Parallels Mac Management 6 for Microsoft SCCM adds Enhanced Security Tools, Improves Monitoring and macOS Deployment Capabilities

Parallels Mac
Management 6 for Microsoft SCCM adds Enhanced Security Tools, Improves
Monitoring and macOS Deployment Capabilities

Singapore – July 28, 2017 – Parallels® today
unveiled Parallels Mac Management 6 for Microsoft SCCM (www.parallels.com/mac-management), which extends Microsoft® System
Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) (www.microsoft.com/sccm) functionality and enables IT managers to use one pane of glass
to manage both PC and Mac®computers with ease, increased efficiency,
and higher productivity.

Remote Wipe/Lock, which allows IT managers to lock a Mac or
erase all data in the event it is lost or stolen, is a new data security
compliance feature of Parallels Mac Management 6 for Microsoft SCCM, and now
provides full Mac lifecycle management.

Parallels Mac Management 6 supports Microsoft SCCM’s software
metering, which enables IT managers to monitor and collect software usage data
from Mac clients and make money-saving business decisions based on that data.
For example, now IT admins can determine how often Mac end users use each
software application, which applications are used most frequently, and which
licenses should be discontinued or renewed.

From an efficiency standpoint, Parallels Mac Management makes it
easy for IT personnel to schedule software deployments and maintenance so they
can minimize the impact on end user productivity, network bandwidth software
deployments and maintenance in their organization. IT managers can also
schedule application installations and software package deployment when a Mac
is not in use.

“The highest levels of data security are critical for businesses
today,” said Jack Zubarev, Parallels president. “With the increased penetration
of the Mac into the enterprise, IT admins need a quick and effective method to
securely manage both Mac and PC computers through Microsoft SCCM. Parallels Mac
Management 6 provides IT departments a variety of tools that make it simple to
manage and control Mac computers and Mac applications.”

Customer feedback inspired many efficiency improvements
associated with the new task sequence steps, which strengthen on-screen display
(OSD) features including:

·        Install SCCM
Application – Ability to re-use SCCM applications for macOS
image deployment

·        Format and Partition
Disk –
Formats and partitions a specified disk on a target Mac

·        Join to Domain – Improved
support with an additional setting requiring mobile confirmation

·        Copy-Paste Task
Sequence Steps –
Allows IT admins to copy and paste task sequence steps between task sequences

·        Modeless Task Sequence
Properties Window – Edit multiple task sequences
simultaneously

·        Custom Settings
Payload –
Add a custom settings payload to a configuration profile via the built-in
editor

·        Duplicate Profile
Prevention – Checks if configuration profile has already been
applied as part of a baseline and all settings are correctly enforced

“Slalom is a rapidly growing
organization with 4,500 employees in 25 markets, and we have seen our Mac
footprint grow to almost 25 percent of all devices in a short period of time,”
said Anthony McGinnis, Operations Engineer for Slalom (slalom.com). “This has presented us with unique
challenges that Parallels Mac Management for Microsoft SCCM has consistently
been able to meet. The ability to manage Mac and PC computers within the same
platform has allowed us to easily address our increasingly stringent security,
reporting, and administrative needs without requiring an increase in staff or
further infrastructure.”

Parallels Mac Management 6 for Microsoft SCCM empowers IT admins
and system architects, as well as CIOs, to quickly and cost-effectively extend
their current Microsoft SCCM infrastructure to control Mac and PC computers
through one interface. IT departments now have more tools at their disposal to
increase security, efficiency and even help drive business decisions without
the cost of an additional infrastructure.

Resellers of Parallels Mac Management for Microsoft SCCM can
receive a variety of free benefits when they visit the enhanced Parallels
Partner Portal; it provides them with free dealer registration, usage-based
pricing, waterfall discounts, and a host of resources to help them succeed. To
learn more, please visit parallels.com/partners.

Parallels Mac Management 6 is available today
and starts at US$30 annually per Mac.

Parallels is a global leader in cross-platform
solutions which make it possible and simple for customers to use and access the
applications and files they need on any device or operating system. Parallels
helps customers take advantage of the best technology out there, whether it’s
Windows, Mac, iOS, Android™ or the cloud. Parallels solves
complex engineering and user experience problems by making it simple and
cost-effective for businesses and individual customers to use applications
wherever they may be—local, remote, in the private datacenter or in the cloud.
Parallels has offices in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia. Visit www.parallels.com/about for more information.