Parallels hits the mark on almost every point.

Parallels is used by the whole organization and by our outside clients that use our services. It solves the problem of already having a Windows application and not having the time or resources to make it into a completely web-based application. This would take us 3-5 years and millions of dollars to make this happen. Parallels Remote Application Server offers us the ability to make our Windows application look like a web application. We especially like the HTML5 portal that allows it to have no client download whatsoever, but this doesn't always help us because we really need an application that supports copy-and-paste between remote and local computers.

Oh absolutely! That is exactly what we are doing right now. We don't use VDI but RDS, and we also use the "remote PC" function right now for our internal users to be able to access their desktops at the office from home. I don't think that VDI has much staying power because it costs so much, and a regular desktop is almost cheaper and faster than anything I've seen on VDI.

We set up new users all the time with Parallels Remote Application Server, and we allow them access from multiple devices. Our clients love that feature. We have clients accessing our application on just about every type of device--very cool. We especially like the HTML5 access as this is very fast and easy. We have seen issues with Mac clients, and this does not work with the standard Windows copy-and-paste--would love to see something like this.

Of course this is important as this allows me to change and grow as needed. I've used just about every hypervisor platform that is out there, and it is very good that Parallels allows for this. We currently use right now Hyper-V, but we could easily switch to VMware or some other platform down the road. This is very important to us.

We only use the connection to Active Directory and the SSL at the moment, but I foresee us going into other methods in the future. I do see some issues with RAS working with Active Directory to know when a password needs to be changed, and the ability to easily change that password. I would also like the ability for the user to recover their password through unique questions known only to them.