Parallels, Nvidia Enable CAD Workstation Virtualization
Virtualization software maker Parallels Inc. and graphics hardware vendor Nvidia Corp. have teamed to enable the virtualization of graphics-intensive applications used by engineers and digital animators.
The latest Parallels Desktop 4.0, released last fall, enables Mac users to run Windows CAD applications using OpenGL, though presumably not at the same level of performance.
But Good said the technology inside Workstation Extreme will likely make its way into future releases of Parallels Desktop for Mac or possibly Linux.
That could allow Linux or Mac users running Parallels to play the latest 3-D Windows games or watch Blu-ray video -- two activities that Parallels Desktop today doesn't support well on the Mac. Parallels has no Windows-Linux consumer virtualization software today. However, Good gave no timetable on when the technology would appear.
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