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   Parallels Desktop 11

   Agen G. N. Schmitz

   Boasting speed improvements of up to 50 percent and support for both
   Windows 10 and OS X 10.11 El Capitan, [1]Parallels Desktop has been
   updated to version 11 and divided into two editions ' the standard
   Parallels Desktop edition for home and student use and a Pro Edition
   that's designed for developers. (A third [2]Business Edition is also
   available with IT administration features.) All three editions bring
   always-on support for the Cortana voice-controlled personal assistant,
   a Travel Mode that can help extend battery life by up to 25 percent,
   Quick Look for Windows, Force Touch gesture support, improved printing
   support, and support for Mac location services to Windows applications.

   The Pro Edition integrates developer tools such as Docker, Visual
   Studio (plug-in), Chef, and Jenkins, offers support for Vagrant,
   provides the option of adding user profiles to fit specific testing
   scenarios, and adds a headless mode for running virtual machines in the
   background without a user interface. It also includes a free
   subscription to [3]Parallels Access. The Business Edition (previously
   known as Parallels Desktop for Mac Enterprise Edition) includes these
   features, while also enabling centralized administration and management
   for larger deployments. (Parallels provides a handy [4]comparison chart
   of its three editions.)

   The standard edition of Parallels Desktop is priced at $79.99 for a
   one-time purchase, while the Pro Edition is available only as a $99.99
   annual subscription. If you have a license for either Parallels Desktop
   9 or 10, you can upgrade to version 11 of either the standard edition
   for $49.99 or the Pro Edition for a $49.99 yearly subscription. ([5]Ars
   Technica notes that the $49.99 Pro Edition upgrade price is for every
   year going forward; new Parallels customers will have to pay $99.99
   this year and for subsequent upgrades.) If you purchased and activated
   a license for Parallels Desktop 10 on or after 29 July 2015, you're
   [6]eligible for a free upgrade. You can get a [7]free 14-day trial of
   the standard Parallels Desktop edition, but you'll need to provide an
   email address. ($79.99 new for standard edition, $99.99 annual
   subscription for Pro Edition, $49.99 upgrade)

References

   1. http://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/
   2. http://www.parallels.com/products/business/
   3. http://www.parallels.com/products/access/
   4. http://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/whats-new/#compare
   5. http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/08/year-old-parallels-and-vmware-software-wont-be-updated-for-windows-10/
   6. http://www.parallels.com/techguarantee2015/
   7. http://trial.parallels.com/?lang=en&terr=en

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