Ghost (software)
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| developer | Symantec |
| Current version | 15.0.1.36526 (01APR10) |
| License | proprietary |
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Ghost is software for creating raw data copies of entire data carriers (partitions) on other data carriers or in image files and for data backup . The name is derived as an acronym from "General Hardware-Oriented System Transfer" .
In addition to the original core function of creating raw data copies, the use of which was common and advertised for data backup purposes, functions of conventional data backup software were added later. In addition to the blind copying of raw data, a deeper understanding of the structure of various file systems is integrated, which allows adjustments to the created images. Reduced-function versions for home users were marketed in the product line of the “Norton” brand.
history
Ghost was originally developed in 1995 in Auckland , New Zealand, by Murray Haszard for the company "Binary Research". In 1998 Symantec bought the rights to it. In April 2000, functionality originally developed by 20/20 Software was integrated into the software. The main development under Symantec initially continued to take place in Auckland, until it was largely relocated to India in October 2009.
After the takeover of the largest competitor PowerQuest in 2003, Symantec published a version of their Drive Image software as "Norton Ghost 9.0" on August 2, 2004 . It was supposed to represent a new home user version of Ghost, although the file format was not compatible with Ghost.
In addition to maintaining the old code base , the internal engine was completely rewritten for about three years under the project name “Phantom”. In 2003 a prototype of the Phantom software was published ("Ghost for Manufacturing"), whereby individual functions had already been taken over into the previous main development line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rad Man: Norton Ghost Quick Start. In: Radified Guide to Norton Ghost. Retrieved June 11, 2008 .
- ↑ Acquisitions. In: symantec.com. Symantec Corp., archived from the original on May 21, 2007 ; accessed on April 14, 2008 (English).