“With Parallels Desktop for Chrome OS, we make it simple for enterprises and education organizations to securely run fully featured Windows applications on powerful new Chrome Enterprise devices, both online and offline,” said Christa Quarles, Chief Executive Officer of Corel. “As they become more prevalent in the broader market, Chromebooks will increasingly need to offer the functionality and capabilities embedded in full-featured Windows applications, an ability most simply offered by application and desktop virtualization. This is especially true in the broader commercial market, where both legacy and new Windows applications enable a wide range of business activities.” “Chromebooks have made substantial market gains in recent years, especially in the education market,” said Shannon Kalvar, IDC Research Manager. Employees, staff and students located anywhere can seamlessly run Zoom, Cisco Webex and GoToMeeting Windows apps in Parallels Desktop to enjoy full-featured video conferencing on their Chrome OS devices. Enterprise and education organizations now have 21 supported Chrome Enterprise device options that can run full-featured Windows apps in Parallels Desktop, both online and offline. Users will now be able to access the Windows version of Skype, Microsoft Teams, as well as Google notes.Zoom, Cisco Webex, and GoToMeeting Windows Apps Enabled by Parallels Desktop’s Added Camera and Microphone Redirection USB Support enables Smart Cards and Flash Drives to Run in Windows on Chrome Enterprise DevicesīELLEVUE, Wash., Ap(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Parallels today announced that Parallels ® Desktop for Chrome OS ( /chrome, formerly Parallels ® Desktop for Chromebook Enterprise), now supports both AMD and Intel processors, as well as 12 new Chromebook and Chromebox devices from Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, and Lenovo. "The minimum recommended hardware specifications are Intel Core i5 and i7, AMD R5 and R7, 8GB and 16 GB Memory, and 128 GB HDD/SSD," Google has said.Īlso, for hybrid work environments, Google has stated that Parallels Desktop for Chrome OS will now support the device's camera and microphone. Google has reduced the minimum required memory to almost half from 16GB to 8GB for use with Parallels Desktop for Chrome OS. Google announced in a post that it is bringing official support for Chromebooks with AMD Ryzen processors, which includes the latest Lenovo ThinkPad C13 Yoga, 2020 HP Chromebook Enterprise c645, as well as the Acer Chromebook Enterprise Spin 514.Ĭhromebox also supports Parallels Desktop which includes the HP Chromebox G3. However, this product is meant for enterprise but it has proved useful in addressing the problems of legacy applications as well as Excel macros for enterprises that wish to move to Chromebooks. The tech giant has announced a range of latest hardware support enhancements that facilitate legacy Windows apps to be accessible on a wide range of Chromebooks. Google has partnered with Corel Corporation to introduce Parallels Desktop for Chrome OS over the past couple of years.
Parallels leverage a virtual machine that enables Windows 10 to function on macOS systems, this includes Apple's new Arm-based M1 processors, however, the software is also currently in the making for Chromebooks.
If you are stuck with Windows due to some legacy apps that you are still using, an update to Parallels Desktop for Chrome OS will introduce you to a range of Chromebooks equipped with Google's robust management features.