Companies commonly depend on applications designed to run solely on Windows. For businesses that have a combination of Apple Mac and Windows computers, there exist two basic solutions for using Windows-only software on macOS or OS X: remote control of an actual Windows computer or local emulation of a Windows operating system on a Mac OS X desktop. Microsoft's Remote Desktop Connection Client for Apple Mac allows you to connect an Apple Mac to a remote Windows-based computer to use Windows applications and share system resources. Microsoft's Remote Desktop Connection for Mac is included in Microsoft Office for Mac and features major improvements over older releases. Microsoft's Virtual PC for Apple Mac simulates Microsoft Windows on a Mac computer so you are able to use Microsoft Windows applications directly. Microsoft's Virtual PC for Mac was available in high-end versions of Microsoft Office 2004 for Apple Mac but is not included in the latest releases of Office for Apple Mac. VMware Fusion allows you to run Windows as well as most other operating systems on a Mac.
Progent's macOS and OS X support experts can help you to maintain these products for running Windows applications on your Macs and can in addition help your business to assess and install third-party solutions for Microsoft Windows PC simulation.
Microsoft's Remote Desktop Connection for Mac
Remote Desktop Connection for Apple Mac enables you to connect your Mac to a Windows-based system to run Microsoft Windows applications, exchange files, and utilize system resources. You can copy documents between your Mac and your Windows-powered system and output from Windows software to printers connected to your Mac.
Desktop emulation requires relatively modest CPU utilization from the local Apple Mac and therefore in most scenarios provides higher performance than CPU emulation. To attach to a remote Windows-based computer, you must have network access and authorization to attach to the computer. The Microsoft Windows computer must be running Terminal Services or Remote Desktop. MS Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac is provided as a no-cost web download or as part of Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 and is compatible with Windows Server 2008, 2003, Windows XP Professional, and Windows 2000 Server.
Remote Desktop Connection for Mac version 2 provides enhanced features including:
Virtual PC for Mac
Virtual PC for Mac simulates an Intel/AMD-type CPU and converts a Mac into a virtual Microsoft Windows machine that permits you to access Windows PC software, files, and network resources. Processor simulation is CPU intensive on the client Apple Mac and trades off some speed for convenience, flexibility, and a richer set of features. Virtual PC 7 for Mac is compatible with the Mac G5 platform and Apple Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther) and was provided with the Professional Edition of Office 2004 for Apple Mac.
Key features of Microsoft's Virtual PC 7 for Mac include:
How Progent's macOS and OS X Experts Can Help You to Use Microsoft Windows Applications on Apple Macs
Progent's Microsoft-certified consultants and Mac specialists can assist your organization to identify and deploy appropriate products to enable your Apple Mac users to run Microsoft Windows software. Also, Progent can assist your business to integrate your Apple Macs seamlessly into your network infrastructure to enhance stability, throughput, and protection and to maximize business value. Progent can also deliver Mac OS X and Exchange Consulting plus macOS and OS X Education.
Get in Touch with Progent to Find Consulting for Running Microsoft Windows Software on Apple Macs
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Progent's Support for UNIX Environments
Progent's UNIX consulting services provide small businesses and software developers assistance with managing and maintaining UNIX/Linux/Mac-based networks that may operate alongside Microsoft-based environments. Progent provides your organization contact with UNIX technical experts, authorized Microsoft consultants, Cisco-certified CCIEs, and security specialists accredited by CISSP and CISM. This wide range of knowledge offers you a readily available one-stop resource to help your business to build and support a safe and reliable multi-vendor connectivity and communications solution that incorporates Microsoft Windows with leading versions of UNIX such as:
Apple macOS and OS X ,
Sun Solaris,
IBM AIX OS,
HP-UX (Hewlett Packard UNIX),
BSD,
SCO UNIX and
SGI/Irix or important Linux distributions such as
RedHat Linux,
SUSE,
Debian-GNU and
CentOS Linux,
Ubuntu Linux,
Mandriva,
PCLlinuxOS Linux,
fedora Linux, and
Gentoo.