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Computer security company
Fifth Generation Systems, Inc. , was a
computer security company founded October 1984 in
Baton Rouge, Louisiana ,
United States by Robert Mitchell, Leroy Mitchell, Roger Ivey, and Bruce Ray. All four later left the company after it was acquired by Barry Bellue
[1] who was accused by the founders of fraud and continued theft from company accounts for illegal personal use.
[2] Fifth Generation's initial commercial product was
FastBack , an early competitor to The Norton Backup from Symantec.
[3]
Fifth Generation Systems software
CopyDoubler (Mac) – system utility for speeding up file copies and managing file copy queues
DiskDoubler (Mac) – on-the-fly
hard drive compression software
DiskLock (PC, Mac) – security software incorporating access control and
encryption
[4]
FastBack (PC, Mac) – hard disk backup utility
PowerStation (Mac)
[5]
Public Utilities (Mac) – software with
disk optimization , repair, and
data recovery functions, developed by Sentient Software
[6]
[7]
Pyro! (Mac) –
screensaver that displayed fireworks among other user-selectable displays
[8]
Search&Destroy (PC) – online and offline virus scanner for DOS and Windows, included in
Novell DOS 7
Suitcase (Mac) – font management utility
[9]
Super Laser Spool and Super Spool (Mac) –
print spoolers , acquired from Supermac Technology in 1990
[10]
Direct Access – a menu system software for DOS.
The company was acquired by
Symantec on October 4, 1993, for
US$ 53.8 million.
[11]
References
^ Font, Penny (2018-03-05).
"News alert: Arrest warrants issued for Thinkstream's Barry Bellue, Morris Alexander" . Baton Rouge Business Report . Retrieved 2023-12-27 .
^ Skene, Lea (2018-03-05).
"Ex-Baton Rouge software company CEO accused of using employees' 401(k) funds for personal expenses" . The Advocate . Retrieved 2023-12-27 .
^
"Norton Backup 1.x" . WinWorld . Retrieved 2023-12-27 .
^
Schneier, Bruce (February 1993).
"Data Guardians" .
Macworld . Retrieved 2016-08-15 .
^
LeVitus, Bob (1989). Dr. Macintosh: Tips, Techniques and Advice on Mastering the Macintosh .
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company (retrieved via
Google Books ). p. 84.
ISBN
0201517337 .
^ Angus, Jeff (1993-02-08).
"Public Utilities decreases data brownouts" .
InfoWorld . Vol. 15, no. 6.
IDG . p. 77. Retrieved 2017-09-08 .
^ Schneier, Bruce (1993-06-21).
"Emergency Recovery Tools: Raising Data from the Dead" .
MacWEEK . Retrieved 2017-09-08 .
^ Lewis, Peter H. (1989-04-02).
"THE EXECUTIVE COMPUTER; How to Extend a Monitor's Life" .
The New York Times . Retrieved 2016-08-15 .
^
"Extensis Rescuing Suitcase" .
TidBITS . 1999-02-08. Retrieved 2020-04-15 .
^
"SUPERMAC SELLS SPOOLER SOFTWARE" . InfoWorld . Vol. 12, no. 31. 1990-07-30. p. 34. Retrieved 2016-11-26 .
^
"Symantec, Form 10-Q, Quarterly Report, Filing Date Feb 13, 1995" . secdatabase.com. Retrieved May 14, 2018 .