Nero announced today that Nero 9 Lite, a free entry point to the Nero 9 "Reloaded" suite, offering disc copying and data disc burning functionality, is now available to consumers as a download from www.nero.com.

This easy-to-use product offers the Nero StartSmart command center application providing simplified disc copying and data disc burning functionality for CDs and DVDs along with Windows 7 compatibility.

Nero 9 Lite (formerly Nero 9 - Free Version) is available for download now on the company?s Web site. Users interested in upgrading to Nero 9 Reloaded including Nero BackItUp & Burn will receive a special discount price. The upgrade to Nero 9 Reloaded enables features such as creating, editing, authoring, backing up, transcoding, and sharing music, photos, videos, and data files.