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Parallels is a privately held virtualization technology company with offices in 15 countries, including the USA, Germany, UK, France, Japan, China, Russia, Australia and Ukraine. Parallels headquarters is in Renton, Washington. The company has more than 1000 employees as of 2015. In March 2015, Parallels moved to two separate brands: its service provider team became Odin, while its cross-platform solutions team continues to use the name Parallels.〔http://venturebeat.com/2015/03/24/parallels-renames-service-provider-business-unit-odin/〕 Parallels, Inc. was an SWsoft company until January 2008;〔(InfoWorld Virtualization Report | David Marshall | InfoWorld | Parallels Announces Virtuozzo Containers 4.0 | January 29, 2008 08:03 PM | By David Marshall )〕 each company operated as a separate entity and maintained its own distinct branding. In December 2007, Parallels parent company SWsoft announced its plans to change its name to Parallels and ship both companies' products under the Parallels name.〔(SWsoft to abandon itself and become Parallels | The Register )〕 The merger was formalized in January 2008.〔(SWsoft Parallels does Virtuozzo Containers 4.0 thing | The Register )〕 Parallels has development centers in Moscow and Novosibirsk.〔 ( One of the founders and vice-president of Parallels Stanislav Protasov: "For a programme development company, not using an ability to work on world market is a crime for its future" ) // ''Continent Siberia Business Newspaper'', February 2012〕 Parallels acquired 2X Software in February 2015. In March 2015 Paralles rebranded their service provider business unit to Odin. == Company history == * 2004 – SWsoft acquires Parallels, Inc.〔(Parallels acknowledges SWsoft ownership )〕 * 2005 – Parallels, Inc. officially launches * * September 7 – Parallels launches beta version of Workstation for Windows and Linux 2.0〔(SWsoft: : )〕 * * December 8 - Parallels launches the completed version of Parallels Workstation for Windows and Linux 2.0〔()〕 * 2006 - Parallels announces itself as an official company * * April 6 – Parallels launches its first beta build of Parallels Desktop for Mac〔()〕 * * June 15 – Parallels officially launches Parallels Desktop for Mac〔()〕 * * July 18 – Parallels Desktop for Mac debuts in retail stores〔()〕 * *September - Parallels moves its corporate headquarters from Herndon, Virginia to Renton, Washington * 2007 * * Netsys lawsuit (see Parallels Desktop for Mac for details). * * June - Announces Parallels Server for Mac at WWDC * * April 26 - Announces Parallels Technology Network 〔(Parallels Technology Network announced )〕 * 2008 * * January - SWsoft merges into Parallels to become one company under the Parallels branding.〔 * * January 11 - Parallels acquires ModernGigabyte, LLC.〔(Web Host Industry News | Parallels Acquires ModernGigabyte )〕〔(Parallels.com | Parallels Acquires ModernGigabyte )〕 * * June 17 - Parallels officially launches the first version of Parallels Server for Mac〔(Virtualization Report | David Marshall | InfoWorld | Parallels announces the first Mac server virtualization platform | June 18, 2008 08:14 AM | David Marshall )〕 * * September 1 - Parallels releases Parallels Desktop 4 for Windows and Linux * * November 11 - Parallels releases Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac * 2009 * * November 4 - Parallels releases Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac * 2010 * * September 14 - Parallels releases Parallels Desktop 6 for Mac * 2011 * * May 11 - Parallels releases Parallels Server for Mac 4.0 Mac mini Edition * * May 18 - Parallels releases Parallels Transporter * * August 9 - Parallels releases Parallels Workstation 6 Extreme * * September 1 - Parallels releases Parallels Desktop 7 for Mac * * September 1 - Parallels releases Parallels Mobile for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch * * November 8 - Parallels releases Parallels Workstation 6 * 2012 * * August 3 - Parallels discontinues Parallels Server for Mac * * August 22 - Parallels announces Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac. * * September 4 - Parallels releases Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac. * 2013 * * January 31 - Parallels launches Parallels Management—Mac for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (1.0) * * August 27 - Parallels announces Parallels Access app for iPad * * August 27 - Parallels releases Parallels Management—Mac for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2.0 * * August 29 - Parallels announces upgrade availability for Parallels Desktop 9 for Mac. * * September 5 - Parallels announces full version availability for Parallels Desktop 9 for Mac. * 2014 * * August 20 - Parallels announces full version availability for Parallels Desktop 10 for Mac. * 2015 * * February 25 - Parallels has acquired 2X Software * * March 24 - Parallels Service Provider business rebrands to Odin 〔http://www.odin.com/news/pr/release/article/parallels-renames-service-provider-business-unit-odin/〕 * * August 19 - Parallels announces full version availability for Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Parallels (company)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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