VERITAS Software and HP develop CD-mastering solution

VERITAS Software Corporation and Hewlett-Packard Company have partnered to provide HP MyCD, new CD-burning software targeted at consumers who want to quickly and easily burn custom CDs.

"HP has developed a strong relationship with VERITAS Software to offer innovative software options for the broadening base of HP CD-Writer customers," says Christy Tappy, information-appliances marketing manager for HP`s Personal Storage Solutions Division. "Through this relationship, HP had the unique opportunity to work with VERITAS Software in developing HP MyCD from the ground up as a customer-friendly CD-mastering application that would meet the evolving needs of our customer base."

The software was developed based on market research generated by both companies and conducted with current HP CD-Writer customers. This research showed that customers wanted a simple, streamlined and reliable approach to burning custom CDs. Written with user-friendly key words and easy-to-navigate buttons, HP MyCD makes the CD-recording process quick and simple

According to in-house testing from both companies, HP MyCD eliminates many of the problems that customers have experienced in the CD-burning process. For example, the reduced incidence of buffer under-runs in CD-Writer drives that perform at 8x write speed or less means that customers are less likely to end up with an unusable CD, commonly known as a coaster.

HP MyCD will be included, free of charge, with the entire line of HP CD-Writers. Available wherever brand-name computer equipment and consumer electronics are sold, the new HP CD-Writer product line is available now.

Nick van Noordwyk, regional director Middle East and Africa at VERITAS Software, says: "This is a great opportunity for us to become more involved in providing management software for CD media. HP CD-Writer drives provide a one-box solution for users who want to create custom CDs. CD-Writers provide a high-performance and versatile way for customers at all levels of expertise to store and share digital images and music, and to protect their critical documents simply and quickly."

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Additional functions of the drives offer the versatility to do the following: * store and organise MP3 files and convert them into music tracks that can be used on other CD players;

• share and store digital images, including valuable scanned family documents;

• archive and share digital photography;

• create personalised CD labels and jewel-case covers; and

• back up and organise critical business and personal data files to conserve hard-drive space.

More information is available at http://www.hpcdwriter.com.