Parallels debuts Apple Boot Camp rival

Posted on Saturday, June 17 2006 @ 8:25 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck

eWeek writes Parallels has launched a new virtualization program which enables Intel-based Apple computers to run Windows XP and Apple OS X at the same time.

Apple's Boot Camp software requires a restart in Windows or OS X. Parallels software takes relies on hypervisor-powered virtualization engine, and supports Intel Virtualization Technology, included in Intel-powered Macs.

The software has emerged from beta and costs $49.99.

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