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Backup and recovery software from Arctera
Backup Exec is a commercial backup software product from Arctera originally released in the 1980s. It has been owned by several different companies, including
Backup_Exec
of notable backup software that performs data backups. Archivers, transfer protocols, and version control systems are often used for backups but only software
List_of_backup_software
American data management company
VxVM, VCS, the personal/small office backup software Backup Exec and the enterprise backup software, NetBackup. Veritas Record Now was an early CD recording
Veritas_Technologies
American identity theft protection software
event". Phoenix Business Journal. Retrieved May 30, 2014. "Former Top Yahoo Exec Hilary Schneider Promoted to CEO of LifeLock". Fortune. Retrieved 2020-02-13
LifeLock
Suite of utilities for cleaning disk and operating system environment
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CCleaner
Stored data in computer systems
ISBN 978-1-61542-394-1. Retrieved 17 September 2019. "Symantec Shows Backup Exec a Little Dedupe Love; Lays out Source Side Deduplication Roadmap – DCIG"
Backup
Multinational software company
Veritas Volume Replicator (VVR), Veritas Cluster Server (VCS), NetBackup (NBU), Backup Exec (BE) and Enterprise Vault (EV).[citation needed] On January 29
Gen_Digital
Antivirus computer program
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Avast_Antivirus
Backup application
the Microsoft Tape Format (MTF), which is also used by BackupAssist, Backup Exec, and Veeam Backup & Replication and is compatible with BKF. Starting with
NTBackup
Discontinued orthodox file manager software
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Norton_Commander
Czech security software company
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Avast
Disk cloning and backup tool
cloning and backup tool originally developed by Murray Haszard in 1995 for Binary Research. The technology was bought in 1998 by Symantec. The backup and recovery
Ghost_(disk_utility)
German computer security software company
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Avira
Computer security software
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Symantec_Endpoint_Protection
High-availability cluster software
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Veritas_Cluster_Server
Topics referred to by the same term
chemical element .be, the country code top-level domain for Belgium Backup Exec, backup and recovery software from Veritas Software Big-endian, a system
Be
Undeletion program for Windows
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Recuva
Database and word processing software program
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Q&A_(Symantec)
Utility software program
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PartitionMagic
Software service by Symantec Corporation
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Norton_Safe_Web
Virtual private network service founded in 2005
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HMA_(VPN)
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Quarterdeck_Office_Systems
Chromium-based browser made by Avast
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Avast_Secure_Browser
Utility software developed by Piriform
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Speccy
no.1" (PDF). apps.dtic.mil. Retrieved 16 September 2024. "HA Links and Backup Links". docs.paloaltonetworks.com. Palo Alto Networks. Retrieved 14 September
List of TCP and UDP port numbers
List_of_TCP_and_UDP_port_numbers
Computer security suite
from Symantec's other consumer security products by incorporating file backup and performance optimization tools with antivirus capabilities and a firewall
Norton_360
Computer security services company
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@stake
Discontinued software suite by Symantec
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PcAnywhere
Tape format
by several backup tools for the Microsoft Windows platform. Notable examples include Microsoft's NTBackup program, Backup Exec and the backup utilities
Microsoft_Tape_Format
American software conglomerate
that The Carlyle Group did not sell to Cohesity. The portfolio includes BackupExec, InfoScale, and other data-management, -integrity, and -governance products
Cloud_Software_Group
Archive, the software product was renamed Backup Exec. History of Backup Exec. 1988 advertisement for a tape backup system 1991 user manual for MaynStream
Maynard_Electronics
Computer security suite by NortonLifeLock
Norton Security Premium which offers ten licenses, 25 GB of hosted online backup, and a premium subscription to Symantec's parental control system. All editions
Norton_Security
Behavioral anti-malware technology
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SONAR_(Symantec)
American data storage company
Software Network and Storage Management Group (with products such as Backup Exec), as well as Seagate's shares in SanDisk and Dragon Systems. Seagate
Seagate_Technology
Extension of ANSI C for the classic Mac OS
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THINK_C
Online privacy, security, and identity management company
real-time threat protection, scam protection, Norton's Secure VPN, cloud backup, a password manager, and a smart firewall. A mobile version of the software
Norton_(software)
Brand of cybersecurity, privacy, performance and utility applications
largest brands of cybersecurity software. AVG also develops software for data backup, parental controls, and other services. AVG produces a variety of other
AVG_Technologies
Disk cloning and backup tool
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Drive_Image_(software)
Cloud-based parental control service by Norton
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Norton_Family
Anti-virus software
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Norton_AntiVirus
American software company
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PowerQuest
Company
acquiring several other companies: July 2002 - Altiris acquired system backup and recovery technology from Previo (see Stac Electronics). December 2003
Altiris
American computer software company
Software owned the Backup Exec brand of backup software, while Quest owned the source code behind Symantec Corporation’s Norton Antivirus Backup for the DOS
Arcada_Software
American cybersecurity company
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Blue_Coat_Systems
Computer security news portal
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SecurityFocus
Company
which the company was named. Building on the success of its Copy II PC backup utility, it moved to Beaverton, Oregon. In 1990, Corey Smith was president
Central_Point_Software
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Norton_LiveUpdate
Former American technology company
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Brightmail
American businessman (born 1948)
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Gary_Hendrix
Defragmentation utility for Windows
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Defraggler
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Norton_ConnectSafe
American software company, 1988–1992
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Whitewater_Group
Computer utility software
Premier Edition. It has all features of Norton Utilities plus Norton Online Backup. It is also compatible with Windows 7. It was released on 14 October 2009
Norton_Utilities
Server operating system by Microsoft released in 2008
and Symantec will use the management console for their CA ARCserve Backup, Backup Exec and Symantec Endpoint Protection products respectively. Essential
Windows Essential Business Server 2008
Windows_Essential_Business_Server_2008
Software company
Norton Editor (1985) Norton Guides (1985) Norton Commander (1986) ✓ Norton Backup (1990) ✓ Norton Utilities for Macintosh (1990) ✓ ✓ denotes software that
Peter_Norton_Computing
Data-backup and version-control software from Symantec
Retrieved 2009-03-27. "Adaptec acquires Wild File, leader in continuous backup and system recovery software". Press Release. 2000-03-14. Archived from
GoBack
Software company founded by Mitch Kapor, acquired by Symantec in 2003
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ON_Technology
Extent-based file system
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Veritas_File_System
Virtual private network provider
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Avast_SecureLine_VPN
American businessman
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Vincent_Pilette
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Norton_Power_Eraser
American utility software company, 1984–1993
flagship product, FastBack, was an early hard disk backup utility that competed directly with The Norton Backup from Symantec. All four founders later departed
Fifth_Generation_Systems
assistance from the user. Veritas Backup Exec has Physical to Virtual (P2V) conversion (and V2P) feature build into the backup engine which can be used for
Physical-to-Virtual
File system for magnetic tape
characteristics. On Microsoft Windows systems, several tools, including Backup Exec and NTBackup, use the Microsoft Tape Format (mtf) for storing data on
Linear_Tape_File_System
American software development company
2023. Maleval, Jean Jacques (25 January 2010). "The Story of Backup Exec and NetBackup". StorageNewsletter. Retrieved 21 December 2023. "Seagate Acquires
Quest_Development
Online remote backup service
online backup and storage offerings. Sales for Symantec Online Backup was discontinued in January 2010. Symantec Backup Exec - on-premises backup and recovery
Symantec_Online_Backup
Unisys operating system
present on mass storage to be used. The Exec and the file backup system are fully integrated. When file backups are made, the tape reel number(s) are recorded
OS_2200
Former US software company
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Living_Videotext
Computer protection software
Netbook edition offered complimentary access to Norton's secure online backup and parental control to protect children. Norton Internet Security version
Norton_Internet_Security
Canadian software company founded in 1988
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Delrina
American network security company, 1999–2002
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Recourse_Technologies
AntiVirus – into one program designed to simplify solving common PC issues. Backup software was added later to high-end editions. SystemWorks was innovative
Norton_SystemWorks
American security services company, 1998–2002
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Riptech
Cybersecurity software
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Norton_AntiBot
Anti-malware database
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Norton_Insight
American data protection company, 2001–2006
administrators to restore systems to any point in time rather than only to scheduled backup snapshots. Symantec acquired Revivio on 7 December 2006 for US$20 million
Revivio
American software company, 1990–2006
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BindView
Framework
or other SQL Server services." This issue affected Veritas Software's Backup Exec 9.0 for Windows Servers, because it installs Microsoft SQL Server 2000
Microsoft Data Access Components
Microsoft_Data_Access_Components
infrequently accessed and thus may no longer be needed. CleanSweep keeps backups of all uninstalled programs for a specified amount of time. If an essential
Norton_CleanSweep
Software product from Symantec
such as Veritas Storage Foundation, Veritas Cluster Server (VCS), and NetBackup. SORT collects environmental data from AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, and Windows
Symantec Operations Readiness Tools
Symantec_Operations_Readiness_Tools
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Dynamic Microprocessor Associates
Dynamic_Microprocessor_Associates
Software
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Norton_System_Insight
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GrandView_(software)
(PDF). Symantec. 2008-08-08. Retrieved 2014-10-22. "Symantec buys online backup vendor SwapDrive". Computerworld. 12 June 2008. Retrieved 20 August 2014
List of mergers and acquisitions by Gen Digital
List_of_mergers_and_acquisitions_by_Gen_Digital
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Leonard_Development_Group
Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2006, Symantec Backup Exec 10D 2010 - Cirtas Systems "This Week: Storage Decisions 2001". Retrieved
Storage_Decisions
Computer security consultancy
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LIRIC_Associates
Computer tape drive designer and manufacturer
Kennedy Company. Software from this consolidation, notably including Backup Exec, was made part of the Seagate Software division. In a 2000 restructuring
Certance
Software Company in Novato, California
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Breakthrough_Software
Person making executive decisions over artists of a record label
Horn section Record producer Rhythm section Orchestrator Session musician Backup singer Ghost singer Vocal coach Ghostwriter Sound engineer Release formats
Music_executive
Defunct software company founded in 1991
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Binary_Research
IBM mainframe transaction monitor
Command-level call might look like the following: EXEC CICS SEND MAPSET('LOSMATT') MAP('LOSATT') END-EXEC The values given in the SEND MAPSET command correspond
CICS
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Norton_PC_Checkup
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Norton_Personal_Firewall
Former American software company
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Fast_Track,_Inc.
Mixed martial arts event in 2026
news. Retrieved February 25, 2026. Matthew Wells (February 26, 2026). "TKO exec firmly states UFC will not profit from White House event". mmajunkie.usatoday
UFC_Freedom_250
Security by granting only essential access
the sole purpose of creating backups does not need to install software: hence, it has rights only to run backup and backup-related applications. Any other
Principle_of_least_privilege
Australian software company
Dropmysite) is a software platform founded in 2011 that provides cloud backup, archiving and recovery services. Listed on the Australian Securities Exchange
Dropsuite
American anti-spam technology company
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TurnTide
American software company
Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2025-04-02. "Longtime EMC Exec Leaves to Head Barracuda Networks". 17 October 2012. Mellor, Chris. "EMC
Barracuda_Networks
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Surname or Lastname
English (mainly Lancashire)
English (mainly Lancashire) : habitational name from a place in Lancashire, so called from Old English pīc ‘point’ + copp ‘top’, i.e. a hill with a sharp peak.
Boy/Male
Hebrew
Young man.
Boy/Male
Australian, Greek
Name of Dionysus
Boy/Male
Hindu
Flower
Surname or Lastname
English (Derbyshire)
English (Derbyshire) : unexplained.
Boy/Male
Indian
Precocious, Early coming
Surname or Lastname
North German form of Backhaus.English
North German form of Backhaus.English : variant of Backus.
Boy/Male
Irish
Hunch backed.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
A Kind of Tree; Flower
Girl/Female
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sindhi
The Name of a Flower
Surname or Lastname
German
German : variant of Backhus.Latvian (Baks) : derivative of the German surname.English : patronymic from Back 2.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a reduced form of Barkhouse, a topographic name for someone who lived by a tannery, Middle English barkhous, or an occupational name for someone who worked in one.Lithuanian : variant of Bartkus.Czech and Slovak : unexplained.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Indian, Kurdish, Muslim, Sanskrit
Thunderbolt; Horn; Glorifies; First Rain of Spring
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English bakehous ‘bakehouse’ (Old English bæchÅ«s), hence a topographic name for someone who lived or worked in a bakery.Lithuanian (BaÄkus) : from Lithuanian baÄka ‘barrel’, ‘cask’, hence either a nickname for a short, fat man or an occupational name for a cooper.Among the original settlers of Norwich (later Franklin), CT, in 1660 was a certain Stephen Backus.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Backus.Variant of German Backhaus.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Precocious, Early coming
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Backus.Variant of German Backhaus.Muslim : variant of Bacchus.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English bakke ‘back’ (Old English bæc), hence a nickname for someone with a hunched back or some other noticeable peculiarity of the back or spine, or a topographic name for someone who lived on a hill or ridge, or at the rear of a settlement.English : from the Old English personal name Bacca, which was still in use in the 12th century. It is of uncertain origin, but may have been a byname in the same sense as 1.English : nickname from Middle English bakke ‘bat’ (apparently of Scandinavian origin), from some fancied resemblance to the animal.Altered spelling of Bach 1, 2, or 6.North German : from Middle Low German back ‘kneading trough’, hence a metonymic occupational name for someone who made or used such vessels.Americanized spelling of Norwegian Bakk(e) (see Bakke).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Backus.
Boy/Male
Irish
Hunch backed.
BACKUP EXEC
BACKUP EXEC
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
God Vishnu
Boy/Male
Hindu
Support
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Lives by the Holy Spring
Girl/Female
Tamil
Fragrance
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Prophets Name
Boy/Male
Indian
Graceful, Good looking
Girl/Female
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Muslim, Sanskrit, Sikh
Spiritual; Sacred; Divine; Shine
Girl/Female
Sikh
Auspicious, Before morning
Boy/Male
Hindu
Seshnag, Cosmic serpent, Owner of serpent
Boy/Male
Latin
Horn.
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adv.
To a former state, condition, or station; as, to go back to private life; to go back to barbarism.
a.
Having a bunch on the back; crooked.
a.
Having a sharp, lean, or thin back; as, a razor-backed hog, perch, etc.
a.
Being in arrear; overdue; as, back rent.
n.
One who, or that which, backs; especially one who backs a person or thing in a contest.
v. i.
To get upon the back of; to mount.
v. i.
To make a back for; to furnish with a back; as, to back books.
a.
Having a back; fitted with a back; as, a backed electrotype or stereotype plate. Used in composition; as, broad-backed; hump-backed.
a.
Moving or operating backward; as, back action.
a.
Being at the back or in the rear; distant; remote; as, the back door; back settlements.
imp. & p. p.
of Back
adv.
In, to, or toward, the rear; as, to stand back; to step back.
a.
Having a back like a camel; humpbacked.
n.
A garment for the back; hence, clothing.
n.
The part opposed to the front; the hinder or rear part of a thing; as, the back of a book; the back of an army; the back of a chimney.
n.
The outward or upper part of a thing, as opposed to the inner or lower part; as, the back of the hand, the back of the foot, the back of a hand rail.
adv.
In arrear; as, to be back in one's rent.
v. i.
To place or seat upon the back.
a.
Having a broken back; as, a broken-backed chair.
v. i.
To write upon the back of; as, to back a letter; to indorse; as, to back a note or legal document.