Apple products for work are used globally by business and, as per a Forrester report, about half of all companies have at least provided some of their staff with Macs or iPad. According to a Parallels study, it was still common in large companies that Macs are operated without much business tools (mostly related to Microsoft business suites) or security management and 42 percent of large companies would not have a solution for the Mac.

Bridging the gap between PC, Mac and iPad, Parallels announced Parallels Business Solutions, a mixed Windows and Mac business tools. Parallels Business Solutions include updates to Parallels Management Suite, Parallels Desktop for Mac Enterprise Edition, and Parallels Access app for iPad.

“With Parallels Business Solutions, we are helping customers succeed no matter the size of their business,” said Kim Johnston, Parallels vice president of marketing. “We are pleased to help increase productivity by giving employees the freedom to use any device — Mac, PC or iPad — while still having access to key full-featured applications, even when on-the-go.”

Parallels Management Suite is an application that is compatible with Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager – a platform for centralized management of personal computers in organizations. The cross-platform solution allows you to manage a Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager as a virtual PC from Apple, and the virtual machines installed inside Parallels Desktop for the Mac and now iPad. Parallels Management Suite is handy to carry out an inventory of hardware and software, configure and automatically install, upgrade software packages on hundreds of computers at once, set the configuration of operating systems, as well as remote access to the client computer to solve technical problems.

The Parallels Business Solutions update also include discovery and inventory of Macs systems on the network, easier deployment of software and patches, OS X image deployment thorough Microsoft SCCM 2007/2012 and support for Mac OS X Mavericks (10.9) and SCCM 2012 R2.

Parallels Desktop for Mac Enterprise Edition is the secure, cost-effective way to provide Windows-based business applications to Mac and iPad users. It allows you to run Windows and Mac applications side by side on Mac programs, without having to reboot the machine. Using Parallels Desktop for Mac Enterprise Edition, IT administrator can set an expiration date for a virtual machine at a specific date, use windows based command line tool to set Parallels Desktop and virtual machine settings, remotely reset a user password of a virtual machine using the Command Line Interface, and set a virtual machine to show the Windows lock screen.

Parallels Access is an iPad app that the company launched in August. The app let users control them remotely as if they are an iPad app, even if they are not made for tablets. With the latest update, Parallels Access app for iPad gets a facelift to include remote access of Windows and Mac applications with Tap, swipe, pinch and scroll feature. Parallels Access now supports seamless connection to business applications, games, and even streaming video even if there is low bandwidth. Parallels Access has a SmartTap feature that allows you select the right content even if you’re off by a few millimeters.

The app launcher can start any application, an app switcher can let the user go between apps easily, and a full desktop keyboard can also be brought up on the iPad screen for data entry.

The Parallels Business Solutions will be available to use from November 7th. Parallels Desktop for Mac Enterprise Edition will start from $100 per year per Mac, Parallels Management – Mac will start from $30 annually per Mac, and Parallels Access will cost $49 per year per computer being accessed.