NEW CD-R DIAGNOSTIC ENABLES USERS TO RECOVER LOST DATA

Buffalo Grove, IL--February 14, 2000--CD-ROM Productions (http://www.InfinaDyne.com) announces the release of the new v. 1. 5 of CD-R Diagnostic, an affordable, efficient program that enables users of both CD-R and CD-RW recorders to recover valuable data that they are having trouble accessing. Unlike various programs for repairing CDs, CD-R Diagnostic cannot alter the CD itself--something that could result in a loss of data. And CD-R Diagnostic is not only useful for recovering data from a problematic disc--it can also be used to make certain that a recording is free of errors and that is completely readable on a variety of CD-ROM drives.

DATA PROTECTED

"Competing products attempt to repair a damaged disc for the user,” explains Paul Crowley, president/owner of CD-ROM Productions. “This involves writing to the disc, which can, in some cases, make critical data permanently irretrievable. CD-R Diagnostic does not write at all; therefore, it cannot change or corrupt the data. While other products are more focused on repairing the disc so that it can be used to store additional data, our view is that the existing data is more important than being able to use the media further. After CD-R Diagnostic has rescued the data, v. 1.5’s new drag-and-drop feature makes it easy to move the data to a new media where it will be safe.”

DECREASES EXPENSES CONSIDERABLY

“For businesses that are hoping to recover data from a damaged CD, data recovery services can be a costly option,” Crowley asserts. “Most of the services that I have had dealings with--some of which are among our customers--charge between $300 and $1200 per disc for data recovery, depending on the amount of time required. CD R Diagnostic 1.5, meanwhile, costs $49.95 , which makes it an attractive and affordable alternative to data recovery services.”

ERROR CHECK FEATURE

Thanks to CD-R Diagnostic’s special error check feature, users can ascertain that a CD is free of recording errors and that it is completely readable. Crowley notes: “CD-R Diagnostic’s error check feature can be used to analyze a CD and determine how well it was recorded and how readable it is likely to be on other CD-ROM drives. After a disc passes this test, a user can send a recorded CD to a customer or client and be confident that it will be readable.”

HISTORY

Founded in Buffalo Grove, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) in 1995,  CD-ROM Productions has been specializing in CD-related services for half a decade. At first, the company focused on creating CD-R media, but in late 1997, Crowley and his colleagues saw that CD recorders were becoming increasingly affordable and decided to shift their focus to developing software. The first version of CD-R Diagnostic was introduced in early 1998, and the company has also released a program called CD-R Verifier (a verification tool for those who are duplicating CDs). Crowley has been in the high-tech field for 25 years, and his experience ranges from working as a consultant for Bell Laboratories to authoring such games as James Bond, Super Cobra (an Atari 2600 game), Up N' Down and Gyruss.

REQUIREMENTS, COMPATIBILITY AND PRICE

CD-R Diagnostic is compatible with all of the following platforms: Windows 95 and 98, v. 4.0 or greater of Windows NT and Microsoft’s forthcoming Windows 2000--and it may also become Macintosh compatible this year. Crowley says, “We are currently exploring the possibility of developing a Macintosh version of CD-R Diagnostic. It will be at least six months before it becomes a reality, but we are moving in that direction.”

Users will need at least 4 MB of RAM and several hundred MB of free hard drive space to recover data from a problematic disc. If they are using CD R Diagnostic with the NT or Windows 2000 platforms, they will also need an ASPI driver. CD-R Diagnostic can be ordered on-line from http://www.InfinaDyne.com or by calling (480) 963-2390. CD-ROM Productions is offering the software for a free 30-day trial period; after that, users may register it for $49.95 . For registered users, CD-ROM Productions offers limited technical support by phone, while all users- registered or not--are offered technical support by e-mail and can expect answers to their questions within 48 hours.

Review copies of CD-R Diagnostic 1.5 are available to editors upon request.
For more information, please contact Paul Crowley, president/owner of CD-ROM Productions,  either by e-mail at pcrowley@cdrom-prod.com or by telephone at (480) 963-2390.