CD-ROM Productions announced the release of the new v. 1.6 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.
"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. 1.6’s new drag-and-drop feature makes it easy to move the data to a new media where it will be safe."
"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 1.6 makes an attractive and affordable alternative to data recovery services."
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."
Founded in Buffalo Grove, Illinois in 1995, CD-ROM Productions is an early phase company specializing in CD-related services. Initially 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 shifted their efforts to developing software. The first version of CD-R Diagnostic was introduced in early 1998.