SWsoft

SWsoft was a <a href="/facts/Privately_held_company/B4wdkyJX">privately held</a> server <a href="/facts/Automation/3YlF2K5q">automation</a> and <a href="/facts/Platform_virtualization/6e2Bhhz2">virtualization</a> <a href="/facts/Software_company/q5keu43g">software company</a> and the parent company of <a href="/facts/Parallels_(company)/pRhfRest">Parallels</a>. SWsoft developed software for running data centers, particularly for web-hosting services companies, application service providers, and managed service providers. SWsoft products included applications for operating system-level virtualization, which enables users to run multiple operating systems, including <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a>, <a href="/facts/Mac_OS_X/Y93vVpTm">Mac OS X</a>, <a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a>, and <a href="/facts/Solaris_(operating_system)/KPfT98EJ">Solaris</a>, on a single computer.
The company was founded in 1997 and maintained its headquarters in <a href="/facts/Herndon%2c_Virginia/pSdUIAv3">Herndon, Virginia</a>, with additional offices throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Its research and development offices were located in <a href="/facts/Moscow%2c_Russia/XUU6VkdY">Moscow, Russia</a>, and it had sales offices in <a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX">Germany</a> and <a href="/facts/Singapore/CQDkhUvD">Singapore</a>.
In December 2007, SWsoft announced its plans to change its name to <a href="/facts/Parallels_(company)/pRhfRest">Parallels</a> in 2008 and ship its products under the Parallels brand name.

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