FarStone Broadens Digital Content and Multimedia Emulation Solutions with VirtualDrive Network 2005; Latest Version of Award-Winning Software Provides Access to Virtual CDs over the Internet.IRVINE Irvine, town, Scotland Irvine (ûr`vĭn), town (1991 pop. 32,507), North Ayrshire, SW Scotland, on the Irvine River estuary. Industries include iron and brass foundries. Other products are chemicals, electric goods, and clothing. , Calif. -- FarStone Technology Inc. today announced the release of VirtualDrive Network 2005, the latest version of its award-winning Adj. 1. award-winning - having received awards; "this award-winning bridge spans a distance of five miles" digital content and multimedia emulation (architecture) emulation - When one system performs in exactly the same way as another, though perhaps not at the same speed. A typical example would be emulation of one computer by (a program running on) another. software program that enables organizations to share CD and DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. programs with networked users over the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the . VirtualDrive's virtual CD (VCD See Video CD. VCD - Video Compact Disc ) approach is ideal for organizations of all sizes, ranging from small-to-medium size businesses (SMBs) to Fortune 500 companies and academic institutions. Connected to a host computer that stores information on VCDs, networked users are able to easily access the content as if it were on their local drive. The VCD drive can be custom-configured for secure, managed access, yet is easy to use. In addition to giving networked users access to CDs and DVD data over the Internet, VirtualDrive Network 2005 is optimized to enable network administrators to store commonly used applications and multimedia files on central servers so users do not need to insert a disk every time they need to access the applications or files. "We use VirtualDrive Network for CD backup and a large percentage of our physical media is now stored on the network as Virtual CDs. I haven't found something that I wanted to do with VirtualDrive Network that I couldn't do. That's why I use it at the office as well as at home," said David Seward of Western Disposal, top provider of collection, recycling recycling, the process of recovering and reusing waste products—from household use, manufacturing, agriculture, and business—and thereby reducing their burden on the environment. and disposal services to residential and commercial customers. By simply inserting a CD or DVD into the drive and clicking "Build VCD," the contents of the disc are transferred to a file on the hard drive and compressed to save space. The VirtualDrive Network software allows unlimited CD/DVD file transfers and the image appears as though the disc were actually in the user's local physical drive. VCD resources can be shared across a network and controlled from a single workstation. VirtualDrive allows users to copy an entire VCD to a writable CD, erase a writable CD/DVD, and burn multiple copies of CDs. In addition to its high-performance CD/DVD burning capabilities and CD/DVD emulation features, VirtualDrive Network 2005 provides security options for VCD password protection and data integrity checks are performed after every recording. "Organizations are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. an affordable, easy-to-manage solution for maintaining and sharing stored information and multimedia resources. Listening to our customers, we've enhanced our already strong VirtualDrive Network solution with even greater functionality," said Tom Fedro, vice president, sales and marketing, FarStone. VirtualDrive Network 2005 includes support for all new encryptions and copy protections, and capabilities for exporting audio tracks. VirtualDrive Network 2005 is currently available direct from FarStone Technology. One of the most affordable network solutions on the market, pricing begins with a 5-User license for $299.95; 10-User license for $599; and 25-User license for $1,199. For more than 25 users, please contact a FarStone sales representative at 1-888-288-8188. For more information about VirtualDrive Network, including customer testimonials, please visit: http://www.farstone.com/home/ensite/products/vdn.shtml. For more information about FarStone's other network solutions for businesses and educational institutions, please visit: http://www.farstone.com/home/ensite/solutions/Businesse_solution.shtml About FarStone Founded in 1993, FarStone Technology is a leading developer of PC and network-based digital content security, replication In database management, the ability to keep distributed databases synchronized by routinely copying the entire database or subsets of the database to other servers in the network. There are various replication methods. and management solutions. FarStone is an ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001-certified software publisher holding multiple technology patents. The technology was created to enable computer users to achieve maximum productivity through improved security and performance. With headquarters in Irvine, the company licenses its software to corporations, small businesses, educational institutions and consumers worldwide. FarStone's global technology partners include Intel, NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. , Phoenix Technologies and Toshiba. For more information about FarStone, please visit www.farstone.com. |
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