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Helix Software Company, Inc. was a
New York City based
software company founded in October 1986.
[2] The company developed software tools and utilities for
DOS and
Windows .
[1] In 1993, Helix licensed some of its memory management technology to
Microsoft for use in
MS-DOS 6.0 . Microsoft subsequently released Helix's memory management technology as part of the
MEMMAKER and
EMM386 DOS commands.
[3]
[4]
The company pioneered several technologies, including
virtual memory compression systems,
[5] switching between multiple
protected mode operating environments,
[6] use of off-screen
video RAM ,
[7] and highly recoverable fixed storage systems.
[8]
On 1 December 1997, Helix Software merged with
McAfee ,
Network General , and
PGP Corporation in a pooling of interest transaction, the resulting company was named
Network Associates .
[9]
[10]
[11] Helix's products were integrated with the other companies' products as well as with products from the subsequent acquisitions of
Cybermedia and
Dr Solomon's Antivirus . The combined products were branded
McAfee Office and
McAfee Security Suite .
[12]
Notable products
DOS/Windows memory management:
Windows performance enhancement:
Nuts & Bolts and related Windows tools:
[20]
[21]
DiskTune hard drive optimization
[21]
[22]
DiskMinder hard drive repair
[21]
[22]
Stronghold encryption
[21]
[22]
Safe & Sound automatic backup and recovery
[23]
^† Nuts & Bolts Deluxe and Platinum included Hurricane as part of its utilities suite after the McAfee buyout.
[24]
See also
References
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"About company in press release" .
PR Newswire . 18 August 1997. Retrieved 4 December 2014 .
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"Entity Information" . NY Department of State. 14 October 1986. Retrieved 4 December 2014 .
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"Best Utilities" .
PC Magazine . 14 September 1993. p. 134. Retrieved 4 December 2014 .
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"The Ultimate Utility Guide" .
PC Magazine . 14 May 1996. p. 172. Retrieved 4 December 2014 .
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US patent 5559978
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US patent 5459869
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US patent 5875474
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US patent 6208999
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"McAfee, Network General to Merge" . CNET. 1997. Retrieved 4 December 2014 .
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"Network Assoc. Created as McAfee, Network General Merger Closes Ahead of Schedule" .
PR Newswire . 1997. Retrieved 4 December 2014 .
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"Pooling-of-Interests" .
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"What Happened to all the Utility Vendors" .
PC Magazine . 4 May 1999. p. 104. Retrieved 4 December 2014 .
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"Headroom One-Ups Software Carousel" .
PC Magazine . 28 February 1989. p. 38. Retrieved 4 December 2014 .
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"Lan Memory Management" .
PC Magazine . 29 January 1991. p. 225. Retrieved 4 December 2014 .
^ Singh, Amarendra (13 July 1993).
"NETROOM 3.0 More Room at the Top" .
PC Magazine . Vol. 12, no. 13. Retrieved 12 December 2014 .
^ Canter, Sheryl (31 May 1994).
"Multimedia Cloaking Reclaims RAM Gobbled by Drivers" .
PC Magazine . Vol. 13, no. 10.
Ziff Communications Company /
Ziff-Davis Publishing Company . p. 48.
Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2014 .
^ Knoblauch, Rick (17 May 1994).
"Hide Programs With Cloaking" .
PC Magazine . Vol. 13, no. 9.
Ziff Communications Company /
Ziff-Davis Publishing Company . p. 269. Retrieved 4 December 2014 .
^ Helix Cloaking API Services , 1.01, Helix Software Company, 1 October 1993
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"Memory Enhancement Utilities" .
PC Magazine . 20 February 1996. p. 209. Retrieved 4 December 2014 .
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"Nuts & Bolts: a True Norton Alternative" .
PC Magazine . 24 June 1997. p. 73. Retrieved 4 December 2014 .
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"Helix's Nuts & Bolts utilities hit the nail on the head" . GCN.com . 30 June 1997. Retrieved 4 December 2014 .
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b
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"Troubleshooting Utilities" .
PC Magazine . 24 March 1998. p. 132. Retrieved 4 December 2014 .
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"Network Associates Launches Safe & Sound" .
PR Newswire . 23 March 1998. Retrieved 12 December 2014 .
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"Make your PC work better" . PC Magazine . Vol. 18, no. 5. Ziff Davis, Inc. 4 May 1999. p. 148.