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By contrast, VMware invests more in its server virtualization because that is where it makes most of its money, Beloussov said. 'The virtualization engine for all our products originates from the Mac,' he said.

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Though a much smaller company than VMware, Parallels relies heavily on Mac virtualization sales (about out one-fifth of total revenue) and thus invests accordingly, says Beloussov. Parallels beat VMware to market by a year.

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An upgrade version costs $49.99.ДЇirst introduced in mid-2006 shortly after Apple released its Intel-based Macs, Parallels for Mac has two million users. Parallels 5 lists for $79.99 and includes several other utilities from Kaspersky and Acronis.

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Everything feels tighter and better thought-out, and the config buttons on the bottom of the VM window are intuitive yet minimal,' he said.' seems to require less resources than Parallels 4.0, as OS X runs slightly smoother.'Дespite an intermittent problem with the driver for a Logitech steering wheel for games, Loffler rated the new version 'overall, a very nice upgrade from Parallels 4' that he said 'totally beats' VMware's Fusion 2 (Loffler hasn't used Fusion 3). One user of the Parallels 5 beta who agrees is Simon Loffler, an Australian Web designer. Parallels also transmits data over networks and USB faster than Fusion, he said, displays graphics and video better and uses less Mac CPU cycles, resulting in better battery life.

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Users can also cut and paste formatted text and layouts between applications running in Windows or Linux guests and the native Mac OS X.Д«eloussov also cited a study by Crimson Consulting commissioned by Parallels that shows the 64-bit version of Windows 7 to run 22% faster on a MacBook Pro using Parallels than on Fusion. So if you need to hop among multiple apps, the Access interface could be frustrating.The difference, according to Parallels' CEO Serguei Beloussov, is that Parallels deploys these features in a better and faster way than Fusion.ДЇor instance, in addition to debuting a new Crystal mode that completely replaces Windows user interface elements with the Mac's, Parallels 5.0 also lets virtualized Windows apps be controlled by Apple's multi-touch trackpad gestures such as pinch, swipe and rotate. But because youвЂ™re in iOS, the Access interface is really optimized for running one app at a time.

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On the plus side, you can use iPad dictation for input in your Mac apps.Д«ecause youвЂ™re running OS X, you can run multiple apps at once, switching from one to the other using thatДЄpp-switcher button in the toolbar. Instead, you must use the iOS-standard context menu (summoned by selecting text or whatever else youвЂ™re working on, depending on the app, then tapping the selection). The Access keyboard doesnвЂ™t let you вЂњchordвЂќ keys-in other words, you canвЂ™t use standard OS X keyboard combinations such as вЊ-B, вЊ-C, and so on. That keyboard is the standard iOS one, plus a set of special keys at the top: Escape Tab F1 through F12 keys Delete a button with a grid-like icon on it that, when tapped provides Home, End, PgUp, and PgDn keys Shift Ctrl Alt Command and cursor arrow keys.ДЄccess adds a row of special buttons on top of the standard iOS keyboard.

Desktop Mode (which gives you a fuller OS X desktop, including the top menubar and the Dock) ДЇinally, below that Settings icon, thereвЂ™s a keyboard button that summons the Access keyboard.

Mouse Pointer (tap on that to get a mouse-click toolbar that makes it easier to effect left- or right-clicks).

Additional Keys (which lets you summon special keyboard keys, about which more below).

You can swipe over the toolbar left-to-right to hide it, then swipe in from right edge of the screen to have it reappear. On the right side of the screen, youвЂ™ll see a small toolbar with four icons on it. A regular one-finger tap on the iPad produces a single left-click on your Mac, a two-finger tap creates a right-click, a slide of your finger scrolls the screen, and so on. That means you interact with Mac apps by tapping, tapping-and-holding, clicking, dragging, and so on. You could type and move the cursor from your Mac input devices, but the interface would be zoomed in on the one app thatвЂ™s open on your tablet.ДЄccess isnвЂ™t just mirroring your MacвЂ™s screen on your iPad: ItвЂ™s overlaying its own interface on your OS X apps.

(ThatвЂ™s not always the case with this kind of remote access.) If you were near the Mac youвЂ™re connecting to, youвЂ™d see the app open in full-screen mode on your MacвЂ™s display(s). When you tap on one of the icons on that home screen, the Mac app opens smoothly I noticed no lag between my taps and the appвЂ™s response.