Raxco Software Inc. was a Gaithersburg, Maryland software company. Founded in 1978, the company's products were sold internationally.Japanese site:
In 1995, a division of the company was split into the spin-off company Axent Technologies, which was later acquired by Symantec in 2000. Raxco continued with its own product offerings. PerfectDisk becoming its flagship software package.
Raxco transitioned away from its 1980s and 1990s VAX"RABBIT Software from RAXCO ... speed up response times, .. improve your through-put without having to purchase more (hardware)" /pre-OpenVMS VMS and OpenVMS"In 1991, Digital announced that the VAX/VMS operating system would ..." software product lines, and became private after a management buyout in 2001.led by Robert Nolan , who back in 1991 – 1993 "Developed and managed channel sales partners for Raxco software products throughout Europe and Asia."
Interim ownerships From the later 1990s through the early 2000s, corporate ownership of the two organizations transitioned: 1995: Axent is formed as a spin-off company of Raxco 1995-2000: Axent Technologies Inc functions as an independent company 2000: Axent is acquired by Symantec 2001: Raxco becomes private after a management buyout.
Raxco then changed its course from VAX/VMS to the PC/Server industry in 2003."Raxco is a noted name in the business of disk defragmentation."
Raxco closed operations in May, 2024. All their standalone products will continue to work, but no product activations will be made, and no updates or support will be offered. Subscription-based products will remain functional until their expiration date.
History During the 1980s, using the collective name RAXCO Rabbit Software, the company marketed a series of nine software packages for the VAX:
Raxco's VAX product line was still active in the 1990s, even as it was building and expanding its PC Product line. By 2003 the PC desktop and server market became the company's focus."Raxco is a noted name in the business of disk defragmentation."
Product line Aside from PerfectDisk, the company also marketed: PerfectUpdater - improves system stability/minimizes hardware conflicts by detecting/installing appropriate drivers for unknown devicesintroduced 2011 PerfectRegistry - Fix registry errors that slow down booting upReviewed in noting that it "automatically creates a system restore point before fixing anything so you can undo the changes if needed." PerfectGuard - Blocks/removes spyware, helps protect privacyTrademark file June 20, 2012 InstantRescue - quicker rollback/system restore PerfectFileRecovery - an advanced undelete tool
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