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Since DAEMON Tools Lite 10, the program combines the basic functionality for virtual drive emulation and lots of advanced features which can be purchased separately.

SCSI Pass Through Direct (SPTD) layer (32 bit). Basically SPTD is similar to other access layers used by other programs who provide access to storage devices but it has a lot more features that make this interface unique.
SPTD EULA: http://www.duplexsecure.com/download/SPTD_EULA.rtf

Issues addressed:

- Minor bug fixes.

SCSI Pass Through Direct (SPTD) layer (64 bit). Basically SPTD is similar to other access layers used by other programs who provide access to storage devices but it has a lot more features that make this interface unique.
SPTD EULA: http://www.duplexsecure.com/download/SPTD_EULA.rtf

Issues addressed:

- Minor bug fixes.