Tubes(TM) Now Accessible to Mac Users.Firm takes first steps to support Apple Mac users by qualifying Tubes on Parallels Desktop for Mac See Parallels Desktop. BOSTON & RENTON, Wash. -- Adesso Systems, a leading provider of content replication and collaboration solutions, and virtualization An umbrella term for enhancing a computer's ability to do work. Following are the ways virtualization is used. Hardware Virtualization Partitioning the computer's memory into separate and isolated "virtual machines" simulates multiple machines within one physical computer. leader Parallels, today announced that Adesso's instant social networking See social networking site. social networking - social network application, Tubes[TM], is now accessible to Apple Mac users running Parallels Desktop for Mac, the first solution that lets Mac users run Windows and OS X simultaneously, without rebooting. By including full support for Parallels Desktop for Mac, Tubes now enables Mac users to create, connect and share via Tubes as easily as Windows users. Tubes takes full advantage of Parallels' new Coherence feature, which allows Windows applications to run directly on the Mac desktop like native Mac applications. This enables the drag and drop A graphical user interface (GUI) capability that lets you perform operations by moving the icon of an object with the mouse into another window or onto another icon. For example, files can be copied or moved by dragging them from one folder to another. distribution of both Mac and Windows media Microsoft's audio and video framework for Windows, which embraces playback, encoding and streaming. Windows Media Player is the digital jukebox and media player that comes with every version of Windows. , documents and files via Tubes, regardless of which environment - Windows or Mac - the user is currently working with. A short video of Tubes running in Parallels Desktop's Coherence Mode is available on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-t23gpLbRFE. "We applaud the Tubes team for being among the first companies to extend their reach to Mac users by enabling full compatibility with Parallels Desktop for Mac and Parallels new Coherence feature," says Benjamin Rudolph, Director of Corporate Communications Corporate communications is the process of facilitating information and knowledge exchanges with internal and key external groups and individuals that have a direct relationship with an enterprise. , Parallels. "We anticipate a groundswell ground·swell n. 1. A sudden gathering of force, as of public opinion: a groundswell of antiwar sentiment. 2. of innovative software companies with important new technologies to follow Adesso and Tubes on this path to broader market acceptance." "We are committed to bringing our entire Tubes platform to the Mac and this was a logical first step to demonstrate our dedication to the Apple community," said Steve Chazin, vice president of marketing. "Not many small companies take the time to qualify a Windows product on the Mac, but we felt it was important to begin here. We're happy to support this configuration so Mac users can now take advantage of our simple yet powerful social sharing application. We love the Mac (it's the only computer I use) and this is just the beginning of our burgeoning Mac story as we work to increase Tubes' functionality and expand our base of users." The latest Tubes upgrade, Beta 4, was delivered only 8 weeks after the first public beta version A pre-shipping release of hardware or software that has gone through alpha test. A beta version of software is supposed to be very close to the final product, but, in practice, it is more a way of getting users to test the software in the first place under real conditions. debuted on January 16, 2007. Beta 4 features better firewall and proxy support, smaller download size, new download progress indicators, a streamlined user interface, automatic notifications and new auto-update capability. This version is now supported on all Intel-based Macs running Parallels Desktop for Mac, which is available for purchase and as a free, fully functional trial download, at www.parallels.com. To date, more than three-quarters of a million people have discovered Tubes at TubesNow.com. About Tubes Tubes is a revolutionary Internet desktop application designed to let you create instant personal sharing networks of friends, family, classmates Classmates can refer to either:
About Parallels Parallels, an SWsoft company, builds powerful, user-friendly, cost-effective hardware virtualization Providing a virtual machine capability in hardware. It refers to circuits in the processor and memory controller that enhance the running of multiple operating systems (multiple virtual machines). solutions for the Windows, Macintosh, and Linux communities. Headquartered in Renton, Wa., Parallels is a global company that employs a rapidly growing team of experienced technical and business professionals. For more information, please visit www.parallels.com. |
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