2009-05-28

StarBurn v12 has been updated

Rocket Division Software announces immediate availability of StarBurn version 12 (r4). This version introduces number of improvements and updates. Among these:

Installer

• Added German language localization
• Added Japanese language localization
• Added French language localization

Main Form and Wizards

• GUI bug fixes
• Added German language localization
• Added Japanese language localization
• Added French language localization

Core

• Fix registry bug for non-admin user in Windows Vista and Windows 7

2009-04-19

StarBurn v 12 has been released.

Rocket Division Software announces immediate availability of StarBurn v 12. This version introduces number of improvements and updates. Among these:

• Now Windows 7 is supported.
  
• Main Form:
  - Added Russian localization.
  - GUI improvement.
  
• Burn Data Wizard:
  - Extended with full UDF support.
  - Extended with Drag&Drop support.
  - Extended with Expert mode for advanced users.
  - Added Russian localization.
  
• Burn Audio Wizard:
  - Fixed long adding compressed files.
  - Extended with Drag&Drop support.
  - Extended with Expert mode for advanced users.
  - Added Russian localization.
  
• Burn Video Wizard:
  - Extended with Expert mode for advanced users.
  - Added Russian localization.
  
• Burn Image Wizard:
  - Extended with Expert mode for advanced users.
  - Added Russian localization.
  
• Erase Disc Wizard:
  - Extended with Expert mode for advanced users.
  - Added Russian localization.
  
• Grab Image Wizard:
  - Now only first track can be grabbed.
  - Extended with Expert mode for advanced users.
  - Added Russian localization.
  
• Build Image Wizard:
  - Extended with full UDF support.
  - Extended with Drag&Drop support.
  - Extended with Expert mode for advanced users.
  - Added Russian localization.
  
• Grab Audio Wizard:
  - Now 4 output format: WAV, WMA, MP3, OGG.
  - Extended with Expert mode for advanced users.
  - Added Russian localization.
  
• Compress Audio Wizard:
  - Now can be compressed a few files for one wizard passage.
  - Extended with Drag&Drop support.
  - Added Russian localization.
  
• StarPort Wizard:
  - Added Russian localization.
  

2008-12-23

StarPort 3.6.3 released.

Rocket Division Software announces immediate availability of the new release of StarPort iSCSI Initiator. This is mostly maintenance update which resolves number of problems from previous versions. Among most significant:

• Fixed a problem with CHAP authentification
  
• Fixed an issue when persistent targets were not connected on reboot
  

2008-12-01

StarBurn SDK 10.5 "Tomahawk" released.

Rocket Division Software announces immediate availability of long-waited StarBurn SDK version 10.5 "Tomahawk". The very imported upgrade comes with serious improvements and fixes. Among these are:

• New Unicode-based UDF engine represented (this time with session import code feature).
  
• Free/used space detection for UDF volumes has been fixed.
  
• Audio burning engine updated to accept Unicode names for audio tracks.
  
• BD-R burning now can do true disc finalization (we've kept disc "opened" always in the early versions of StarBurn SDK).
  
• Volume label names now can accept non-English names.
  
• TOC sequence processing code changed. Now we don't report link blocks as parts of the track
  for DVD and Blu-Ray media.
  
• BD-RE and DVD+RW erase code changed. Now we do mark out UDF header.
  
• DVD+R DL layer break code fixed.
  
• Read modes probing does not probe DVD and Blu-Ray for raw modes they don't support at all.
  
• PIONEER 116 and 216 (PATA and SATA) workaround added.
  
• Added workaround for TOC reading if broken AnyDVD software is active.
  
• Burner/grabber create/destroy tracker added. Easier to isolate "orphan" burners.
  
• Fixed bug in CSS processing code for DVDs. Now all title keys are stored into MDS.
  
• CSS title keys lookup code changed. Much better key processing resulted.
  

2008-10-29

StarBurn 10.5 released.

Rocket Division Software announces immediate availability of the new version of its award winning StarBurn software application. New version (v. 10.5) introduces number of fixes and improvements. The most important are:

• StarBurn now has portable edition unified with the base installation.
  
• Wizards complete C++ source code included. StarBurn now is open
  source application!
  
• Skin manager bug (no skins under x64 Vista/Longhorn Windows) fixed.
  
• Broken non-English volume label names bug fixed.
  
• Can work now w/o Administrator rights (except StarPort-based wizards)
  under Vista/Longhorn.
  
• SAO & DAO methods now correctly report they cannot do "test" burn.
  
• DVD+R DL (Double Layer) now correctly sets layer break border.
  
• Probing for supported read modes now does not probe DVD and Blu-Ray
  for raw reads they cannot do.
  
• PIONEER 116 and 216 (PATA & SATA models) workaround added.
  
• Now we can do true session and disc finalization for BD-R media
  (don't always leave disc opened).
  
• BD-RE and DVD+RW erase sequence changed. Now we do completely erase
  UDF header.
  
• TOC reading has workaround for broken AnyDVD software (with
  protected Blu-Ray movie disc inserted).
  
• TOC sequence changed to report correct track ends for DVD and
  Blu-Ray disc (w/o link blocks).
  
• Conflict with Romeo Burner application fixed.
  

2008-10-06

StarWind 3.5.5 has been released.

Rocket Division Software, Ltd announces immediate availability of the new version of its flagship product StarWind. StarWind is highly advanced software-only iSCSI target for Microsoft Windows family OSes. The new version (3.5.5) of the product introduces number of fixes and improvements to the product. The most important news in this version are:

• Core: TcpKeepAlivePeriod config parameter added to allow TCP/IP keep alive feature for iSCSI connections
  
• Core: fixed a problem with loading of Access options after service restart
  
• Core: allowed clustering by default for all target types
  
• Core: removed the old ISID workaround for the MS initiator
  
• Core: fixed the ExpCmdSn increment's behavior in some situations
  
• Core: iSCSI negotiation fixed to allow bigger data packets
  
• Core: added Config parameters for tuning of the iSCSI negotiation
  
• Core: enhancements in the StarWind Plugin API
  
• IMG: fixed an issue with online extending of image files
  
• MIR: changed the Online synchronization algorithm
  
• MIR: fixed an issue with memory allocation
  
• IBV: fixed problem with child devices (snapshot-based)
  
• IBV: fixed MaxStoredSessions behavior
  
• IBV: speed up for read requests to data in old journals
  
• IBV: fixed issues with Vmware ESX clients when snapshots happened during large write operations
  
• Control: fixed issues that led to crashes in some situations
  

2008-07-15

StarBurn SDK 10 released.

Rocket Division Software announces immediate availability of its StarBurn SDK version 10. The very imported upgrade comes with serious improvements and additions to the award winning SDK and introduces new and improved functionality for developers. Among these additions and improvements are:

• New Unicode-based UDF mastering engine represented.
  
• All of the core SDK samples are completely re-worked, updated and new VC2003, VC2005 and VC2008 project files have been created. Now wizard-based samples are in sync with our commercial StarBurn application wizards.
  
• Finally StarBurn comes with completely new StarBurnX OCX wrapper for easy use of it's features. C#, VB.NET & VB6 and C++ samples are included. Written from the scratch.
  
• New SPTD re-distributable executables to provide exclusive access to the burner has been included into SDK. Also new CreatExEx(...) API call to serve SPTD transport is fully documented.
  
• Audio compression engine has been re-worked. Now we do encoding not only to WMA but also to MP3 and OGG Vorbis audio formats (decoding was available before). Also audio recording can accept Unicode file names.
  
• Track-At-Once recording for audio now accept variable pause length between tracks (just like DAO).
  
• Now StarBurn can burn with 32KB and 64KB packets to DVD and Blu-Ray media. Better compatibility.
  
• Boot image handling code changed. Now we patch CRC checksums so Linux bootable media works.
  
• WPP tracing added (optional).
  
• Burning using pipe as a source was made much easier. Pipe-related Win32 calls re-wrapped inside StarBurn for faster & safer use.
  
• IFO/BUP patching fixed. Better DVD-Video compatibility.
  
• Numerous bugfixes & hardware workarounds added.
  

2008-04-14

StarPort 3.6 released.

Rocket Division Software releases version 3.6 of its award-winning iSCSI and AoE initiator software product. The version comes with number of improvements the most important of which are:

• AES256 Encrypted Virtual Hard Disk Support
  
• Fully skinnable new GUI
  

2008-03-27

StarBurn 10 has been released.

Rocket Division Software announces availability of the new release of its FREE CD/DVD/Blu-Ray burning, ripping and mastering StarBurn application. The new version comes with the number of fixes and improvements. The most important are:

• Support for burning audio discs of extra capacity (up to 99 min).
  
• UDF images mastering wizard and functionality.
  
• Skinnable wizards.
  

2008-02-27

StarWind 3.5.3 has been released.

StarWind iSCSI target version 3.5.3 has been released. Among the updates, changes and fixes introduced in this version the most important are:

Version 3.5.3 build 2008-02-19

• IBV: The core logic redesigned to fix problems with data corruption
  
• IBV: Added protection against power off of the host that led to missing data
  
• IBV: fixed problems with request sequencing (the logic redesigned)
  
• IBV: fixed problems with failed sessions
  
• IBV: Fixed issues with multi-initiator access
  
• IBV: the core journal switching logic has been reworked and bullet-proofed
  
• IBV: Enhanced creation of manual snapshots
  
• IBV: Cleanup of old journals fixed and enhanced
  
• IMG: Fixed a problem with some disk controllers when ImageFiles were erroneously recognized as hard drives
  
• RAM: fixed issues with formatting to FAT32
  
• VDVD: some enhancements in the MODE_SENSE handler
  
• Core: work around for incoming MaxConnections=0 on negotiation
  

2008-01-21

StarPort version 3.5.4 released,

Rocket Division Software announces new maintenance release of its iSCSI/AoE storage controller for Windows. New version 3.5.4 among others addresses these issues:

• Fixed corruption of active AoE sessions on wake up after sleep/hibernate on Vista.
  
• Enhancements in the DVD emulation module to support DVD speed get/set requests.
  

2007-12-31

Free Blu-Ray and HD-DVD burner released.

Rocket Division Software announces the release of its freeware tool for CD/DVD and Blu-Ray/HD-DVD grabbing, burning and mastering. Product available for immediate download from RDs site. More information at:

StarBurn info

2007-12-28

StarBurn COM & .NET Wrapper released

Ladies and Gentlemen,

We're happy to announce we've released StarBurnX, COM & .NET wrapper over StarBurn Core SDK. Now COM & .NET application design should be trivial. StarBurnX comes with a set of samples for C++, C#, VB.NET and VB6.

Future versions of the StarBurn SDK will have StarBurnX as part of the standard installation, StarBurn.OCX will be dropped and kept as a stand-alone installation for compatibility reasons. For now StarBurnX has a separate installation. You can download it directly here:

www.rocketdivision.com/downloads/starburnx.exe

Enjoy :)

2007-11-27

StarPort 3.5.1 released.

Version 3.5.1 build 2007-10-25 of StarPort comes with these updates:

• Vista-related enhancements in the StarPort Console application
  
• Fixed issues in the Virtual DVD module in Vista
  

2007-11-21

StarWind 3.5.1 released.

New version of product mostly addresses various issues from previous release. It is recommended to upgrade to this version which introduces these updates and fixes:

Version 3.5.1 build 2007-11-19

• Core: Device access control for initiators added (LUN masking
  functionality)
  
• Plugins: Request queuing allowed for the MS initiator
  
• GUI: Some icons and splash screen added
  
• Core: Fixed the Shutdown Handler to flush modified data reliably
  
• MIR: Fixed crashes of the replicator module when StarPort driver is not found
  
• IBV: Implemented periodical flushing of modified data to disk
  
• IBV: Fixed a problem that could lead to data losses on server reboot
  
• VDVD: Fixed problems with access of virtual DVDs from Vista
  

2007-11-01

1000 customers for StarWind.

The Press-Release in full can be read at: this URL.

2007-10-29

Free Blu-Ray and HD-DVD burner released.

Rocket Division Software announces the release of its freeware tool for CD/DVD and Blu-Ray/HD-DVD grabbing, burning and mastering. Product available for immediate download from RDs site. More information at:

StarBurn info

2007-08-22

Free StarWind and StarPort announced.

Rocket Division Software announces free versions of StarWind iSCSI Target and StarPort iSCSI Initiator.

StarWind, which runs on Microsoft Windows, allows any server or workstation (Windows, Linux, UNIX, etc) to access centralized storage, providing a cost-effective and easy-to-customize method for implementing and gaining all the benefits of a storage area network (SAN).

The free version of StarWind provides up to 2TB of storage capacity and allows only single client host to be connected. Customers requiring enhanced features such as clustering, snapshots, replication and additional storage capacity can choose between the Standard edition for $395 and the Professional edition for $995. With the addition of the free StarPort iSCSI initiator customers have a single point of support for both the server side storage SAN and the client side iSCSI agent.

Use the following links to download the software:

• Free StarWind iSCSI Target
• Free StarPort iSCSI Initiator

2007-07-31

StarWind version 3.5 released.

New version of the product introduces number of improvements and fixes. The most important changes are:

• Windows 2008 Server (Longhorn) clustering (persistent reservations) is supported.
  
• VMware ESX fully compatible. All of the ESX initiator issues successfully worked out.
  
• CHAP values generation optimized.
  
• Access to the local unclaimed devices is allowed now.
  
• iSCSI volume cache synchronization sequence added.
  
• "Switch active mirror" and fast volume synchronization (MD5 checksum
  calculated) added to the Mirror (RAID1) plug-in.
  
• Mirror synchronization progress indication added.
  
• Windows 2000 SP4 support re-enabled.
  
• Volume data compression and encryption added.
  
• Target now can force-remove connected initiators.
  
• Fast image file creation sequence added. No more "delayed write" issues on the first write to the image file.
  
• Variable disk geometry supported. Now old Solaris initiators and Intel iSCSI boot code assuming fixed disk geometry work.
  
• Volume status information added to the device properties page.
  
• Major GUI fixes and a lot of new HOWTO manuals added.
  

2007-07-31

StarPort version 3.5 released.

Upgrade introduces number of additions and fixes including:

• Full compatibility with the 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Vista and Server 2008 (Longhorn).
  
• GUI fixes.
  
• New manuals and HOWTO documents.
  

2007-04-02

StarBurn SDK version 7.2.20 released.

StarBurn SDK Version 7.2.20 has been released. List of fixes/updates since the prior build (7.1.10) includes:

• Now StarBurn SDK comes with SPTD transport. It is set of filter drivers allowing to bypass any broken SCSI filter. Burning should be ROCK solid from now. Take a look at FindDeviceExEx sample (GUI samples would be updated a bit later).
  
• GUI samples fixed and re-worked. Lots of bugs fixes since previous very first new UI samples release.
  
• JStarBurn.dll and whole Java wrapper for StarBurn SDK is shipped with the core SDK. Burning from Java never has been so easy!
  

2007-04-02

StarWind 3.2.2 released.

Rocket Division Software has released version 3.2.2 of StarWind iSCSI Target for Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/Longhorn (32-bit and 64-bit versions).

This version includes the following changes:

• New DiskBridge plug-in implemented. Now whole hard disk can be represented as SCSI-3 compatible iSCSI target volume. Now broken RAID and SCSI controllers should always work with VMware ESX, MSCS and other virtual machines.
• Huge SAN volume creation optimized. From now multi-terrabyte SAN volumes would be created much faster compared to the previous versions.
• Buffer alignment changed to workaround RAID and SCSI controllers reporting byte alignment when they really need word or double word. No more occasional write errors on very rare controller models.
• Fixed several minor problems found in 3.2.1
• On-line help updated to describe added features.

2007-01-30

StarBurn SDK version 7.1.10 released.

Rocket Division Software announces release of new version of its award winning StarBurn SDK. Version 7.1.10 introduces the following major improvements:

• Added complete Blu-Ray and HD-DVD support.
  
• Added own API controllable distributable iSCSI initiator and DVD-ROM emulator to the SDK. You can ship it with your own apps and mount created ISOs to it.
  
• Added network burning. Now it's possible to burn to remote burner over TCP/IP network. Full control API provided.
  
• Completely re-worked VC++, Delphi and CBuilder samples (now they are wizard-based, according to MS specs)
  

2007-01-18

StarWind v3.2 certified for MetaSAN

Montreal, CANADA - January 18, 2007

Rocket Division, a leading vendor of iSCSI software announces it has certified StarWind iSCSI Target software for use with Tiger Technology's MetaSAN iSCSI cross platform file sharing Storage Area Network (SAN) management software.

"The StarWind iSCSI Target and MetaSAN software are a perfect combination for customers that need to share data both at the file system and logical block levels using a high performance and cost effective solution." said Anton Kolomyeytsev, CEO of Rocket Division Software.

The StarWind iSCSI Target software turns a Microsoft Windows machine into an iSCSI target appliance that delivers remote storage to customers looking for a cost effective and simple to customize method to implement centralized storage, gaining all the benefits of a storage area network (SAN) over TCP/IP.

The MetaSAN iSCSI software delivers a production-proven, affordable and reliable approach to arbitrating data and offers extensive productivity enhancements including per-node bandwidth allocation, Avid Unity storage virtualization, native OS file system and rights management, and 24/7 mission-critical ready with transparent failover capability.

"MetaSAN iSCSI provides the file-level arbitration and the unique file-system translation technology that enables any number of heterogeneous servers to simultaneously read and write to the shared StarWind iSCSI volume" says Bernard Lamborelle, Director of Sales for Tiger Technology, "This combination of software product is ideally suited for customers who need scalable, reliable, and cost efficient storage along with easy, and rapid access to critical block-oriented enterprise data such as small to medium-sized SQL databases, Exchange or Sharepoint servers."

More information is available here

2007-01-16

StarPort 3.2 released

Rocket Division Software announces availability of the new 3.2 version of the StarPort iSCSI and AoE (ATA-over-Ethernet) initiator, RAM disk and DVD-ROM emulator software.

This version faces numerous enhancements, performance optimizations and has separate iSCSI and AoE licensing policy.

It supports Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 (i386 and amd64), Windows Server 2003 SP1 (i386 and amd64).

2006-12-06

StarWind 3.2.1 released.

Rocket Division Software has released version 3.2.1 of StarWind iSCSI Target for Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003 (i386 and amd64).

This version fixes some minor problems found in v3.2:

• 64-bit version was unable to support reservation;
• Mirror plug-in had issues with resolving of host names.

2006-11-21

StarWind 3.2 released.

Rocket Division Software announces immediate availability of version 3.2 of its award-winning StarWind iSCSI Target for Microsoft Windows. This version introduces number of serious improvements and additions. The more details can be read at this location.

2006-09-12

StarWind Survey.

Rocket Division Software asks its customers to fill out a brief survey for the StarWind iSCSI Target. It will only take a few minutes and will greatly help us in our future development. Those who participate in the survey have a chance to win Amazon.com gift certificates. Please click here to fill out the survey.

2006-07-21

StarWind 3.1.4 released.

New version of StarWind iSCSI target is available. Maintenance update addresses issues from the previous releases:

• crashes in session reinstatement
  
• IBVolume multiple sessions limitation
  
• issues with INQUIRY VPD requests
  

2006-07-06

StarPort 3.0.4 released.

Rocket Division Software announces availability of the new 3.0.4 version of the StarPort iSCSI and AoE initiator software product. More information about the release is available here.

2006-04-26

StarWind 3.1 released.

Rocket Division Software announces availability of the new 3.1 version of the StarWind iSCSI target product. The maintenance release addresses several issues from previous versions.

2006-03-22

StarPort 3.0.0 released.

Rocket Division Software announces availability of the new 3.0.0 version of its iSCSI and AoE initiator software product. More information available here.

2006-03-21

Offer for former WinTarget users.

Rocket Division Software offers FREE registration of its StarWind iSCSI target solution for clients of former String Bean Software's WinTarget (tm) iSCSI target software. If you are registered client of the WinTarget please contact us with relevant order details to get your free registration.

2006-03-07

StarWind 3.0.0 released

Complete support and further updating of the IBVolume plug-in (support for snapshots, incremental backup and cloned volumes).

2005-11-14

StarBurn SDK 5.11.14 released

This version of SDK addresses known issues from the previous releases. Refer to changes log for more details.

2005-09-02

StarWind 2.6.4 released

The update introduces the IBVolume plug-in which comes with the ability to perform incremental backup, do the snapshots, copy the volumes. StarWind does support clusters in all its plug-ins (in full compliance with MS iSCSI Target HCT). GUI improvements and numerous fixes are also in this update.

2005-05-01

Grab&Burn 4.0.0 released

The product becomes shareware and introduces new DVD mastering functionality. Many fixes and updates in the new 4.0.0 version.

2005-03-14

StarPort 2.6.0 released

The complete security mechanism (CHAP, IPSec) is supported. The improved speed and reliability.

2005-03-14

StarWind 2.6.0 released

The new update introduces number of improvements and fixes. The complete security mechanism (CHAP, IPSec) with the special configuration utilities. The improved speed and reliability.

2004-11-14

StarBurn 4.7.3 released

The new version introduces complete DVD multi-session (multi-border) support. Now DVD-R(W), DVD+R(W) and DVD-RAM media can be appended with a new content making DVD a perfect choice for incremental backups and temporary data storage. The detailed list of new features can be checked out in the official release announce.

2004-10-21

StarWind and StarPort 2.4.2 released

Rocket Division Software has announced the availability of the updates for company's leading iSCSI solutions StarWind (iSCSI target) and StarPort (iSCSI initiator). New version 2.4.2 addresses number of issues found in the previous releases and brings new level of support for SPTI devices and cluster operations. The solutions provide the easier ever way to organize the cluster using the standard hardware.

2004-08-04

Grab&Burn 3.1.0 released

Extended functionality: fully supported DVD mastering, upgraded performance and fixes in this version.

2004-07-29

StarWind 2.4.0 released

Mainteance fixes and new GUI application that makes work with the StarWind a pleasure and gets you going instantly. Try the most comfortable ISCSI target solution now.

2004-06-07

StarBurn SDK version 3.1.1 is available for downloading

New version of the StarBurn SDK is available for downloading. This new version comes with the complete Borland Delphi (6,7) headers and Sample projects.

2004-01-08

Grab&Burn 2.3.0 has been released

Next version of the popular CD/DVD mastering toolkit is available for downloading.

2003-11-05

The official RocketDivision site has been launched

The information about the company profile and technologies are available for interested parties.