS X users
- "New Item" support for creation of new files in Windows apps including Microsoft Outlook®, Excel® and Word
- Now users can easily cancel time-consuming virtual machine actions
- Mac location services are now available to Windows applications
- Automatic synchronization of the volume setting of a virtual machine with that of the Mac
- Enhanced file associations with smart notification messaging helps change file association in OS X
- Improvements in the setup and use of a virtual machine to directly access a Boot Camp®Windows partition--without rebooting
- Improved Japanese keyboard--specific to the Japanese language edition only

Parallels Desktop 11 Pro Edition
- Integration with key developer tools, such as Docker, Visual Studio (plug-in), Chef and Jenkins
- Support for Vagrant and other developer tools
- Additional user profiles for developers, power users and testers for optimal configuration for their particular scenarios
- Advanced networking tools and configuration for virtual networks to test complex networking scenarios, including the ability to simulate some network instabilities
- Cloud storage access through Box.net, Dropbox for Business and OneDrive Business, for sharing from Windows to Mac
- Headless mode for running virtual machines in the background without user interface
- Ability to create linked clones to conserve disk space and optimize installations
- Enhanced memory (64 GB RAM) and processing power (16 vCPU) for improved performance
- Nested virtualization for Linux guests
- Modern.IE test environments in the Parallels New Virtual Machine Wizard provide access to free trials of browsers for testing

Features - Parallels Desktop 11 Business Edition
All of the features of the Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac Pro Edition, as well as the following key additions:
- Centralized administration and management capabilities to keep IT in control of virtual machines
- Web-based Parallels License Management Portal with a single activation key to eliminate manual management of individual license keys
- USB devices policy enforcement for additional security





Parallels es la compañía que está detrás del software mejor implementado en OS X para ejecutar máquinas virtuales corriendo Windows, una vez dicho esto la noticia es que ha lanzado hoy la última versión de su popular aplicación para Mac en este tipo de tareas.

Algunas de las mejores características nuevas son el soporte tanto para Windows 10 incluyendo Cortana como para OS X El Capitán, donde funciona estupendamente de forma nativa.

Según se puede leer en la web oficial de Parallels, esta última versión es hasta un 50 por ciento más rápida que versiones anteriores, incluyendo el arranque como los tiempos de parada y operaciones de copiar/mover archivos de hasta un 20 por ciento más rápido. Incluye además un nuevo modo de viaje que aumentará la vida de la batería igualmente hasta en un 20 por ciento.

Otra de las características emblemáticas de Parallels 11, es el ya comentado soporte al asistente virtual de Microsoft, Cortana, el cual podremos invocar incluso desde el escritorio de OS X siempre y cuando parallels esté corriendo por detrás. Según lo explicado por la propia empresa, siempre y cuando Windows 10 se ejecute en segundo plano, los usuarios siempre podrán decir Hey Cortana y recibir una respuesta.

Otros cambios pasan por mejoras en la experiencia de usuario de Windows, una forma más rápida de ver las notificaciones de Windows en OS X, mejora en las asociaciones de archivos y soporte a la localización en tiempo real en Windows. Incluso ahora puede aprovechar la característica Quick Look de OS X para la previsualización de documentos y archivos.

Requiere Intel Mac OS X 10.9.5 o posterior.