Parallels continue to work hardly on its new virtualization solution, and seems no afraid of popular free virtualization products released by VMware in the last quarter. A second beta for Workstation 2.1 just begun, sporting even better VMs performances, more solid USB support and a revamped GUI. All other new features introduced since beta 1 are already listed here. Parallels planned final 2.1 release for early March so stay tuned. Meanwhile apply for the beta program here.