San Jose, CA - V Communications, a leading developer and publisher of advanced software utilities, announced today that CD Anywhere - Network Edition, a program that both creates multiple CD Anywhere software drives and saves CD images to a hard disk, is now available direct from V Communications. Users can save CD audio, programs, data, games and DVDs to a compressed image stored on the local or network hard disks. With the Network Edition, multiple users can now access individual images stored in a central location. CD Anywhere is currently available in a personal version, as well, with OEM versions for PC and laptop manufacturers available upon request.

"CD Anywhere solves the problem, especially for smaller organizations, of having to juggle CDs around or even having to find them when you need them," said Frank van Gilluwe, V Communications' president. "By using this product, images of CDs and DVDs are created and then accessed throughout the organization. Organizations do not have to buy, create or continually upgrade expensive hardware CD jukeboxes. CD Anywhere Network Edition allows the organization to use an existing low end machine as a CD server. In this way, CD Anywhere can save the organization money and help it keep its CD applications and data fully accessible across the enterprise, yet secure from loss or theft," concluded van Gilluwe.

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 created images can be changed at any time, including the removal or addition of audio tracks. For programs, such as an office suite, Windows, or other CD programs that require access to the CD even after installation, the CD Anywhere image eliminates the hassles and delay of finding and reinstalling these CDs. 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. Users can simply look to the network for an image,
assign it to a virtual drive and then access the image as they would any normal CDROM. With CD Anywhere the user can have up to 23 virtual CDROM drives! There is no limit to the number of images that can be made available to CD Anywhere users within the organization.

CD Anywhere's minimum configuration is a Pentium or better and it requires 16 MB RAM. CD Anywhere Network Edition works with Windows 95B/98/Me/NT/2000/XP Server and 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. The physical product ships with Windows Media Player 7.1, Windows Media Encoder 7.1 and Real Player/Jukebox 8. Users can purchase CD Anywhere Network Edition, 5 user, for $159.95, for physical product or download the electronic version from our website for $129.95. Users can also add additional licenses at any time.

V Communications has been creating solutions for users of personal computers since 1986. Its products, which are designed for a full range of PC users, are available worldwide through retail, VAR and enterprise sales channels and are widely recognized for their superior quality and reliability. The company, headquartered at 2290 North First St., Suite 101, San Jose CA, can be contacted by phone at 800-648-8266 or fax at 408-965-4014. Additional information is available on the V Communications website at http://www.v-com.com/ or by email at sales@v-com.com.

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