Computer security company
Fifth Generation Systems, Inc. , was acomputer security company founded October 1984 inBaton 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] [ 2] FastBack , an early competitor to The Norton Backup from Symantec.[ 3]
Fifth Generation Systems software [ edit ] CopyDoubler (Mac) – system utility for speeding up file copies and managing file copy queues DiskDoubler (Mac) – on-the-flyhard drive compression softwareDiskLock (PC, Mac) – security software incorporating access control andencryption [ 4] FastBack (PC, Mac) – hard disk backup utilityPowerStation (Mac)[ 5] Public Utilities (Mac) – software withdisk optimization , repair, anddata 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 inNovell 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 bySymantec on October 4, 1993, forUS$ 53.8 million.[ 11]
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