OTTAWA, Ontario, Sept. 10, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Desktop virtualization on Mac® computers just got a lot easier for students, faculty and staff of academic institutions worldwide with the release today of Parallels Desktop® 9 for Mac throughout OnTheHub Network of web stores powered by Kivuto Solutions Inc., the world's leading provider of hosted, flexible and scalable solutions for complex digital distribution requirements.
Available through OnTheHub in North America and select countries in South America, Europe and the Asia Pacific region, Parallels Desktop 9 is the latest version of the number-one-selling software for running Windows® and Mac applications side-by-side on a Mac, without rebooting. This latest release is available to qualified OnTheHub members for up to 50 percent off the retail price.
"Parallels Desktop 9 offers innovative and indispensable new features, such as cloud storage optimizations for iCloud, Dropbox, Google® Drive™ and SkyDrive," said Kim Johnston, VP of Marketing at Parallels "Users will also enjoy increased productivity with Mac OS X features like Launchpad in Windows applications and with the upcoming OS X Mavericks. For Windows 8 users, Parallels Desktop 9 incorporates the familiar and much-missed real Start menu and Windows Start button."
Parallels Desktop 9 also delivers much improved performance for some of the most common scenarios and operations:
- 40 percent improvement in disk performance
- 25 percent faster virtual machine startup and shutdown
- 20 percent virtual machine suspension
- 15 percent faster 3D graphics rendering and web-browsing
"This latest release of Parallels Desktop across the OnTheHub network continues our long-standing relationship with Parallels, which has allowed us to bring innovative software to students, faculty, and staff worldwide at discounted prices," said Brad Brohman, VP of Sales at Kivuto. "Our global community of users will benefit greatly from this new version, which is being made available to coincide with the start of the new school year in most regions."
Parallels Desktop 9 for Mac is available for download to verified users of academic institutions for only $39.99 USD.
About OnTheHub
The Kivuto OnTheHub eStore is where students, faculty and staff worldwide have access to academically discounted software by publishers like IBM®, JMP®, Microsoft, Minitab®, National Instruments, Parallels® and more. Semester and yearly software rentals are also available for select titles.
About Parallels
Parallels is a worldwide leader in hosting and cloud service enablement and cross platform solutions. Founded in 1999, Parallels is a fast-growing company with more than 900 employees in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia. For more information, please visit www.parallels.com, follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ParallelsMac, and Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ParallelsDesktop.
About Kivuto
Kivuto Solutions Inc. is the global leader in solving complex digital distribution challenges. Over 60,000 academic institutions and departments trust Kivuto to manage and distribute software to their students, faculty and staff. The company distributes software in 195 countries and supports 14 languages. www.kivuto.com