Parallels Desktop 3 Now Leopard Ready

SWsoft announced the immediate availability of a Mac OS X 10.5 compatible version of Parallels Desktop 3 on Wednesday. The company also released Parallels Desktop Premium Edition with three Windows-based security and maintenance utilities.

Parallels Desktop 3.0 Premium Edition includes the Leopard-compatible version of Parallels Desktop, along with Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0 for malware and virus protection, Acronis True Image 11 Home for data backups, and Acronis Disk Director Suite for disk management tasks.

Parallels Desktop 3 is priced at US$79.99, and Parallels Desktop Premium Edition costs $99.95. The Leopard compatibility update is a free automatic update for Parallels Desktop 3 owners.