Parallels, the virtualization and cloud enabler, has officially announced they’re supporting Google Chrome OS. What does that mean for VARs out there? Maybe nothing, superficially, but…having official Chrome OS support for Parallels is actually a fairly great thing. It means that customers and partner can get educated on the OS before it goes mainstream — without resorting to underground hacks and tweaks that float around on the Internet. Up until now, many aspiring Chrome OS users relied on pre-compiled code from friendly Linux gurus or a custom-built VMware image that had gained popularity.
There’s also a bigger story here: Parallels provides the base software foundation for many VARs and software developers that are deploying SaaS (software as a service) applications. Now, that SaaS ecosystem may be more inclined to give Google’s Chrome OS a look.
To learn more and to read the entire article at its source, please refer to the following page, Parallels Officially Supports Google Chrome OS- The VAR Guy
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