Parallels, Inc. today announced the release of Parallels Desktop and the conclusion of its Beta program.

I have been using Parallels Desktop since an early beta. The product has gone through several updates since and is now very stable and reasonably polished.

I use Desktop to run a virtual Linux box on my Mac mini with Core Duo. Since the virtual computer has its own IP address, it looks just like any headless Linux box over the network. And when I need to interact with it directly, I can do so without having to attach a monitor and keyboard like I would have to with a real headless PC.

When I finish migrating the functions of my two headless Linux boxes (cvs, J2EE, Oracle etc) to this virtual computer, they will be shut down for good.

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