
About Raxco Software, Inc

These are very exciting times at Raxco
For over 25 years, Raxco Software has been a leading provider of system administration software and resource management solutions for medium- to large-sized organizations as well as home users around the world. Its award-winning PerfectDisk is Certified by Microsoft for Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000. Raxco also makes suites of utilities for the OpenVMS operating system.
PerfectDisk has become the disk defragmenter of choice for home users, small businesses, and large enterprises around the world. Superior technology and a dedication to technical support and customer service are helping to make Raxco the first choice for system management and performance boosting needs.
Solid Position
The corporate headquarters of Raxco Software, a privately held company since its inception, is located in Gaithersburg, MD, just outside of Washington, DC. The company also maintains global sales and support presence through a network of international resellers and distributors in countries around the world, including the United Kingdom, Canada, Latin America, Europe, Australia, and South Africa. Over 20,000 customers rely on Raxco Software's products to optimize their computer systems and networks. Global 2000 customers, including Fortune 1000 organizations and government agencies worldwide, use Raxco's systems administration tools. Forty-nine of the Fortune 50 companies use Raxco products. Customers include AT&T, du Pont de Nemours and Company (DuPont®), Dun & Bradstreet, Inc., The Walt Disney Company, and the United States Department of Defense.
Major Corporate Milestones
| 2007 |
First and only commercial defragmenter Certified for Windows Vista |
| 2006 |
First commercial defragmenter to officially support Windows Vista |
| 2006 |
Windows IT Pro Best Defragmentation Utility Reader's Choice Award for 2nd consecutive year |
| 2006 |
Windows IT Pro Best Storage Management Software Reader's Choice Award for 2nd consecutive year |
| 2005 |
PerfectDisk wins second consecutive PC Magazine Editors' Choice, Windows IT Pro Readers' Choice, Redmond Magazine Readers' Choice, Download.com's, About.com's and CHIPS Magazine's (Germany) 5-star awards, and Vector Users' Choice (Japan's largest download site) Award |
| 2005 |
PerfectDisk for Exchange wins Windows IT Pro Magazine Readers' Choice award for Storage Management |
| 2005 |
Raxco revolutionizes subscription-based defragmentation for Windows with PerfectDisk Live |
| 2005 |
PerfectDisk introduces support for x64 Windows |
| 2004 |
PerfectDisk becomes available in retail channels throughout the United States in stores such as CompUSA, OfficeMax, Frye's Electronics and more |
| 2003 |
PerfectDisk is first enterprise disk defragmenter to support full integration with Microsoft's Active Directory |
| 2002 |
PerfectDisk is first disk defragmenter to support terabyte-plus volume drives |
| 2002 |
PerfectDisk is first defragmenter to work with as little as 5% free space and maintains this leadership position today |
| 2002 |
Raxco Software becomes a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner |
| 2000 |
Symantec invests stake in Raxco Software |
| 2000 |
PerfectDisk for Exchange introduced as the first utility to automate the defragmentation and compaction of Exchange data stores |
| 1999 |
Raxco pioneers ability to defragment all NTFS metadata and maintains this leadership position today |
| 1997 |
PerfectDisk® for Windows introduced with SMARTPlacement technology |
| 1995 |
Raxco Software receives U.S. patent for SMARTPlacement™ disk optimization strategy |
| Late 1980s |
Raxco is largest third-party provider of OpenVMS system utilities |
| 1978 |
Raxco Software founded as Raxco, Inc. |
Management Team
Corporate Giving
Raxco Software's corporate citizenship reflects our brand and our values. We believe it is important to give back to the worldwide community of which we are a part of. Raxco is a proud sponsor of the Washington, D.C. Ronald McDonald House, which provides a home away from home for thousands of families of seriously ill children being treated at area hospitals. Children come from all corners of the globe to be treated at hospitals in the Washington, D.C. area. The Ronald McDonald House provides their families with comfort, necessities and respite in a time of great stress.
Raxco Software. Proven. Tested. A name you can trust.
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