Parallels build 5608 adds Linux support

Recently, the newest version of Parallels for Mac OS X was released. The latest build of the virtualization software is build 5608, and is available for Mac only, while Parallels Transporter is available for Windows and GNU/Linux. The biggest features of the new program are added support for guest Parallel Tools for the latest iterations of Linux. It also adds more support for 3D graphics rendering when using Vista through Mac OS 10.5.3.

A new build of Parallels Server for Mac was also announced. “We’re pretty excited about this newest build since it includes faster performance and some extra goodies to play with, like data compression and Common Address Redundancy Protocol,” Parallels officials said as part of the announcement. “Also, the restriction to virtualize OS X Server only on OS X Server has been lifted. You can now virtualize Leopard Server on either Leopard Server or Leopard client!”

Via [MacNN]