PKZIP for Windows Servers

Get bottom line cost reductions through conservation of bandwidth, storage space, and backup tapes. PKWARE uses industry-leading algorithms that compress files more efficiently than free compression libraries such as ZLIB.

ZIP archives are portable data containers that can be read and decompressed on virtually all operating systems. PKWARE is the only single-source vendor of ZIP compression products across the major enterprise operating systems - interoperability is guaranteed.

PKWARE is the original developer of the ZIP compression format. Since its inception, PKWARE has made ZIP specifications freely available to the public as a standard for compressed data storage. Consequently, ZIP is one of the most widely used file formats in the world. PKWARE is continually reinvesting in added functionality for PKZIP brand products, making it the unquestioned leader in the industry.

PKZIP can compress files of over 9 exabytes in size.

Over 2 billion files can be included in a ZIP archive.

Unlike other vendors who offer support only through email or online forums, PKWARE's experienced technical support staff offers live telephone support in addition to web and email support should any issues ever arise.

Only PKZIP compression reports errors either to the standard Windows Event Log, or through SNMP (Simplified Network Message Protocol) integration with leading data center management applications.

PKZIP for Windows Server supports AES or 3DES encryption using passphrases to protect valuable information. Files encrypted with PKZIP may be decrypted and extracted on major enterprise computing platforms using PKZIP, SecureZIP, or the free ZIP Reader for Windows.

PKZIP users can decrypt and extract files public-key encrypted by SecureZIP products.

ZIP archives can be formatted as self-extracting files for Windows end-users or for UNIX/Linux operating systems, so that compressed data can be easily unzipped in one easy step.

Distribution of compressed files to end users simply requires adding a switch and the destination email addresses for the recipients, saving processing time and development effort for file distribution to end users - either inside or outside the enterprise.

File transfer can be added to file compression workflows simply by adding a switch to the command string, saving processing time and development effort for file back-up, archival, and transfer.