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Parallels Workstation is a powerful, easy to use, cost effective desktop virtualization solution that empowers PC users with the ability to create completely networked, fully portable, entirely independent virtual machines on a single physical machine.
Parallels Workstation is the ideal solution to accelerate software development, reduce hardware costs, improve IT efficiency, present complex demostrations on a laptop and create student-friendly teaching environments.
Main features:
- Strong OS Support: A sophisticated virtual machine engine that offers a broad support of x86-based operating systems, including the entire Windows family from 3.1 to XP and Server 2003, virtually all Linux distributions, FreeBSD, and "legacy" operating systems like OS/2, eComStation and MS-DOS.
- Efficient: A small program footprint maximizes hardware efficiency for both the host machine and guest virtual machines.
- Easy to Use: An easy to use wizard helps users create virtual machines in seconds. A user-friendly management console ensures hassle free control of virtual machines.
- Economical: Parallels Workstation is the most cost effective virtualization solution available in this field today.
Host Computer Hardware Requirements
- The computer to be used for installing and running Parallels Workstation should meet the following hardware requirements:
- 400 MHz or faster processor which supports the Pentium II instruction set. 1,5 GHz or faster is recommended.
- 32bit platform. 64bit platforms are experimentally supported in Linux host OS.
- Memory to run the host OS (for example, 128 Mb for Windows XP) plus memory required for each guest operating system and its applications.
- Hard disk with 20 Mb of free disk space is required for product installation. Disk space required for Virtual Machines should be estimated according to volume of data you suppose to store on virtual hard disks.
- Any SVGA video card with an 8-bit display adapter supported by the host (Windows GUI, Linux X-Server, etc.). 16 bit color depth or higher is recommended.
- Optional: a 3.5" floppy drive, CD-ROM drive, DVD-ROM drive.
- If you intend to access Internet in Virtual Machine, you should have Ethernet adapter installed on your computer that is supported by your host OS: Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 or Linux. The adapter should provide the promiscuous mode and supporting network features for a VM. At present, almost every 10/100/1000 Ethernet card can support the promiscuous mode.
- Optional: serial port, parallel port.
Virtual Machine Hardware Specification
- Parallels Workstation virtualizes a full set of the standard PC hardware including:
- CPU Pentium II or AMD Duron;
- Generic motherboard compatible with Intel i815 chipset;
- RAM up to 1500 Mb;
- VGA and SVGA with VESA 3.0 support;
- 1.44 Mb floppy drive (mapped to a physical drive or to an image file);
- Up to four IDE devices, that may be either virtual hard drives (from 20 Mb up to 128 Gb each, mapped to image file), or CD/DVD-ROM drives (mapped to physical drive or to image file), or both hard drives and CD/DVD-ROM drives;
- Up to four serial (COM) ports (mapped to real port, to pipe or to output file);
- Up to three bi-directional parallel (LPT) ports (mapped to real port, to printer or to output file);
- Ethernet virtual network card compatible with RTL8029; Generic Parallels Virtual network card;
- AC97 compatible sound card;
- 104-key Windows enhanced keyboard;
- PS/2 wheel mouse.
Enhancements:
- Microsoft Vista is fully supported as a guest OS.
- Bugs were fixed.

AVG Professional Single Edition is perfectly designed to give you the maximum antivirus protection for your single home PC or workstation.
It is simple to install and operate. No IT expertise is required and it can run in the background, providing uninterrupted protection. All file and e-mail activity is checked automatically, allowing you to get on with your work without worrying about viruses.
It is extremely fast, reliable and light on resources, so, no matter how demanding a user you are, it will not slow down your performance.
Version restrictions:
- 30-day trial version of AVG Professional Edition.

Clustertech Parallel Environment (CPE) is a C++ software platform which facilitates the development, deployment and execution of parallel applications, unifying and greatly simplifying the process.
The project provides optimized domain specific libraries for Monte Carlo (MC) simulation and for the solution of partial differential equations using the finite difference (FD) method, which greatly reduce the development time of parallel codes. Porting of existing serial code to parallel code is also possible under CPE.
CPE allows users to launch a parallel application with high security and transparency from a workstation through LAN or over the Internet using its ParaConnect technology. CPE has also integrated its remote execution capability with Microsoft Excel. Without any additional coding, parallel objects can be controlled by the worksheets through the provided graphical user interfaces.
Version restrictions:
- 90 days evaluation

Storix System Backup Administrator provides both an intuitive graphical user interface and command line options for performing backups of a standalone system, or managing backups of all Linux and AIX systems on a network.
In addition to backing up data onto a network server, tape, or disk device, it can reinstall a complete system from scratch, clone or migrate systems, manage volumes and RAID devices, and restore data in any configuration you choose. It features easily accessible documentation.
Main features:
- Centrally manage backups of the entire network or a single system
- The most complete and flexible disaster recovery (bare-metal restore) available
- Backup Data Encryption for secure data protection
- MS Windows and Mac OS X Backup/Restore Functionality
- Information Lifecycle Management with full featured retention and overwrite policies
- Perform LVM snapshot backups of Oracle, DB2, MySQL Databases
- Network Boot for Linux on Intel and IBM pSeries systems
- Powerful backup automation and tape management features
- Restore directories, single files, or an entire system locally or remotely
- Multiple Exclude List Support for individual backup exclude lists
- Enhanced support for Reiserfs file systems
- Multi-tape, multi-device, tape library and autoloader support
- Network, Workstation and Desktop versions available
Support for the latest:
- LVM Features
- Software RAID Devices
- Multiple Bootloaders
- All Major Filesystems
Version restrictions:
- 30-day evaluation

XO Wave is digital audio software package complete with everything you need to get your music from your instruments to CD.
XO Wave lets you record, edit, mix and burn all in one package.
CD Burning is easy: just import audio, mark your tracks and burn your red book master. Not only that, but any session can be burned to CD in just a few clicks -- great for checking out mixes in the car!
Record your music from scratch with XO Wave, or add your own vocals and solos to your favorite songs. XO Wave is great for commercial releases, demos or just a little Karaoke fun.
XO Wave is a complete Digital Audio Workstation package, featuring non-destructive editing, effects, and automation, as well as "Edit Softening", real-time cross-fades, and lots more.
Main features:
- Red Book CD Mastering:CD Mastering is easy, just mark your tracks, create a master and burn!
- Edit while XO Wave works: Unlike some other audio software, XO Wave lets you work on your session while it imports audio, bounces, and burns CDs in the background. No more waiting for a file format conversion or CD Burn to finish!
- Edit Softening:XO Wave automatically removes those annoying pops and ticks that occur at edit points.
- Double-Precision Math: Internal calculations are made using at least 64-bit double-precision math. What does that mean? It means better sound than the 32-bit workstation youre using now.
- Real-Time Cross Fades:Unlike some other workstations, cross fades are calculated in real time, meaning no truncation (and, therefore better sound), and faster editing -- especially on the long fades.
- Unlimited Effects, Tracks, Undos: Still using an editor with one level of undo? Just 8 tracks? Get XO Wave!
- Intuitive, Non-destructive Interface:XO Wave is easy to use and youre never at risk of deleting a recording by editing over it -- so youre always free to try stuff.
- Versioning:Versions let you save a session as it was at a particular time -- great for experimenting and not worrying if youll be able to get it the way it was before.
You are free to use XO Wave without purchasing it, and most features are available even if you dont pay, including recording, mixing, editing and burning CDs. If you choose to purchase XO Wave, you will be allowed unlimited effects (non-paying users can have up to five effects), full speed CD Burns (non-paying users will have limited burn speed) and the option of using double-precision math for all internal calculation.
Version restrictions:
- non-paying users can have up to five effects
- non-paying users will have limited burn speed