FarStone Releases VirtualDrive 11 CD Emulators

Released on = May 25, 2007, 1:27 pm

Press Release Author = FarStone Technology

Industry = Entertainment

Press Release Summary = Play PC games as MP3-like files that run 200 times faster.

Press Release Body = VirtualDrive 11 and VirtualDrive Pro 11 are available for
Vista-ready PCs


IRVINE, CA - FarStone Technology has released the latest versions of its popular
CD/DVD emulators, VirtualDrive and VirtualDrive Pro. Version 11 emulators offer a
simplified GUI and improved access to VCD creation tools. VirtualDrive 11 software
runs on Windows Vista and has backwards compatible OS support that allows it to
operate on Windows XP and 2000 systems as well.

VirtualDrive\'s VCD creation tools have long benefited gamers and parents, who can
safely store original discs while playing disc images directly on a computer hard
drive. But VirtualDrive has also been adopted by libraries, schools, and businesses
who need an easy way to catalog and share CD/DVD-based material. The reduced price
points of VirtualDrive 11 and VirtualDrive Pro 11 make FarStone emulators more
affordable than ever for a wide range of consumer, business, and academic users.

\"VirtualDrive has enabled me to load software used in the children\'s wing of our
library to the hard drive, saving us the cost of multiple CD towers to run
programs,\" said Kenneth Royal, Computer Technician for Daphne Public Library. \"Games
also run better from the hard drive and do not hang up. I\'m very pleased with the
product and highly recommend it.\"

VirtualDrive 11 offers updated game and disc support. The software works with
CD-ROMs, audio CDs, mixed-mode CDs, photo CDs, video CDs (DVD-ROMs data-mode), and
unencrypted video DVDs.

VirtualDrive 11 (www.farstone.com/software/virtualdrive.htm) is priced at $30 US per
license, while VirtualDrive Pro 11 (www.farstone.com/software/virtualdrive-pro.htm),
which includes RAM disk functionality, is $10 more at $40. Both products are
available at farstone.com and from select reseller outlets.

For more information, please view FarStone CD emulator listings at
www.farstone.com/software/.

ABOUT VIRTUALDRIVE 11

VirtualDrive 11 CD emulator copies a CD or unencrypted DVD as a compressed image, or
\"virtual disc,\" which can be played in place of an original disc in any one of up to
23 \"virtual drives\" that the software creates. Virtual discs can be shared over a
network or transported on a laptop computer, USB device, or portable medium. They
run directly on the hard drive, saving wear and tear on CD-ROM drives and extending
the battery life of laptop computers. They also have access speeds nearly 200 times
faster than CD-ROMs, greatly accelerating the performance of PC games, photo CDs,
and disc-based applications.

ABOUT FARSTONE

Founded in 1993, FarStone Technology develops data backup, hard disk imaging, and CD
emulation software. Headquartered in Irvine, CA, the company licenses its software
to corporations, small businesses, educational institutions and consumers worldwide.
FarStone\'s global partners include Intel, Phoenix Technologies, and Toshiba. For
more information, please visit www.farstone.com.

Web Site = http://www.farstone.com/software/virtualdrive.htm

Contact Details = Address: 6 Morgan, Irvine
United States of America

Phone Number: 949 458-3666
Email: plosh@farstone.com

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