The September issue of Windows IT Pro pits Parallels and VMWare Fusion in a deathmatch to determine which one works best. The result?

Executive Summary:
Both of these products work as advertised, and I’d heartily recommend both of them to any Mac user that has a need to run Windows, Linux, or any number of any OSes for business or personal use. In the final analysis, however, I felt that Parallels Desktop was the superior product, but only by the narrowest of margins.

Jeff James, the author, gave Parallels a 4.5 out of 5, saying that “Parallels Desktop has improved mightily over the years, and this latest version is the best yet.” Check out the rest of the article here.