

It provides a cloud-ready all-inclusive solution at significantly lower costs than alternatives." "For MSPs, ISVs and businesses with 100 to 5,000+ employees, Parallels RAS significantly simplifies and enhances the IT admin and end user experience, enabling fast and scalable implementation and no-hassle management of remote applications and desktops for employees and customers. "Traditional application delivery and VDI solutions are complex and expensive for SMEs and MSPs, and result in low profitability or ROI," says Jack Zubarev, Parallels president. It also integrates with the latest Microsoft Azure-based deployment options. Parallels RAS supports application containers too, with the integration of enabling customers to easily manage and deliver different versions of applications to employees. The Linux client now also supports microphone and camera redirection which allows use of Skype and similar apps from Linux thin-clients.

There's also file transfer support for HTML5 and Chrome clients, scalability, and smart sizing for applications and desktops. It features enhanced support for the use of native iOS and Android touch gestures for remote applications - including in-house and legacy apps. Parallels RAS 16 includes new features like PowerShell API, white labeling for managed service providers (MSPs) and independent software vendors (ISVs), Touch ID for iOS clients, linked clones for virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), integration for an easy way to manage multiple application versions, use of Microsoft Windows Server for VDI deployments for MSPs), and more.
