Helix Software Company

DOS/Windows memory management:

• HeadRoom
• NETROOM
• Cloaking, Multimedia Cloaking, Cloaking Developer's Toolkit
• Helix Multimedia Stacker

Windows performance enhancement:

• Hurricane virtual memory compressor{{Ref|Inclusion of Hurricane|†}}

Nuts & Bolts and related Windows tools:

• DiskTune hard drive optimization
• DiskMinder hard drive repair
• Stronghold encryption
• Safe & Sound automatic backup and recovery

{{Note|Inclusion of Hurricane|†}}Nuts & Bolts Deluxe and Platinum included Hurricane as part of its utilities suite after the McAfee buyout.{{cite magazine |title=Make your PC work better |date=4 May 1999 |magazine=PC Magazine |url={{Google books|HyuCfeE-ftEC|page=148|plainurl=yes}}|page=148 |publisher=Ziff Davis, Inc. |volume=18 |issue=5}}

• Tech companies in the New York metropolitan area

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{{cite web |title=About company in press release |work=PR Newswire |date=1997-08-18 |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/helix-software-announces-unprecedented-sales-of-nuts--bolts-75054902.html |access-date=2014-12-04}}

{{cite web |title=Entity Information |publisher=NY Department of State |date=1986-10-14 |url=http://appext20.dos.ny.gov/corp_public/CORPSEARCH.ENTITY_INFORMATION?p_nameid=1228622&p_corpid=1119073&p_entity_name=Helix%20Software&p_name_type=%25&p_search_type=BEGINS&p_srch_results_page=0 |access-date=2014-12-04}}

{{cite magazine |title=The Ultimate Utility Guide |magazine=PC Magazine |date=1996-05-14 |page=172 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NGNpFuAXu70C&pg=PA172 |access-date=2014-12-04}}

{{cite web |title=McAfee, Network General to Merge |publisher=CNET |date=1997 |url=http://news.cnet.com/McAfee,-Network-General-to-merge/2100-1001_3-204204.html |access-date=2014-12-04}}

{{cite web |title=Network Assoc. Created as McAfee, Network General Merger Closes Ahead of Schedule |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/network-assoc-created-as-mcafee-network-general-merger-closes-ahead-of-schedule-77737227.html |work=PR Newswire |access-date=2014-12-04 |date=1997}}

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{{cite magazine |title=What Happened to all the Utility Vendors |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HyuCfeE-ftEC&pg=PA104 |magazine=PC Magazine |access-date=2014-12-04 |date=1999-05-04 |page=104}}

{{cite magazine |title=Lan Memory Management|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X_tru4xwJ_sC&pg=PT239 |magazine=PC Magazine |access-date=2014-12-04 |date=1991-01-29 |page=225}}

{{cite magazine |title=Headroom One-Ups Software Carousel |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9wwQdu9dei0C&q=pc+magazine+headroom+helix&pg=PA38 |magazine=PC Magazine |access-date=2014-12-04 |date=1989-02-28 |page=38}}

{{cite magazine |title=NETROOM 3.0 More Room at the Top|first=Amarendra|last=Singh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eX8w8B-OhIIC&q=pc+magazine+netroom+helix&pg=PA40 |magazine=PC Magazine |volume=12 |issue=13 |access-date=2014-12-12 |date=1993-07-13}}

{{cite magazine |title=Best Utilities |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XNt4ttAFAiwC&q=pc+magazine+netroom+helix&pg=PA134 |magazine=PC Magazine |access-date=4 December 2014 |date=14 September 1993 |page=134}}

{{cite magazine |title=Hide Programs With Cloaking |author-first=Rick |author-last=Knoblauch |magazine=PC Magazine |publisher=Ziff Communications Company / Ziff-Davis Publishing Company |volume=13 |issue=9 |date=1994-05-17 |page=269 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L39FUG-zDswC&pg=RA1-PA269 |access-date=2014-12-04}}

{{cite magazine |title=Multimedia Cloaking Reclaims RAM Gobbled by Drivers |author-first=Sheryl |author-last=Canter |magazine=PC Magazine |publisher=Ziff Communications Company / Ziff-Davis Publishing Company |volume=13 |issue=10 |date=1994-05-31 |page=48 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MfbDrFwiARgC&q=pc+magazine+netroom+helix&pg=PA48 |access-date=2014-12-04 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105230857/https://books.google.de/books?id=MfbDrFwiARgC&q=pc+magazine+netroom+helix&pg=PA48&redir_esc=y#v=snippet&q=pc%20magazine%20netroom%20helix&f=false |archive-date=2022-01-05}}

{{cite magazine |title=Memory Enhancement Utilities |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nJSSNehld0kC&q=pc+magazine+hurricane+helix&pg=RA1-PA209 |magazine=PC Magazine |access-date=2014-12-04 |date=1996-02-20 |page=209}}

{{cite magazine |title=Nuts & Bolts: a True Norton Alternative |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nJSSNehld0kC&q=pc+magazine+hurricane+helix&pg=RA1-PA209 |magazine=PC Magazine |access-date=2014-12-04 |date=1997-06-24 |page=73}}

{{cite magazine |title=Troubleshooting Utilities |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cSCV0oBdRzEC&q=pc+magazine+nuts+bolts+helix&pg=RA1-PA132 |magazine=PC Magazine |access-date=2014-12-04 |date=1998-03-24 |page=132}}

{{cite web |title=Helix's Nuts & Bolts utilities hit the nail on the head |url=http://gcn.com/articles/1997/06/30/helixs-nuts--bolts-utilities-hit-the-nail-on-the-head.aspx |website=GCN.com |access-date=2014-12-04 |date=1997-06-30}}

{{cite web |title=Network Associates Launches Safe & Sound |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/network-associates-launches-safe--sound---the-first-pc-utility-to-integrate-self-healing-diagnostic-and-repair-facilities-with-dynamic-backup-and-file-repair-technology-77196377.html |work=PR Newswire |access-date=2014-12-12 |date=1998-03-23}}

{{citation |title=Helix Cloaking API Services |date=1993-10-01 |version=1.01 |publisher=Helix Software Company}}

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