10ZiG, Parallels expand partnership for hybrid work

10ZiG and Parallels have expanded their technology partnership, focusing on virtual application and desktop delivery for hybrid work environments.

The broader alliance combines Parallels Remote Application Server with 10ZiG endpoint hardware, RepurpOS and PeakOS software, Windows IoT offerings, and 10ZiG Manager.

The move builds on a relationship spanning more than 15 years and sits within 10ZiG Ready, the company's partner programme for tested integrations across end-user computing products.

The combined approach targets organisations looking to deliver applications and desktops across office, remote, and hybrid settings while reducing the cost and complexity of managing different endpoint devices and infrastructure.

Under the arrangement, customers can use the setup across environments including Microsoft Hyper-V, VMware ESX, Nutanix, Scale Computing, Azure Virtual Desktop, and AWS. It also supports unified communications services such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom.

10ZiG's role in the partnership includes thin clients, zero clients, and repurposing software designed to extend the life of existing devices. Parallels contributes Parallels RAS, its remote application and desktop platform for publishing applications and virtual desktops to end users.

The companies are promoting the expanded tie-up as many IT departments try to modernise workplace systems under budget pressure. That has increased demand for systems that work across older on-site infrastructure, newer cloud services, and a broad range of user devices.

Broader scope

The partnership also covers management and security tools, including support for multi-factor authentication, SAML enrolment services for single sign-on, auditing and monitoring, and secure connectivity through 10ZiG Manager Secure Connector.

For customers, the arrangement goes beyond endpoint devices and remote application delivery. It is intended to cover deployment, access control, endpoint oversight, and day-to-day management for distributed users.

10ZiG said the alliance reflects a wider effort to create closer links across the end-user computing stack. For Parallels, it strengthens its place in that ecosystem while widening its reach among organisations using dedicated endpoints rather than standard PCs.

Tom Dodds, Global Strategic Alliances Manager at 10ZiG, described the rationale for the expanded deal in practical terms.

"What makes this partnership unique is the combination of Parallels RAS simplicity with 10ZiG's purpose-built endpoint strategy, giving customers a practical way to standardize and secure digital workspaces across a wide range of environments," said Tom Dodds, Global Strategic Alliances Manager, 10ZiG. "Together, we are helping organizations support hybrid work with greater flexibility, extend the value of existing endpoint investments, and simplify the delivery of virtual applications and desktops from the data center to the edge."

One objective is to help customers reduce reliance on traditional PCs where a thin client, zero client, or repurposed device would be sufficient. That can lower hardware replacement cycles and reduce support demands, particularly in sectors with large fleets of user devices.

Parallels framed the partnership around ease of deployment and management as organisations reassess workplace infrastructure. It also linked the deal to customers' need for support across changing infrastructure choices.

"Organisations want digital workspace solutions that are easy to deploy, simple to manage, and flexible enough to support evolving infrastructure strategies," said Michael Hopfinger, Senior Vice President, Global Sales, Parallels. "Our collaboration with 10ZiG brings together secure remote application delivery, broad platform support, and integrated endpoint innovation to help customers create a more resilient user experience. Our expanded collaboration with 10ZiG combines Parallels RAS and secure, purpose-built endpoint solutions to help organizations streamline application and desktop delivery, simplify management, and improve the economics of supporting distributed users."

Cost pressure

The economic case is central to the announcement. Both companies said customers are looking for ways to reduce spending on infrastructure and endpoints at the same time, rather than treating those areas separately.

That reflects a broader trend in workplace IT, as companies balance security requirements and user access with tighter control over device refresh cycles, software management, and cloud costs. In that context, vendors that can link endpoint hardware, operating environments, and virtual application delivery have a clearer route into consolidation projects.

Parallels is known for cross-platform virtualisation products, including software that runs Windows applications on Mac computers, as well as its workspace portfolio. 10ZiG focuses on endpoint hardware and software for virtual desktop infrastructure, desktop as a service, and web-based environments.

The expanded partnership gives both companies a broader combined offering for organisations seeking to standardise how staff access business applications across varied IT estates, including cloud, on-site, and mixed deployments.

The technology relationship now spans endpoint devices, management software, remote application delivery, and support for multiple infrastructure platforms, with both companies positioning lower operational overhead and longer endpoint life as key selling points.