<s>
Parallels	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
Extreme	I-Operating_System
is	O
the	O
first	O
workstation	O
virtualization	O
product	O
that	O
lets	O
users	O
virtualize	O
graphics-intensive	O
software	O
programs	O
such	O
as	O
geophysical	O
simulation	O
,	O
financial	O
analysis	O
,	O
and	O
digital	O
content	O
creation	O
programs	O
commonly	O
used	O
by	O
engineers	O
and	O
digital	O
animators	O
in	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machines	I-Architecture
on	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
hosts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
let	O
users	O
virtualize	O
these	O
resource-intensive	O
programs	O
,	O
Parallels	O
partnered	O
with	O
Intel	O
and	O
Nvidia	O
and	O
incorporated	O
their	O
technologies	O
into	O
Parallels	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
Extreme	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
virtualization	O
software	O
,	O
Parallels	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
Extreme	I-Operating_System
uses	O
a	O
hypervisor	B-Operating_System
to	O
grant	O
its	O
virtual	O
machines’	O
direct	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
host	O
computer	O
's	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
handling	O
the	O
processes	O
within	O
the	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
as	O
other	O
virtualization	O
products	O
do	O
to	O
render	O
3D	O
graphics	O
,	O
Parallels	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
Extreme	I-Operating_System
uses	O
Intel	O
Virtualization	B-General_Concept
Technology	I-General_Concept
for	O
Directed	O
I/O	O
to	O
direct	O
the	O
multimedia	O
directly	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
host	O
's	O
graphics	B-Device
cards	I-Device
while	O
Nvidia	O
's	O
SLI	O
Multi-OS	O
allows	O
the	O
host	B-Operating_System
machine	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
to	O
each	O
have	O
their	O
dedicated	O
GPU	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
graphic	O
application	O
running	O
in	O
a	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
requires	O
its	O
own	O
dedicated	O
Nvidia	B-Application
Quadro	I-Application
FX	O
3800	O
,	O
4800	O
,	O
or	O
5800	O
graphics	B-Device
card	I-Device
,	O
which	O
are	O
the	O
only	O
graphics	B-Device
cards	I-Device
currently	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
provide	O
the	O
hardware	O
environment	O
to	O
support	O
this	O
mix	O
of	O
virtualization	O
and	O
graphics	O
technologies	O
,	O
Hewlett-Packard	O
partnered	O
with	O
Parallels	O
and	O
Nvidia	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
HP	O
Z800	O
,	O
a	O
high-end	O
PC	O
that	O
include	O
Nvidia	O
's	O
Quadro	B-Application
FX	I-Application
GPUs	B-Architecture
and	O
Intel	O
's	O
VT-d	B-General_Concept
and	O
Xeon	B-Device
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parallels	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
Extreme	I-Operating_System
includes	O
support	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
16	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
cores	I-General_Concept
,	O
64	O
GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
for	O
guest	O
OSs	O
,	O
16	O
virtual	B-Protocol
network	I-Protocol
adapters	I-Protocol
per	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
and	O
virtual	B-Application
drive	I-Application
sizes	O
up	O
to	O
2	O
TB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
use	O
multiple	O
monitors	O
,	O
display	O
a	O
different	O
guest	B-General_Concept
operating	I-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
in	O
each	O
screen	O
and	O
also	O
move	O
the	O
mouse	O
back	O
and	O
forth	O
between	O
monitors	O
and	O
OSs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parallels	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
Extreme	I-Operating_System
load	O
balances	O
CPU	O
resources	O
as	O
users	O
move	O
between	O
the	O
different	O
OSs	O
on	O
the	O
workstation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
product	O
also	O
supports	O
CLI	B-Application
,	O
PXEboot	B-Device
and	O
USB	B-Protocol
2.0	I-Protocol
devices	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
utilize	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
templates	O
,	O
multiple	O
snapshot	B-Application
capabilities	O
and	O
software	B-Application
development	I-Application
kits	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supported	O
guest	B-General_Concept
operating	I-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
include	O
64-bit	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	O
,	O
64-bit	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	O
SP3	O
,	O
Red	O
Hat	O
Enterprise	O
Linux	B-Application
4.7	O
and	O
5.3	O
and	O
Fedora	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
