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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
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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 ]
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References
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^ a b "Best Utilities" . PC Magazine . 14 September 1993. p. 134. Retrieved 4 December 2014 .
^ "The Ultimate Utility Guide" . PC Magazine . 14 May 1996. p. 172. Retrieved 4 December 2014 .
^ US patent 5559978
^ US patent 5459869
^ US patent 5875474
^ US patent 6208999
^ "McAfee, Network General to Merge" . CNET. 1997. Retrieved 4 December 2014 .
^ "Network Assoc. Created as McAfee, Network General Merger Closes Ahead of Schedule" . PR Newswire . 1997. Retrieved 4 December 2014 .
^ "Pooling-of-Interests" .
^ "What Happened to all the Utility Vendors" . PC Magazine . 4 May 1999. p. 104. Retrieved 4 December 2014 .
^ "Headroom One-Ups Software Carousel" . PC Magazine . 28 February 1989. p. 38. Retrieved 4 December 2014 .
^ "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
^ "Memory Enhancement Utilities" . PC Magazine . 20 February 1996. p. 209. Retrieved 4 December 2014 .
^ "Nuts & Bolts: a True Norton Alternative" . PC Magazine . 24 June 1997. p. 73. Retrieved 4 December 2014 .
^ a b c d "Helix's Nuts & Bolts utilities hit the nail on the head" . GCN.com . 30 June 1997. Retrieved 4 December 2014 .
^ a b c "Troubleshooting Utilities" . PC Magazine . 24 March 1998. p. 132. Retrieved 4 December 2014 .
^ "Network Associates Launches Safe & Sound" . PR Newswire . 23 March 1998. Retrieved 12 December 2014 .
^ "Make your PC work better" . PC Magazine . Vol. 18, no. 5. Ziff Davis, Inc. 4 May 1999. p. 148.
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