--- title: "Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac Pro — ZEBR.ai" description: "Renton, USA – August 19, 2015 – Parallels® (www.parallels.com/about), a global leader in cross-platform solutions and creator of premier software for running Windows® applications on Mac®, today began selling Parallels Desktop® 11 for Mac (www.parallels.com/desktop). 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At the same time as the new version… 19/08/2015 · 7 min read · ZEBR.ai editorial team **Renton, USA – August 19, 2015** – Parallels® (www.parallels.com/about), a global leader in cross-platform solutions and creator of premier software for running Windows® applications on Mac®, today began selling Parallels Desktop® 11 for Mac (www.parallels.com/desktop). Along with the new version, a special software edition for developers, designers and power users, Parallels Desktop for Mac Pro, as well as Parallels Desktop for Mac Business, was released. The new version of Parallels Desktop for Mac software delivers up to 50 percent higher speed, Travel Mode, which extends battery life by up to 25 percent when users are on the go, supports Windows 10 and is ready for OS X® El Capitan, and offers a range of other features for both Windows and Mac users. “Developers, designers and power users are one of the largest groups among the millions of Parallels Desktop for Mac users,” said Jack Zubarev, President of Parallels. “We created Parallels Desktop for Mac Pro specifically for them, and we will continue to innovate it rapidly to help them maintain high productivity in their day-to-day work. From the beginning, Parallels Desktop has been distinguished by the user experience of working in a single system. Today, we are building on this commitment with innovations in Parallels Desktop 11 — from Windows 10 and El Capitan integrations to the availability of Microsoft Cortana® on Mac. We have further simplified running Windows on Mac for our customers.” Parallels Desktop 11 gives Mac users the ability to run Windows 10 and take advantage of Microsoft’s intelligent personal assistant, Cortana, while using both Windows and OS X. This is the first time Parallels Desktop has made a Windows feature available to OS X applications. Parallels Desktop 11 also provides experimental support for OS X El Capitan before its market launch and will fully support this platform shortly after its release, giving users the experience of working in a single system even on the latest operating systems. “As Windows 10 and OS X El Capitan enter the market, it is crucial for businesses, developers and end customers to remain productive through the easy use of virtualization software that enables them to run both operating systems. This allows them to work efficiently regardless of their platform,” said Laura DiDio, Research Director and Consultant at Strategy Analytics. “All three editions of Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac provide the best tools for reaching the relevant user groups and deployment scenarios that enable users to seamlessly use the applications they need, regardless of platform.” New benefits of Parallels Desktop 11 include improved performance and battery life when using Travel Mode, which can be easily activated to optimize performance. When a user is traveling and not connected to power, Parallels Desktop Travel Mode automatically extends battery life by up to 25 percent by temporarily disabling performance-draining resources. Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac offers significant speed improvements over previous versions. - Windows startup and shutdown are up to 50 percent faster. - File operations within Windows are up to 20 percent faster. - Suspending virtual machines is up to 20 percent faster. - Travel Mode can extend battery life by up to 25 percent. - Improved performance when working on a network. ### Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac Pro Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac Pro is a new software edition specifically designed for developers, designers and power users, providing them with the powerful tools they need for maximum productivity. The Pro edition supports integration with popular development tools including Docker, Visual Studio (plug-in), Chef, as well as debugging and network simulation tools Jenkins, Vagrant and Guest OS. Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac Pro enables users to run preview Windows virtual machines and use nested virtualization for both Windows and Linux OS. This makes it the perfect tool for developers, power users and testers who need different virtual machine environments, including simulation of complex deployments. ### Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac Business The edition formerly known as Parallels Desktop for Mac Enterprise, now Parallels Desktop for Mac Business ([www.parallels.com/business](http://www.parallels.com/business)), includes all the features of the Pro edition and gives IT administrators the most effective tool for enabling their Mac computer users to run Windows applications. The Business edition builds on the award-winning Parallels Desktop solution and adds administrative features that enable IT departments to control and manage end-user virtual machines as well as manage licenses using the new Parallels License Management Portal. This exceptional feature provides IT administrators with important information such as license expiration, usage statistics and a real-time view of licensing activity, enabling them to easily manage all their installed licenses. Parallels Desktop for Mac Business also supports enterprise cloud services including Box, Dropbox for Business and OneDrive® Business. ### Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac - The Always on Cortana feature enables users to use Microsoft’s virtual assistant with Mac applications even when Windows 10 is not the foreground application. - Travel Mode extends battery life by up to 25 percent by temporarily disabling selected performance-consuming resources. - Quick Look for Windows extends this great Mac feature to documents and files in Windows. - New Force Touch gesture support enables quick file previews using Quick Look or the ability to look up the definition of an unfamiliar word. - Enhanced Mac window controls, including a new Coherence mode button. - The list of recently used files can now be viewed on Mac regardless of where these files are stored: on Mac, in a virtual machine, in the cloud or on a file server. - New, easier printing with support for all printer options on Mac saves time with a solution that is intuitive for OS X users. - Support for “New Item” to create new files in Windows applications including Microsoft Outlook®, Excel® and Word. - Users can now easily cancel time-consuming tasks in a virtual machine. - Mac location services are now available to Windows applications. - Automatic synchronization of virtual machine volume settings with settings on Mac. - Improved file associations with intelligent notification messages help change file associations in OS X. - Improvements in installing and using a virtual machine for direct access to a Windows Boot Camp® partition—without restarting. ### Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac Pro All features of Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac, plus the following new and key features: - Integration with key development tools such as Docker, Visual Studio (plug-in), Chef and Jenkins. - Support for Vagrant and other development tools. - Additional user profiles for developers, power users and testers for optimal configuration of their specific scenarios. - Advanced networking tools enabling configuration of virtual networks for testing more complex network scenarios, including the ability to simulate certain unstable network conditions. - Access to cloud storage including Box.net, Dropbox for Business and OneDrive Business for sharing from Windows to Mac. - Headless mode for running virtual machines in the background without a user interface. - Ability to create linked clones to save disk space and optimize deployments. - Improved memory (64 GB RAM) and processing power (16 vCPU) support for enhanced performance. - Nested virtualization for Linux guest OS. - The Modern.IE test environment in the Parallels New Virtual Machine Wizard provides access to free browser trial versions for testing purposes. - 24/7 phone and email support. ### Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac Business edition All features of the Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac Pro edition, plus the following features: - Centralized administration and management to keep virtual machines under control. - Parallels web-based license management portal with a single activation key to eliminate manual management of individual license keys. - Enterprise-class support, including the option of prioritized 24/7 phone and email support. - An additional security mechanism for enforcing USB device policy. ### About Parallels Parallels is a global leader in cross-platform solutions that enable users to easily use the applications and access the files they need on any device or operating system. We help customers take advantage of the best technologies, whether Windows, Mac, iOS, Android™ or the cloud. Parallels solves complex technology and user experience issues by delivering simple, cost-effective solutions for using applications wherever they are—locally installed, remote, in a private data center or in the cloud—for both businesses and individual users. For more information, please visit [www.parallels.com/about](http://www.parallels.com/about). *Parallels and the Parallels logo are registered trademarks of Parallels IP Holdings GmbH in the United States and/or other countries. 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