Parallels And Apple Servers

Yahoo! Finance is running an article from TechIQ about Parallels potentially giving Apple a boost in Xserve sales with an Enterprise-edition of Parallels Desktop for Mac. Quote:

SWsoft, the company that makes the popular Parallels virtualization software for Apple Macintoshes, is preparing an encore for Apple servers, The VAR Guy hears. The move could provide customers with an innovative solution for running Windows, Mac OS and Linux side by side on a departmental or small business server. And that could give Apple server sales a boost.

Rarely has a company “out innovated” Apple on its own platforms. But the existing Parallels Desktop for Mac is widely considered a better solution than Apple’s own Boot Camp software for running Windows and Mac OS X on Apple hardware. Those in the know suspect SWsoft will have another hit on its hands when the company extends its software to departmental and small business servers.

Guest PC 1.9.7

Guest PC has been updated to version 1.9.7. The changes are:

Bug Fixes
* Occasional crashes on Guest PC load with no network
* Inability downloading maps to the Garmin GPS

Enhancements
* Better networking
* Better stability and compatibility

If you are a previously registered own of Guest PC, you can obtain the 1.9.7 update here (lismoresystems.com)

Parallels Desktop – Build 1898 (Mac Pro/iMac Core 2 Duo) – Vista

They’ve just made available a new Parallels Desktop build for Mac Pro/iMac Core 2 Duo users, that includes support for Microsoft Windows Vista:

We have just made available a new build (1898) for Desktop for Mac that substantially improves Mac Pro and 64-bit iMac performance and eliminates kernel panics and major bugs.

For those users who have Mac Pros and 64-bit iMacs with more than 2GB of RAM, you’ve had to manually limit your RAM via the command line in Terminal. In this build, we’ve included a tool that will help you take this action without any command line coding. With a single click you can limit your RAM and make your Mac Pro fully compatible with this build. You can easily revert your memory back at any time to the full configuration with the same tool.

NOTE: Its very important to note that limiting your RAM configuration to run Parallels Desktop will NOT prevent you from running any other OS X application (although they may run slightly slower). It simply helps our hypervisor “play nice” with the Mac Pro.

Originally, I told you that we’d have full PAE support by year’s end. Now, I’m pleased to let you know that we are working on a new RC version that will be compatible with ANY Mac with ANY amount of RAM, and will have it much sooner than originally anticipated. The engineering team tells me that this build should be available in a week or two.

This build also adds support for Windows Vista RC1 as a guest OS, and adds an improved Parallels Tools package for all of the Vista builds that improves mouse movement, and video resolutions, and beefs up networking.

Thank you again to all of our loyal Desktop users and beta testers. Everyone here appreciates your feedback and your patience.

More information can be found in this thread.

It can be downloaded from here.

Guest PC 1.9.6

Guest PC has been updated to version 1.9.6. Among the changes:

Bug Fixes
* Occasional crashes on Guest PC exit
* Drag-and-Drop malfunction after switching from the fullscreen mode

Enhancements
* Better networking
* Improved video in native resolution modes
* Improved USB functionality
* Better stability and compatibility

If you are a previously registered own of Guest PC, you can obtain the 1.9.6 update here (lismoresystems.com)

Photos of WWDC 2006 Banners Posted

Photos of the Moscine Center, San Francisco where the Apple Worldwide Developer’s Conference is being held have been posted on flickr.

Of note is the very prominent “64 bit” icon on the main banner.

These come via one digital life.