appears to have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . july 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message parallels type private industry computer software genre virtualization and hosting automation founded 1999 headquarters bellevue washington usa 1 key people serguei beloussov chairman birger steen ceo jack zubarev president products parallels desktop for mac parallels remote application server parallels mac management for microsoft sccm parallels access revenue us 100 million 2008 2 number of employees 1000 as of feb. 2015 3 website see tfm www.parallels.com parallels is a privately held virtualization technology company with offices in 15 countries including the usa germany uk france japan china russia australia and ukraine . parallels headquarters is in bellevue washington . the company has more than 1000 employees as of 2015 . parallels inc. was an swsoft company until january 2008 ; 4 each company operated as a separate entity and maintained its own distinct branding . in december 2007 parallels parent company swsoft announced its plans to change its name to parallels and ship both companies products under the parallels name . 5 the merger was formalized in january 2008 . 6 parallels has development centers in moscow and novosibirsk . 7 parallels acquired 2x software in february 2015 . 8 in march 2015 parallels rebranded their service provider business unit to odin . 9 10 in december 2015 parallels sold its odin service automation platform to ingram micro . 11 in 2016 virtuozzo and plesk were spun out from parallels to became separate companies . 12 13 contents 1 company history 2 see also 3 references 4 external links company history edit 2004 swsoft acquires parallels inc. 14 2005 parallels inc. officially launches september 7 parallels launches beta version of workstation for windows and linux 2.0 15 december 8 parallels launches the completed version of parallels workstation for windows and linux 2.0 16 2006 parallels announces itself as an official company april 6 parallels launches its first beta build of parallels desktop for mac 17 june 15 parallels officially launches parallels desktop for mac 18 july 18 parallels desktop for mac debuts in retail stores 19 september parallels moves its corporate headquarters from herndon virginia to renton washington 2007 netsys lawsuit see parallels desktop for mac for details . june announces parallels server for mac at wwdc april 26 announces parallels technology network 20 2008 january swsoft merges into parallels to become one company under the parallels branding . 4 january 11 parallels acquires moderngigabyte llc . 21 22 june 17 parallels officially launches the first version of parallels server for mac 23 september 1 parallels releases parallels desktop 4 for windows and linux 24 november 11 parallels releases parallels desktop 4.0 for mac 25 2009 november 4 parallels releases parallels desktop 5 for mac 26 2010 september 14 parallels releases parallels desktop 6 for mac 27 2011 may 11 parallels releases parallels server for mac 4.0 mac mini edition 28 may 18 parallels releases parallels transporter 29 august 9 parallels releases parallels workstation 6 extreme 30 september 1 parallels releases parallels desktop 7 for mac 31 september 1 parallels releases parallels mobile for ipad iphone and ipod touch 32 november 8 parallels releases parallels workstation 6 33 2012 august 3 parallels discontinues parallels server for mac august 22 parallels announces parallels desktop 8 for mac . september 4 parallels releases parallels desktop 8 for mac . 2013 january 31 parallels launches parallels mac management v1 .0 for microsoft system center configuration manager august 27 parallels announces parallels access app for ipad august 27 parallels releases parallels mac management v2 .0 for microsoft sccm august 29 parallels announces upgrade availability for parallels desktop 9 for mac . september 5 parallels announces full version availability for parallels desktop 9 for mac . 2014 august 20 parallels announces full version availability for parallels desktop 10 for mac . 2015 february 25 parallels has acquired 2x software 34 march 24 parallels service provider business rebrands to odin 9 july 11 parallels releases parallels mac management v4 .0 for microsoft sccm august 19 parallels announces full version availability for parallels desktop 11 for mac . december 2 parallels sold its odin service automation platform to ingram micro 11 2016 february 2 parallels releases parallels remote application server v15 march 10 parallels releases parallels mac management v4 .5 for microsoft sccm see also edit comparison of platform virtualization software for a list of related virtualization software products hypervisor operating system level virtualization virtual appliance virtual machine virtualization x86 virtualization virtual disk image references edit worldwide operations hq at http www.parallels.com en contact parallels ceo sees ipo in a few years not an acquisition about parallels a b infoworld virtualization report david marshall infoworld parallels announces virtuozzo containers 4.0 january 29 2008 08 03 pm by david marshall swsoft to abandon itself and become parallels the register swsoft parallels does virtuozzo containers 4.0 thing the register russian one of the founders and vice president of parallels stanislav protasov for a programme development company not using an ability to work on world market is a crime for its future continent siberia business newspaper february 2012 parallels acquires 2x software . www.parallels.com . retrieved 2015 08 30 . a b we ve changed our name parallels service provider business is now odin . blog.odin.com . retrieved 2015 11 14 . http venturebeat.com 2015 03 24 parallels renames service provider business unit odin a b parallels holdings limited announces the sale of its odin service automation platform to ingram micro . december 2 2015 . retrieved 2016 03 30 . http www.theregister.co.uk 2016 05 12 virtuozzo to build full container stack target the data centre http www.odin.com news pr release article sale of odin service automation platform to ingram micro parallels acknowledges swsoft ownership swsoft 1 archived october 16 2006 at the wayback machine . 2 archived march 14 2007 at the wayback machine . 3 archived february 18 2007 at the wayback machine . 4 archived march 2 2007 at the wayback machine . parallels technology network announced web host industry news parallels acquires moderngigabyte parallels.com parallels acquires moderngigabyte virtualization report david marshall infoworld parallels announces the first mac server virtualization platform june 18 2008 08 14 am david marshall desktop 4 for windows and linux leverages industry leading mac technology to enable widespread adoption of pc virtualization . parallels . 2009 09 01 . retrieved 2012 07 31 . desktop 4.0 for mac offers premium windows on mac experience . parallels . retrieved 2012 07 31 . desktop 5 for mac offers fastest performance on snow leopard and for windows 7 available . parallels . retrieved 2012 07 31 . desktop 6 for mac delivers unprecedented new and enhanced features for best windows on mac experience yet . parallels . retrieved 2012 07 31 . server for mac 4.0 mac mini edition launch lets businesses run mac os x microsoft windows and linux environments side by side on an apple mac mini . parallels . 2011 05 11 . retrieved 2012 07 31 . transporter launches on the mac app store makes the move from a pc to a mac easy . parallels . 2011 05 18 . retrieved 2012 07 31 . workstation 6 extreme makes the consolidated professional graphics workstation a reality through unmatched performance of direct assignment technology . parallels . 2011 08 09 . retrieved 2012 07 31 . desktop 7 for mac makes windows programs roar with mac os x lion features ; new parallels mobile app delivers os x and windows control plus flash videos with sound . parallels . retrieved 2012 07 31 . new parallels mobile app for ipad iphone and ipod touch delivers anytime anywhere control of mac os x windows ubuntu chrome fedora applications and files on your mac . parallels . 2011 09 01 . retrieved 2012 07 31 . workstation 6 gives web designers and it professionals seamless capabilities for running multiple operating systems including windows 8 on a single pc . parallels . 2011 11 08 . retrieved 2012 07 31 . brian madden 2015 02 26 . brianmadden.com http www.brianmadden.com blogs brianmadden archive 2015 02 26 parallels buys 2x software.aspx utm source feedburner & utm medium feed & utm campaign feed % 3a brianmadden % 2frss % 28brianmadden . com desktop virtualization % 2c consumerization of it % 2c and enterprise mobility management % 29 & utm content google international . retrieved 2015 02 26 . missing or empty title help external 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