Virtual CD - For Terminal Server

The software-based CD/DVD server

The new version of Virtual CD TS has been optimised for the Windows Server 2003. With the new version of the driver, the performance of the software has been further enhanced. The new analysis functions make the creation of images even easier than before.

With Virtual CD Terminal Server (TS) you expand your terminal server with the features of a hardware-based CD-Server. Virtual CD TS is the only software in the world that gives you the possibility of sharing virtual CD drives in your terminal server sessions. Virtual CD TS saves you the purchase of physical CD/DVD drives as well as the costs and expensive maintenance of a CD-ROM-Server. Every user can access up to 23 different virtual CDs and DVDs at the same time. The number of virtual CDs and DVDs on the network is unlimited.

New in Virtual CD TS v9
Microsoft-certified driver for 32-bit and 64-bit systems	Job control for automated image writing
Availability of a virtual burner within a terminal server session	Improved user interface
Optimized integration in the Virtual CD Network Management Server	Revised CD-analysis for easy image creation

Flexible

Regardless of whether you want to build up a central stock of information or installations CDs, or want to give your employees access to the company CD stocks in their home work places, or want to build up a Multimedia Streaming Server in the area of education or want to distribute educational CDs to students, because of its flexibility and variety of control and management possibilities, Virtual CD fulfils all these needs.

Key Features
Make CDs and DVDs available in a network Virtual CD expands your terminal server to be an economical and powerful CD-ROM server	Session-related drive mapping Virtual CDs can be made available session-spanned as well as according to user.
High capacity, low costs All advantages of a CD-ROM-Servers without the high purchase and maintenance costs	Comfortable Administration Creation of images and management of virtual drives using the proven Virtual CD user interface

Transparent

As the system administrator you can set individual graduated usage rights to virtual CDs/DVDs and drive letters with Virtual CD TS Over Profile, you can define which work environments each user is to find after starting his terminal server session (pre-inserted CDs/DVDs, drive letters). All settings can be accessed via mouse click and can be changed at any time according to needs.
 

"Designed for Windows Server 2003" In order to guarantee maximum stability even in critical system environments, Virtual CD TS is the first and only product of its kind to have a certified Microsoft driver. This ensures maximum stability and optimal integration with the operating system.

Powerful

Using the management interface you are able to preset the options of Virtual CD TS, which are to be automatically carried out by all users. Among these possibilities there is central insertion or ejection of virtual CDs or reallocation of drive letters. Changes in the settings can be carried out by the system administrator from any workstation.

Comfortable

In addition to the integrated possibilities of creating and changing profiles you can optionally get the Virtual CD Network Management Server (NMS), a powerful administration tool. The Virtual CD NMS with its intuitive interface e.g. lets you work with Server-Pools, gives you active license controls, and gives each terminal server session access to virtual drives.

 The ideal solution for:

- Centralised CD/DVD services (colleges, universities)

- Computer-based teaching (schools)

- Broad-based deployment of CDs/DVDs (industry, administrative agencies)

- Providing patent information (chemical, auto-motive and mechanical engineering industries)

- CD/DVD-based research (law firms, medical offices)

- Multimedia centres (libraries, Internet cafés, game arcades)

- Self-study centres (schools, colleges, universities, libraries)

Range of function (excerpt)

- CD/DVD access using emulated drives
- Up to 23 emulated CD/DVD drives per user
- Any number of virtual CDs/DVDs in a network
- Any number of parallel users per virtual CD/DVD
- Faster access to all available virtual CDs/DVDs using the start icon or the Explorer extension
- Central client management
- Clearly arranged organisation of virtual CDs/DVDs in directory structures
- Support of "publicised applications " in NetMan Desktop Manager and Citrix© MetaFrame^TM
- Manageable using command lines
- User individual start profile for drive letters, number of emulated drives, pre-inserted virtual CDs/DVDs
- Full DVD support
- Multimedia support, incl. Audio-CD (Requirement: digital player)
- Plug&Play driver (no Server reboot after installation)
- Burning of archive CDs ("Smart Virtual CDs") with optional password protection
- Burning functions directly from Virtual CD
- Operation of Smart Virtual CDs without an installed program Virtual CD (Smart Virtual CD Reader)
- "Quick Copy"-technology for extremely quick copying
- Auto Start functions can be turned off or on individually per virtual CD
- Programmable interface (API) to tie Virtual CD functions in your programs and routines
- Creation of virtual CDs directly from the MS Explorer
- Tying of ISO files from external burner programs