Parallels Workstation beta 4 raises the bar, offers improvements
Parallels has released a 4th Beta of their much-hyped Workstation software for Intel-based Macs that allows OS virtualization (not just Windows) within Mac OS X. Improvements and fixes in this new beta include:
Introduced full screen mode
Introduced dual-monitor support
Improved real CD/DVD support
Improved, easier to use interface
Better sound support, including a fix for Windows 2000 guest OS
Networking kernel panics resolved
Bridged networking issues fixed
WiFi networking issues fixed
Fixed some of the issues encountered when entering "Sleep" mode when a VM is running
Many other minor bug fixes
Don't forget: in addition to running Windows XP within Mac OS X, one of the largest appeals of Parallels Workstation is that you can run a whole slew of other OSs from Windows 3.1 - 2003, any Linux distro, FreeBSD, Solaris, OS/2 and MS-DOS - all running inside a full-featured, secure environment within Mac OS X.