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well that depends.. copy protected software may give you grief.. I use NERO to make my iso images but I know there is other products out there.. I like and use MAgicISO to mount the images as CD ROM drives 
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I would recommend LCS ISO Creator. It's a single file and does the job very well and its FREE.<br />
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Programs like Nero takes a hell lot of space and resources.<br />
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<a href="http://www.lucersoft.com/freeware.php" rel="ugc">http://www.lucersoft.com/freeware.php</a>
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What OS are you planning to run this on? &nbsp;In fact what mainframe are you planning to run this on? &nbsp;There are only a few 'mainframes' that can have DVD players/writers in them. &nbsp;Their not really mainframes, but Intel based servers that are running software that emulate mainframes.
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Hi<br />
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;As a part of our archiving process we would like to create an ISO image file of all our softwares currently we have. We have many softwares on CD and some on DVD. <br />
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Currently we are looking for a software that can convert CD or DVD to an image file and viceversa. Some are copy protected as well. What is the best software you recommend? (probably with some software included to mount iso files as well)<br />
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Regards<br />
EXG
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Hi

     As a part of our archiving process we would like to create an ISO image file of all our softwares currently we have. We have many softwares on CD and some on DVD. 

      Currently we are looking for a software that can convert CD or DVD to an image file and viceversa. Some are copy protected as well. What is the best software you recommend? (probably with some software included to mount iso files as well)

Regards
EXG

Create ISO from CD/DVD

Software is any set of instructions that directs a computer to perform specific tasks or operations. Computer software consists of programs, libraries and related non-executable data (such as documentation). Computer software is non-tangible, contrasted with computer hardware, which is the physical component of computers. Software written in a machine language is known as "machine code". However, in practice, software is usually written in high-level programming languages than machine language. High-level languages are translated into machine language using a compiler or interpreter or a combination of the two.

Software

A mainframe operating system is networking software infrastructure that allows a mainframe computer to run programs, connect linked machines, and process complex numerical and data-driven tasks. Modern mainframe design is generally defined by redundant internal engineering, extensive input-output facilities, strict backward compatibility with older software, high hardware and computational utilization rates and high stability and reliability. Well-known operating systems include IBM z/OS, z/VM, zTPF, z/VSE, OS/390, and their predecessors, along with MCP for Unisys ClearPath, and NonStop OS/Guardian on HP/Tandem, and questions regarding the IBM midrange operating system called IBM i, OS/400, and i5/OS.