Kate's right, "bp" comes from "Backup Plus"

An abbreviated history:

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NetBackup 5.1 is the 27th numbered release of the product, I believe...

1987 AWBUS was written by Control Data for a Detroit automaker.
(AWBUS = "Automated Workstation BackUp Service")

1990(?) CDC renamed the product and released Backup Plus 1.0 

1993 The product was purchased by Openvision and renamed Axxion NetBackup

1997 "some other company" :-) purchased Openvision.
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HTH
rob


On Mon, Sep 13, 2004 at 11:38:37AM -0400 or thereabouts, Greenberg, Katherine A 
wrote:
>    Backup Plus was the product Veritas purchased from openvision back in the
>    early '90s.
>     
>    ~Kate
>     
>     
> 
>    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>    Katherine Greenberg
>    Systems Engineer
>    Mid-Range Storage Management
>    Aetna, Inc. 
>     
> 
>     
> 
>     -----Original Message-----
>    From: veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
>    [mailto:veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf Of
>    Mark.Donaldson AT cexp DOT com
>    Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 11:27 AM
>    To: jdezan AT diveo.net DOT br; veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
>    Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] NBU History
> 
>    A former name was "Backup Pro", I believe.
>     
>    -M
> 
>      -----Original Message-----
>      From: veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
>      [mailto:veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu]On Behalf Of Julio
>      Duarte de Assis Dezan
>      Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 9:19 AM
>      To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
>      Subject: [Veritas-bu] NBU History
> 
>      Anyone know why all commands in Netbackup starts with "bp".
>      I'm writing a presentantion and I want to know what is the meaning of
>      this acronym.
>       
>      Thanks,
>       
>      Julio
>       
>       
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