When you place a virtual CD on a network, any number of users can access it simultaneously while the original disc remains stored for safekeeping. Licensing agreements are handled from a central console: you "check out" a virtual CD and electronically "return" it. Files can be located quickly through electronic searches of the digital library or by browsing a list of titles in the software interface.

Designed for businesses, educational institutions and government agencies, VirtualDrive Network operates on Windows® based TCP/IP networks and is easy to implement and manage. Wizards guide you through most tasks, and in most cases you can install and configure the software on an entire network in just a few hours.

VirtualDrive Network copies an entire CD or DVD as a compressed disc-image file, or virtual disc. A driver in the software fools Windows into treating the virtual disc as a physical CD or DVD in a CD-ROM drive. You can create up to 23 virtual drives (D: through Z:) and an unlimited number of virtual discs.

Limit the number of users to access a virtual CD simultaneously to remain within the licensing agreements of software and disc-based applications

Place all disc-based training materials can be placed on the network VDN server so everyone takes the courses when needed

There’s no need for students or employees to handle the actual discs, just point and click

Run virtual CDs directly on the hard drive with a response rate up to 200 times faster than a physical disc in a CD/DVD-ROM drive. Plus, there’s no spin-up delay when you launch a virtual disc

Protect CDs and DVDs from loss, damage, or theft by creating high-quality, compressed digital copies and saving them to the network. Catalogue and manage virtual CDs in a user-friendly interface

Compile a virtual CD that contains documentation, expansion packs, and custom programs

Play up to 23 virtual CDs simultaneously on any end user system. There’s no need to swap out physical discs!

FarStone’s game support is the most extensive in the industry

VirtualDrive Network Server

• Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003
• 7 MB HDD space

VirtualDrive Network Console

• Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003
• CD drive or DVD drive
• 25MB hard drive space

VirtualDrive Network Client

• Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003
• 45MB hard drive space
• No CD-ROM drive required