PowerQuest
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This article is about the software company. For the UK power metal band, see Power Quest. For the game, see Power Quest (game).
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software |
| Fate | Acquired by Symantec Corporation |
| Founded | Orem, Utah, U.S. |
| Founder(s) | Eric J. Ruff |
| Products |
PartitionMagic ServerMagic Drive Image V2i Protector V2i Builder Lost & Found Search & Rescue DeployCenter DeltaDeploy |
| Website | Powerquest.com |
PowerQuest was a software company that produced utility software. It was acquired by Symantec in 2003.[1] PowerQuest's market focus was on management of computer data storage, especially file systems and disk partitions. Their products included PartitionMagic, ServerMagic, and Drive Image.
PowerQuest was started in the basement of Eric J. Ruff in Orem, Utah. PowerQuest earned Mr. Ruff the 124th spot on the Inc. 500 list one year,[2] and earned many awards for being one of the fastest growing software companies in the world.
References
- ↑ "Symantec to Acquire PowerQuest" (Press release). Symantec. 2003-09-23. Retrieved 2007-11-26.
- ↑ "Inc. 500 list entry on PowerQuest". Retrieved 2008-10-04.
External links
- http://www.powerquest.com/ - Original web site (since replaced by Symantec web site)
- "Archived web site". Archived from the original on 2003-08-06. Retrieved 2007-11-30. (Last Internet Archive copy from before Symantec acquisition)
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