Parallels

American software company
Organization business Q195997
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Parallels was founded on January 1, 1999 as a privately held company by Serg Bell and Ilya Zubarew[1]. The organization operates in the software industry and information technology.

It produces Parallels Desktop for Mac and software[2] and employs 900 people.

Parallels

Summary

Parallels is a business[1]. Parallels ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (237 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Parallels is in the country of United States[3].
  • Parallels's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • Parallels's instance of is recorded as enterprise[5].
  • Parallels's founder is recorded as Serg Bell[6].
  • Parallels's founder is recorded as Ilya Zubarew[7].
  • Parallels is owned by Alludo[8].
  • Parallels's headquarters location is recorded as Renton[9].
  • Parallels's industry is recorded as software industry[10].
  • Parallels's industry is recorded as information technology[11].
  • January 1, 1999 marks the founding of Parallels[12].
  • Parallels's significant event is recorded as takeover[13].
  • Parallels's product or material produced is recorded as Parallels Desktop for Mac[14].
  • Parallels's product or material produced is recorded as software[15].
  • Parallels's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+900'}[16].
  • Parallels's legal form is recorded as privately held company[17].

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Founding

Founders include Serg Bell[6] and Ilya Zubarew[7]. January 1, 1999 marks the founding of Parallels[12].

Operations

Parallels's headquarters location is recorded as Renton[9].

Industry

Industries include software industry[10] and information technology[11].

Ownership

Parallels is owned by Alludo[8]. Products include Parallels Desktop for Mac[14] and software[15].

Why It Matters

Parallels ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (237 views/month).[2] Parallels has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] Parallels is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Crunchbase. crunchbase.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] . xakep.ru. xakep.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . crunchbase.com. crunchbase.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . crunchbase.com. crunchbase.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . National Software Reference Library. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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