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Parallels Server is also the first virtualisation product capable of running multiple copies of Leopard Server on a single machine, alongside Windows, Linux and Unix server systems. System administrators can run industry-standard tools such as SQL Server and Exchange Server at the same time as Mac OS X Server applications.

And because Leopard Server can be run in in a virtual machine, sysadmins can to create sandboxed installations

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in which they can test patches, new software and experiment with new Apple hardware configurations without compromising a production server.

Parallels Server can be installed using the Parallels lightweight hypervisor, in which virtual machines run in tandem with a primary operating system, or "bare metal', in which virtual machines run independently and are not dependent on a host operating system to function properly. The software supports any combination of more than 50 different guest operating systems including Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 "Longhorn", Red Hat Linux, SUSE Enterprise Linux, and Sun Solaris simultaneously in isolated virtual machines.

The software will also run on any x86 or 64-bit Windows or Linux-based server.

Parallels Server is currently in private beta testing, and the company is accepting registrations for new beta testers at www.parallels.com/support/beta.