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Parallels vs VMware

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Parallels
Based on 32 reviews.
VMware
Based on 2228 reviews.
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VMware, Inc. is a US software company that provides cloud and virtualization software and services, VMware's desktop software runs on Microsoft Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X, while its enterprise software hypervisors for servers, VMware ESX and VMware ESXi, are bare-metal hypervisors that run directly on server hardware without requiring an additional underlying operating system. In 1998, VMware was founded by Diane Greene, Mendel Rosenblum, Scott Devine, Edward Wang and Edouard Bugnion. Greene and Rosenblum, who are married, first met while at the University of California, Berkeley.
Sample Customers
Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS)
Arsari Group _ PT Netmarks Indonesia, Izhevsk Elektromekhanicheskiy Zavod (IEMZ) _ Kupol, Abilene Diagnostic Clinic, Fylde Borough Council, YARSTROYREZE LLC, VSK Insurance House, Melenkovsky District of Vladimirskaya Oblast, Sofrigam SA, Antenna International, KingsGate Community Church, Norwegian American Hospital, Island Hotels Group, Medway Council, Medway Council, Voices of September 11th, MacDonald Training Center, Kansas Childrenês Service League, Scope,Next Generation Clubs, WTC Communications, Opera Australia, HSE Integrated, Danier, Bridgwater College, Kern County Mental Health, Tony Tiendas, Spears Manufacturing, Managed Insurance Services Inc., Intuitive Medical Software, M.J. Soffe, Mazda Motors, Israel Military Industries (IMI), Telfair, Upic Solutions, Teleflora, Fisher & Company
Parallels Desktop
Lytro, University of Washington, Slalom, Veeva Systems, Oklahoma Christian University
Parallels Mac Management for Microsoft SCCM
Luton Sixth Form College, Slalom Consulting, City of Reykjavik
vCenter Configuration Manager
Bank Al Bilad, Thomas-Krenn.AG, Pronto!, Unimed Juiz de Fora
VMware Aria Automation
Rent-a-Center, Amway, Vistra Energy, Liberty Mutual
VMware App Volumes
NetApp
VMware Fusion Pro
NetApp
VMware Workstation
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Top Industries
Computer Software Company
14%
University
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Educational Organization
7%
Educational Organization
18%
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
8%
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