Here's a few Nero updates that Ahead software recently released:

Download NeroVision Express v. 1.0.4.6e
Download NeroMIX v. 1.3.1.12
Download InCD v. 4.0.1.0
Download Nero EasyWriteReader 4.0.0.10 at betas.intercom.net This tool was developed to enable you to add CD-MRW support to your system and includes the UDF reader for Windows 95, 98 and ME.

Roxio has released an engine update as well as an "Creator Classic" update. The new version is 6.0.3.4.

CDFreaks.com reports that although Yamaha has quit the CD-RW drive business, that Yamaha hasn't stopped improving their drives via firmware upgrades. On the Yamaha website you can find firmware 1.0g for the Yamaha CRW-F1 drive:

Download Yamaha CRW-F1 Firmware v1.0G

LiteOn have released some new CD-RW firmware updates for the following drives:

Plextor Japan has released the PlexTools Professional software version 2.02 and SecuViewer version 1.00.

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LiteOn have released some new CD-RW firmware updates for the following drives:

You can use the HighMAT (High-performance Media Access Technology) Extension for the CD Writing Wizard on a computer running the Windows XP to create a HighMAT CD. A HighMAT CD contains digital media content (such as audio files, video files, and image files) and interactive menus that enable users to locate and play back content easily. These CDs can be played back on computers or HighMAT-compatible consumer electronic devices such as DVD and CD players.

This just in from the guy's at CDfreaks.com.

Plextor Europe has just released new firmware versions for their PX-W4012TS (v1.02), PX-S2410TU (v1.01) and PX-504A (v1.01) CD/DVD recorders. Our thanks also goes to Confuser for submitting this news:

Blindwrite Suite is a set of tools to reproduce or clone any CD, even protected ones. Blindwrite Suite is the most powerfull tool to create a perfect copy from your original CD for personal private copy. Blindwrite Suite can also create CD audio from MP3, Ogg Vorbis, WAV, WMA, monkey's audio and be use with a CD-rom emulator like Daemon Tools. Read More For Download, Updates, Changes

Along with yesterdays release of Nero Burning Rom 5.5.10.28, Ahead Software Germany has updated the major lot of applications: NeroMIX 1.3.1.11a: NeroMIX creates or copies anything you throw at it, in the slickest possible way. Just grab any data and burn it! NeroMIX is the Emperor of Style in Multimedia CD creation, combining dynamic CD burning (data, audio, copying) with the newest Internet audio technology all in one customizable interface. NeroVision Express 1.0.4.6d: NeroVision Express guides you through the whole process of creating DVDs, VCDs and SVCDs in an easy and innovative way.

The demo time frame of Nero 5.5.10.20 is near expiry. Ahead Software, the company behind the most famous CD/DVD burning application Nero Burning Rom released the latest update. As a premiere the changelog is available as well. This file can be used as a free Nero demo version, if you didn't have Nero installed previously, or as an update from an older version of Nero. In case of an update the software will detect whether you are entitled to a free update or not. Click on Read More... for some download links.

Easy CD-DA Extractor is a powerful and easy digital audio extraction utility that makes digital copies from audio CDs and saves as audio files such as MP3, Windows Media Audio and Windows Wave. You may use built-in encoders, get plug-ins for other free encoders, or use any Windows audio compression codec. Features include: CDDB, ID3 and WMA tags, file converter with batch support, tons of files can be converted to a different format simultaneously, serves also as a MP3 and WAV decoder and sound normalizer.

Burnatonce is a CD burning tool that can burn audio and data CDs, create ISO and CUE images, copy CDs on-the-fly, and more. You can compile data or audio CDs for immediate burning, or you can create ISO images and burn them later. Burnatonce can also play selected audio tracks, and allows you to mark sections in order to only burn parts of a song. Additional features include support for various ISO formats as well as bootable images, multisession recording, burn simulation, buffer protection, CD-Text support and more. Not near as easy to use and well featured as commercial programs, but works well and is free.

Just got word from the guy's at CDFreaks.com that Sony Japan has released new firmware updates for DRU-500CA - 500AX - DRX-500UL - 500ULX DVD writer drives. The new version is 2.0f.

An updated version of WinOnCD 6's first Service Pack has been posted at Roxio.de. WinOnCD 6.01 is a maintenance release of WinOnCD 6. It also contains changes made in FixPack 1.Among changes necessary to support additional languages, there have been numerous improvements and fixes. The following list contains a selection of the most important changes that have been made in WinOnCD 6.01: Multisession for DVD media formats Support for Plextor VariRec DiscT@2 preview Many improvements / bugfixes

Blindwrite Suite is a set of tools to reproduce or clone any CD, even protected ones. Blindwrite Suite is the most powerfull tool to create a perfect copy from your original CD for personal private copy. Blindwrite Suite can also create CD audio from MP3, Ogg Vorbis, WAV, WMA, monkey's audio and be use with a CD-rom emulator like Daemon Tools. Though 4.3.1 was downloadable previously VSO-Software have updated their website now. The new version reduces CPU usage when running the program, adds and updates some translations. A fix to the trial time period is included as well.

Seems like Ahead Software is speeding up on posting changelogs of recent updates. Read more to view.

Two days ago the demo time frame of Nero 5.5.10.15a expired. Ahead Software, the company behind the most famous CD/DVD burning application Nero Burning Rom released the latest update. As it has often been the case a current changelog is not yet available.

Plextor Europe is proud to announce a new release of the PlexTools software. You can use PlexTools for instance to get more information on your drive, tweak its settings and besides that you can use it to play audio discs (with support for CD-Text) and of course you can use PlexTools to copy CD's or to make your own audio compilations with. Note: At this point there is no changelog or download available! Read more...

Easy CD-DA Extractor is a powerful and easy digital audio extraction utility that makes digital copies from audio CDs and saves as audio files such as MP3, Windows Media Audio and Windows Wave. You may use built-in encoders, get plug-ins for other free encoders, or use any Windows audio compression codec. Features include: CDDB, ID3 and WMA tags, file converter with batch support, tons of files can be converted to a different format simultaneously, serves also as a MP3 and WAV decoder and sound normalizer.