FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MacTech Labs Releases Virtualization Upgrade Benchmarks
- Over 400 tests performed to compare versions
- Two separate articles:
- VMware Fusion 2 vs. 3
- Parallels Desktop 4 vs. 5
December 15, 2009 -- WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- MacTech Labs
(http://www.mactechlabs.com/), part of MacTech Magazine
(http://www.mactech.com), today released a benchmarks studying the recently
released upgrades of the two major virtualization solutions running on
Intel-based Macs. MacTech's goal was to see how well the upgrades performed
compared to their predecessors.
The over 400 tests were performed on a current model MacBook Pro. The
tests focused on virtualization performance, computational performance,
file i/o, as well as graphics.
"MacTech Labs has been doing product evaluations and testing for over 20
years. Our focus is to help IT Pros not only in making tough decisions, but
with real-world and how-to answers. In this case, we wanted to help people
understand what to expect from upgrades," said Neil Ticktin,
Publisher/Editor-in-Chief, MacTech Magazine. "Both products are strong
offerings, and the latest versions make them even better."
The results are available immediately online at:
Parallels Desktop 4 vs. 5: Should you upgrade?
http://www.mactech.com/articles/special/0912-ParallelsUpdateComparison
VMware Fusion 2 vs. 3: Should you upgrade?
http://www.mactech.com/articles/special/0912-VMwareUpdateComparison
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