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Helix Software Company, Inc.
Company type
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HeadquartersLong Island City, New York, U.S.[1]
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Worldwide
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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]

Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.^†Nuts & Bolts Deluxe and Platinum included Hurricane as part of its utilities suite after the McAfee buyout.[24]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."About company in press release". PR Newswire. 18 August 1997. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Entity Information". NY Department of State. 14 October 1986. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  3. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Best Utilities". PC Magazine. 14 September 1993. p. 134. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Ultimate Utility Guide". PC Magazine. 14 May 1996. p. 172. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  5. ^ Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.US patent 5559978 
  6. ^ Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.US patent 5459869 
  7. ^ Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.US patent 5875474 
  8. ^ Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.US patent 6208999 
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."McAfee, Network General to Merge". CNET. 1997. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Network Assoc. Created as McAfee, Network General Merger Closes Ahead of Schedule". PR Newswire. 1997. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Pooling-of-Interests".
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."What Happened to all the Utility Vendors". PC Magazine. 4 May 1999. p. 104. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Headroom One-Ups Software Carousel". PC Magazine. 28 February 1989. p. 38. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Lan Memory Management". PC Magazine. 29 January 1991. p. 225. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Singh, Amarendra (13 July 1993). "NETROOM 3.0 More Room at the Top". PC Magazine. Vol. 12, no. 13. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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.
  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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.
  18. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Helix Cloaking API Services, 1.01, Helix Software Company, 1 October 1993
  19. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Memory Enhancement Utilities". PC Magazine. 20 February 1996. p. 209. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  20. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Nuts & Bolts: a True Norton Alternative". PC Magazine. 24 June 1997. p. 73. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  21. ^ a b c d Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Helix's Nuts & Bolts utilities hit the nail on the head". GCN.com. 30 June 1997. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  22. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Troubleshooting Utilities". PC Magazine. 24 March 1998. p. 132. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  23. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Network Associates Launches Safe & Sound". PR Newswire. 23 March 1998. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  24. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Make your PC work better". PC Magazine. Vol. 18, no. 5. Ziff Davis, Inc. 4 May 1999. p. 148.
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