Data processing programs and software, namely software to copy, erase, administer compress, decompress and restore data, software to read, describe and erase readable and writeable and rewriteable data carriers, namely, compact discs, magnetic discs, hard drives including the pertaining user surface, software to control CD-Recorders, CD-R-Recorders CD-RW Recorders DVD-Recorders-- software for preparing mechanical data carriers, namely to format the data carriers for subsequent inscription thereof with data; Software, namely BIOS-, operation system and application software, namely software for audio and video recording and playback; software to emulate telecommunication functions, including telephone, telefax, short notes (SMS), paging, electronic posting and e-mail for the use in computers, televisions, set top boxes and data carrier networks; software for the configuration, monitoring, administration, securing and operation of data carrier networks; software to transfer data between components of data carrier networks including AD/DA transfer, data compression, monitoring of mistakes and corrections authentication, encoding and decoding; software to ward off viruses and hacker attacks, namely firewalls; software to store and archive data; software for translation