Raxco Software Inc. was a Gaithersburg, Maryland software company. Founded in 1978,[1] the company's products have been sold internationally.[2]
The company spun off one division as Axent Technologies; the latter was "acquired by venture capital firms in 1988."[3] Meanwhile Raxco continued with its own product offerings. PerfectDisk became its flagship software package.[4][5]
Raxco transitioned from its 1980s[6] and 1990s VAX[7] (VMS)[8][9] and OpenVMS[10][11] software product line, and did a Management buyout[12] to become a private,[1] independent company.
From the later 1990s thru the early 2000s, corporate ownership of the two organizations transitioned:
Raxco, which had retained its identity, then changed its course from VAX/VMS to the PC/Server world in 2003.[16]
Raxco closed operations in May, 2024.[17] All their standalone products will continue to work, but no activations will be made, and no updates or support will be offered. Subscription based products will remain functional until their expiration date.
Raxco Software, Inc.
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| Industry | Software |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1978 |
| Products | PerfectDisk, PerfectUpdater, PerfectRegistry, PerfectGuard, InstantRescue, PerfectFileRecovery |
| Website | www |
During the 1980s,[6] using the collective name RAXCO Rabbit Software,[18] the company marketed a series of nine software packages for the VAX:
Raxco's VAX product line was still active in the 1990s,[21] even as it was building and expanding its PC Product line.[22] By 2003 the PC desktop and server market became the company's focus.[23]
Aside from PerfectDisk,[24] the company also markets:
