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Parallels Compressor Workstation is an easy-to-use disk management tool that helps save storage costs, maximize hard disk resources and improves the performance of any Windows-powered virtual workstation by reducing virtual hard disk size by 50% or more. Parallels Compressor Workstation is compatible with any virtual workstation created with Parallels Workstation, Parallels Desktop for Mac, VMware Workstation, or Microsoft Virtual PC.

Key features of Parallels Compressor Workstation for Win:

• Works with Parallels, VMware and Microsoft products
  Compressor Workstation works with virtual machines built with Parallels Workstation 2.2, Parallels Desktop for Mac, VMware Workstation, and Microsoft Virtual PC.

• Optimized for desktop versions of Windows
  Parallels Compressor is specifically designed to work with desktop versions of Windows, including Windows XP Professional and Home Editions SP2, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP1 and Windows 2000 Professional.

• Save on storage costs
  Parallels Compressor maximizes available hard drive resources, which helps eliminate the need to buy an external hard drive, or a larger internal hard drive, to accommodate growing virtual machines.

• Improve virtual machine performance
  By reducing hard-disk size by 50% or more and optimizing OS parameters, Parallels Compressor Workstation reduces virtual hard drive call times and speeds overall virtual machine operation.

• Reduce virtual machines to a portable size, without compromising performance.

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