NCH software

I have always loved small companies that have good niche products. I tend to prefer them over bigger companies when products are similar. I have reviewed some very interesting products over the past year.

The other day I came across a cool company from Australia called NCH Software. This company have many products ranging from disc burning software to VoIP/SIP server. It is not often I come across companies that have a product range this big. I think they have more than 20 programs in their portfolio. Some of them are free, many cheap and some unfortunately not cheap.

One thing that is in common between all programs (that I have tried) is a small footprint, no installation hassle and easy to use.

Below are some of my favourites.

Product	Function	Price in US$
Express Burn	Burning CD and DVDs. This buring software is very simple and easy to use. It should cover about 90 % of what people actually need.	$68 with all features
WavePad	WavePad is a sound editor program for Windows. This software lets you make and edit voice and other audio recordings. You can add effects like echo, amplification and noise reduction.	$76 but free with limitations
Axon	Axon is a virtual PBX designed to manage calls in a business or call center. It works as a fully featured telephone switch connecting to phone lines and extensions using state-of-the-art VoIP technology.	$156, but free with less than 10 extensions.
HourGuard	HourGuard is a completely free, easy to use timesheet and time recording software designed to releave the pressure of having to account for your time.	free
MixPad	MixPad is multi-track mixing software designed for professional audio production. It lets you load or record audio clips and mix them together.	$76
MSRS	MSRS is a multiple channel voice recorder program designed for recording conferences, court proceedings and similar multi-speaker forums.	$507
Stamp	Stamp ID3 tag editing software is an audio file tag editor for windows that allows you to add or change the internal file information associated with an Mp3 or wav audio file.	free

Altogether this company have many cool products. They have small footprints and their software seems to work well. Have a look yourself.