14 DAY TRIAL // Parallels has announced the availability of Parallels Desktop 6 for Mac Enterprise Edition which enables IT departments to support Windows-based business applications with a configurable solution for business.
Parallels Desktop 6 for Mac Enterprise Edition has been designed to fit into existing business processes to help IT departments reduce the cost of deploying and maintaining client-based software, the makers of Parallels said.
With the Parallels mass deployment package builder, IT can simplify administration and implicitly reduce the time and expense of rolling out a solution.
Through standardized software distribution and systems management tools, IT departments may also choose to deploy and manage Parallels client software and virtual environments.
“As Macs become increasingly more prevalent in the workplace, there is a growing need for Mac users to run essential Windows applications that are critical to their business,” said Laura DiDio, Principal of research firm Information Technology Intelligence Consulting.
DiDio continued, “This influx of Macs has traditionally been a major pain point for IT departments as they have had to maintain crucial Windows-based business applications.
“Savvy businesses are addressing this issue by deploying desktop virtualization solutions that allow them to easily manage their Windows and Mac environments,” added DiDio.
Parallels also offers an example to highlight the need of its Enterprise solution, revealing that Ogilvy has deployed more than 1,000 copies of Parallels Desktop for Mac globally so their creatives could run the same Windows-based business applications that the rest of the company uses.
Ogilvy & Mather is an international advertising, marketing and public relations agency based in Manhattan.
Owned by the WPP Group, the company operates 497 offices in 125 countries with approximately 16,000 employees.
Parallels Desktop 6 for Mac Enterprise Edition enabled Ogilvy’s Mac-based Creative Technologies team to reduce the number of machines it supported and decreased IT costs by 33 percent as a result, according to Parallels.