Apple has stopped making the Xserve, but that doesn’t mean the end of the Mac as a server, especially with the release of Parallels Server for Mac 4.0 Mini Edition. If you have a Mac Mini running Mac OS X Server, you can also run Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, and Linux operating systems and their applications at the same time.

Parallel’s Server for Mac, “the world’s first server virtualization solution for the Mac platform,” is now available for $1,255.74. This is a huge step for Parallels as it will allow companies to optimize their IT infrastructures by giving them the opportunity to virtually run both Windows and Linux on their Mac machines. “Parallels Server for Mac will be a catalyst in driving Mac server adoption in the enterprise, as it is the first product ever to enable IT professionals and developers to capitalize on the power of OS X Server while keeping the flexibility to run Windows and Linux workloads,” said Serguei Beloussov, CEO of Parallels. Fore more information, download their data sheet (664K PDF).

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