Parallels Workstation Now Available Through Easy-to-use Linux Software Delivery Service At An Introductory Price of $44.99
San Diego, CA & Renton, WA – March 12th, 2008 - Linspire, Inc. developer of CNR.com, an easy-to-use, one-click digital software delivery service for desktop Linux software, and Parallels, Inc., maker of award-winning desktop virtualization solutions for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X, today announced the immediate availability of Parallels’ Workstation 2.2 desktop virtualization solution for immediate download through the CNR.com free software delivery service to desktop Linux users. Currently available for the Freespire 2.0, Linspire 6.0 and Ubuntu 7.04, 7.10 operating systems, the CNR Service will expand to provide support for additional popular Linux distributions. Available at a special introductory price of $44.99, Parallels Workstation allows users of any skill level to easily run multiple operating systems on a single computer (http://www.cnr.com/product/parallels).
“As CNR expands its commercial offerings, we're happy to offer another quality virtualization solution in Parallels, a product our customers have requested,” says Larry Kettler, President and CEO of Linspire. “The Free CNR Service is designed to help users easily find and install the best that Linux software has to offer.”
CNR.com is a free standardized Web 2.0-based Linux software delivery service for desktop Linux users worldwide. It is designed to normalize the process of finding, installing, and updating Linux software for Linux distributions.
Parallels Workstation is an easy-to-use and cost-effective desktop virtualization solution. It enables the user to create completely networked and secure independent virtual machines on a single physical computer. Parallels Workstation's sophisticated virtualization engine enables each virtual machine to operate similarly to a physical computer.
“We’re excited to make Parallels Workstation 2.2 available through CNR.com,” said Benjamin Rudolph, Director of Corporate Communications. “By giving CNR users the ability to easily and seamlessly run multiple OSes, like Windows, at the same time as Linspire, Freespire or Ubuntu, Parallels Workstation makes working with these desktop Linux distributions even more fun and productive.”
The updated version of the Parallels Workstation includes a number of great new features that make using multiple operating systems simultaneously even easier.
New Features in the updated Parallels Workstation 2.2:
- MS Windows from 3.1 up to Vista guest OS support
- Linux guest OS tools: Smooth mouse transition between most popular Linux guest OSes and Windows and Linux primary OSes
- Multiple network adapters support - support up to 5 network adapters in VM simultaneously
- Parallels Workstation 2.2 installation on new Linux kernels (2.6.20, 2.6.22, 2.6.23)
- Significantly improved AMD-V support
