Category Archives: RAS

Meet the Parallels Team at the Arizona Technology Summit

Today, the Parallels team is exhibiting at the Arizona Technology Summit conference in Phoenix, AZ (Booth 138) and demoing the latest version of  Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS). Parallels RAS is one of the most effective broker connections for VDI & RDS with an unbeatable price and a seamless end-user experience, while also lowering costs and reducing complexity. […]

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Dealing with Multiple Citrix XenApp Versions? Try Parallels RAS Web Portal

In today’s cloud era, businesses are required to centrally host desktops and applications for remote users. Citrix has been a pioneer in the virtualization software segment. For 25 years, Citrix has been providing virtualization solutions to businesses of all sizes. The acquisition of Novell in 1993 empowered the Citrix product line. Citrix offers multiple virtualization […]

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Why Parallels RDP Client Makes More Sense than Citrix XenApp Receiver

The biggest challenge for today’s enterprise IT is to provide 24/7 access to corporate resources from a range of devices while securing and managing the infrastructure. Closed IT access policies are a thing of the past. With the advent of IT consumerization, employees are now able to access company resources from anywhere, anytime and from […]

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Parallels RAS Web Portal vs. Citrix XenApp Plug-in

Mobility, easy-access through any browser and high availability are the three important reasons that make the cloud portal popular in recent times. A cloud portal is a web-based interface that allows users to access corporate resources from a web browser. While businesses get the agility and flexibility to rapidly deploy business services, end-users enjoy the […]

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Why is Parallels RAS the Best Option for an RDP Client for Mac?

Right from its inception, Apple has been a major contender in the technology segment. While it poses a great challenge for Windows in the desktop OS segment, it also owns a major portion of the mobile OS market share. IDC reports that Apple shipped a record high number of devices (2.34 million Macs) in Q3 […]

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Citrix Workspace Suite Features vs. Parallels RAS

Citrix offers a range of products that cater to different virtualization needs of business networks. XenApp is a software that virtualizes applications and publishes them to remote users. XenDesktop software lets you deliver virtual desktops across remote networks. The main drawback with Citrix virtualization products is that you have to purchase licenses for each one […]

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Case Study: Mastex Software Overcomes Remote App Issues with Parallels RAS

“We needed a reliable solution that allowed our customers to connect from their systems to Mastex Software. With Parallels Remote Application Server, our connection issues were resolved, which satisfied our customers. ” ~ Peter Van Driel, Managing Director at Mastex Software Mastex Software chose Parallels Remote Application Server to enable their customers to securely connect to Mastex […]

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Why Parallels RAS is a Great Choice for Micro ISV Businesses

Micro ISVs hold a significant share in the software market. A micro ISV can be defined as an independent software vendor with an office size of 1-10. In most cases, a Micro ISV office comprises a single person…who’s an all-out geek when it comes to what they do. (Just like us!) This single person creates the […]

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Why Parallels RAS Enhances Remote Desktop Services (RDS)

While the IT network segment has been bombarded with new software in recent times, Microsoft Windows Server software still leads the race. According to TechNet, 32.8% of online websites are running on Microsoft Servers. NetCraft also confirms that there was a huge spike in the IIS market share in 2014, where millions of new websites […]

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Case Study: Orchestr8 Chooses Parallels RAS to Replace Citrix

“Parallels Remote Application Server has been the most reliable component within the whole system. It has never failed to do its job. The main driving factor was the cost of licensing, with Parallels Remote Application Server being considerably cheaper for concurrent users than Citrix,” ~ Stuart Watton, Systems Manager at Orchestr8 Orchestr8 chose Parallels Remote Application […]

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