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	Topics Backup Exec Topic Home Backup Exec is backupBackup In the field of information technology, backup refers to the copying of data so that these additional copies may be restor... software currently developed by SymantecSymantec Symantec Corporation , founded in 1982, is an international corporation which sells computer software, particularly in the r... . Backup Exec has a long history of being sold from one company to another. Its earliest roots stretch back to the early 1980s when Maynard Electronics created a bundle of software drivers to help sell their tape drive products. Today, Backup Exec is a data protection solution that provides continuousContinuous data protection Continuous data protection, also called continuous backup, refers to backup of computer data by automatically saving a... disk-to-disk-to-tape backup and recovery. Continuous protection is now available for Microsoft Exchange and SQL Server in addition to file servers and workstations, eliminating daily backups and providing point-in-time recovery. History Provenance 1982 - Maynard Electronics started. Maynard's software is known as "MaynStream." 1989 - Maynard is acquired by Archive Corp.Archive Corp. Archive Corporation was a computer tape drive manufacturer, based in Costa Mesa, California that was acquired by Conner Peri... MaynStream is available for DOSDOS DOS commonly refers to the family of closely related operating systems which dominated the IBM PC compatible market between ... , Windows, MacintoshMacintosh The Macintosh, or Mac, is a line of personal computers designed, developed, manufactured, and marketed by Apple Comput... , OS/2OS/2 OS/2 is an operating system created by Microsoft and IBM, later developed by IBM exclusively.... , and NetWare. ? - Quest Development CorporationFacts About Quest Development Corporation and [[Symantec Corp... is independently formed to develop backup software under contract for Symantec. 1993 - Archive is acquired by Conner PeripheralsConner Peripherals Conner Peripherals was a company that manufactured hard drives for personal computers.... . Conner renames the software "Backup Exec." ? - Quest acquired rights to FastBackFastBack (software) Summary FastBack was a software application developed in the late 1980s and early 1990s for backing up IBM PC and Macintosh computer... for Macintosh, and hired its principal author, Tom Chappell, from Fifth Generation SystemsFifth Generation Systems Fifth Generation Systems was a computer security company in the United States.... . 1994 - Conner creates a subsidiary, Arcada SoftwareArcada Software Overview Arcada Software was a computer software company that was formed in early 1994 by the merger of Conner Software of Lake Mary,... , by acquiring Quest and merging it with their existing software division. 1995 - Arcada acquires the SyTron division from RexonFacts About Rexon Rexon Business Machines, later Rexon, Inc., was a manufacturer of small business computer systems founded by Ben C.... , including their OS/2 backup software. 1996 - Conner is acquired by Seagate TechnologyFacts About Seagate Technology Seagate Technology is a major manufacturer of hard drives, founded in 1979 and based in Scotts Valley, California.... and Arcada is merged into its subsidiary Seagate SoftwareSeagate Software Summary Seagate Software was an international software corporation headquartered in Scotts Valley, California.... . 1999 - VERITAS SoftwareVERITAS Software VERITAS Software Corporation was an international software company that was founded in 1983 as Tolerant Systems, and renamed... acquires Seagate Software's Network and Storage Management Group, which included Backup Exec. 2005 - Symantec acquired VERITAS, including both Backup Exec and NetBackupNetBackup Veritas NetBackup is an enterprise level backup and recovery suite.... , a completely different backup software package. Major Releases Seagate Backup Exec 7.2, October 1998 VERITAS Backup Exec 7.3, March 1999 VERITAS Backup Exec 8.0, January 2000 VERITAS Backup Exec 8.6, November 2001 VERITAS Backup Exec 9.0, June 2003 VERITAS Backup Exec 9.1, December 2003 VERITAS Backup Exec 10.0, January 2005 Symantec Backup Exec 10d, September 2005 Symantec Backup Exec 11d, November 2006 Symantec Backup Exec 12, February 2008 Architecture Backup Exec systems have one or more media servers, which move data from one or more locations to a storage medium, such as disk or tape. The data may be from the local system, or from a remote system using a remote agent. The core Backup Exec product can have additional functionality unlocked through the addition of licenses. Available options for version 11d include the ability to back up filesystem snapshots and synthetic backups, and the ability to back up databases such as Microsoft Exchange ServerMicrosoft Exchange Server Microsoft Exchange Server is a messaging and collaborative software product developed by Microsoft.... , Microsoft SQL ServerMicrosoft SQL Server Microsoft SQL Server is a relational database management system produced by Microsoft.... and OracleOracle database An Oracle database consists of a collection of data managed by an Oracle database management system.... . Multiple media servers can be managed using the Central Admin Server Option. Newer versions of the software also support Unix, Macintosh, and NDMP clients. See also List of backup softwareList of backup software This is a list of backup software, software which performs data backups. ... External links Backup Exec at symantec.com. 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