Parallels has announced the beta release of Parallels VM Compactor 1.0, the company’s virtual hard disk management tool that optimizes performance of any Parallels, VMware or Microsoft virtual machine running Windows 2000, 2003, or XP by compacting its hard drive by up to 80%. Compacted hard disks help optimize virtual machine performance and more efficiently use real disk space.
Users can download Parallels VM Compactor 1.0 Beta and try it free for 30 days.
No matter which virtualization solution you use, Parallels VM Compactor 1.0 can help you improve the performance of Windows virtual machines and better manage physical and virtual disk space. The product works seamlessly with any Windows 2000, 2003 or XP virtual machine built with:
• Parallels Workstation 2.1 for Windows, Linux or Mac OS X
• VMware Workstation
• VMware GSX Server
• VMware Server
• Microsoft Virtual PC
• Microsoft Virtual Server
Features and benefits:
• Effectively cleans up disk space Windows virtual machines, resulting in better performance and faster disk access
• Significantly reduces the size of expanding virtual hard disks to more effectively use real hard disk space
• Creates smaller virtual machine images that are easier to share. Compacted images can easily be burned to a CD or DVD, or quickly transferred over network
More info and download link here.
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