San Jose, CA - Today V Communications announced that CD Anywhere, a program that both creates virtual CD drives and save CD images to a hard disk, is now available. Now users can save CD audio, programs, data, and games to a compressed image stored on the hard disk. Multiple CD images can be accessed at the same time. CD Anywhere is available in personal and network versions as well as an OEM version for PC and laptop manufacturers.

"The flexibility gained by an inexpensive software product that eliminates the need to keep CD's around is very attractive for the way in which business is done today," noted Jeffrey Hyman, V Communications vice president of marketing. "It doesn't matter whether it's music or a critical software application, with CD Anywhere, the computer can't tell that the CD isn't actually in the drive. Our compression scheme makes it possible to carry any number of CD's on your hard drive without carrying the disks themselves," concluded Hyman.

For audio applications, CD Anywhere makes images of audio CDs. Users can select tracks to save, and specify the type of compression to use. The virtual images can be changed at any time, including the removal or addition of audio tracks to the image. For programs, such as an office suite, Windows, or other CD programs that require access to the CD even after installation, making a compressed image saves considerable hassle and delay. Once a compressed image is made, and loaded into any one of CD Anywhere's drives, the system sees the CD image as a physical CD. The system has no knowledge that a physical CD is not running, and Explorer, Run, or any other Windows tools see the CD image as a real CD.

CD Anywhere's minimum configuration is a Pentium or better and it requires 16 MB RAM. CD Anywhere Personal Edition works with Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000 Workstation. CD Anywhere supports most standard CD formats, including data formats such as ISO9660, Audio (CDDA, MP3), VCD, data DVDs, mixed mode CDs, and multi-session CDs. Users can purchase CD Anywhere personal edition for $39.95, or download the electronic version for $29.95. Both English and Spanish versions are available.