Today Parallels announced the release of Parallels Desktop 6 for Mac Enterprise Edition. The new version of the popular Parallels Desktop 6 virtualization program gives enterprise IT departments support for deploying Windows-based business applications for Mac users. It is a configurable policy compliant solution that easily fits into existing business processes.
Enterprise IT experts can rapidly deploy pre-configured copies of Parallels 6 Desktop for Mac Enterprise Edition to their Mac users along with the ability to implement updates to the deployed environments via a software update policy. The updates can be deployed from a local server rather than from a third-party solution.
The new software also supports enterprise wide mass deployments of pre-packaged solutions with its included package builder, but corporate IT departments can distribute or manage their software and virtual machines using standard tools if they choose to do so.
Here is a summary of new features in Parallels 6 for Mac Enterprise Edition:
Configurable, policy compliant solution
- Deploy a streamlined business GUI that eliminates 3rd party product installation options, in product notifications and individual registration requirement to meet IT department UI standards.
- Enforce corporate change management policies for managed Macs through a configurable software update policy and a local update server option.
- Improve endpoint compliance with virtual machine configuration capabilities for lockdown and encryption.
Easily fit into existing business processes
- Simplify administration with Parallels mass deployment packaging application for lights out deployment capabilities reducing the time and expense to roll out the solution.
- Deploy and manage Parallels client software & VM environments through standardized software distribution & systems management tools.
- Simplify license compliance & auditing across the company with a unified Parallels volume license key that ensures business support entitlements and access to the latest software updates and versions without the burden of managing individual endpoint licenses
Check out the full press release at parallels.com.
