PKWARE(R) Announces Latest Release of PKZIP(R) and SecureZIP(R) for IBM(R) z/OS(R)

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Sep 30, 2010, 08:15 ET

MILWAUKEE, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- PKWARE, Inc., a leading provider of data-centric security and compression software, today announced the latest version 12 release of PKZIP and SecureZIP for z/OS on System z.

Users of the IBM z/OS mainframe looking to further enhance its ability to maximize data center efficiency will find that new versions of PKZIP and SecureZIP for z/OS provide a solution with unparalleled usability. "PKWARE is an IBM PartnerWorld Advanced Partner and is committed to serving the needs of the mainframe z/OS community," said Joe Sturonas, Chief Technology Officer for PKWARE. "We [PKWARE] are committed, with each new release, to provide a product that allows our customers the maximum opportunity to not only leverage the z/OS capabilities IBM offers, but to improve their overall data center operations."

PKZIP for z/OS provides file management and data compression, resulting in more efficient data exchange through reduced transmission times and storage requirements. This improves overall data center operations and significantly reduces costs. The PKZIP family of products is interoperable so that data zipped and compressed on the mainframe can be unzipped and extracted on all major enterprise computing platforms.

SecureZIP for z/OS is an optimal solution for providing durable data security to protect privacy, whether data resides on z/OS or is in motion to other platforms. SecureZIP for z/OS also leverages existing investments in hardware cryptography within the mainframe environment. Moreover, it includes the cost reduction capabilities of PKZIP and is also interoperable so that data encrypted on the mainframe can be decrypted and used on other operating systems, providing users comprehensive data protection across all major enterprise computing platforms.

The new versions of PKZIP and SecureZIP for z/OS provide several feature advancements, enhancing users' ability to:

Free up processing capacity for other operations, while reducing data storage and transfer costs, using hardware accelerated data compression
Leverage IBM's protected key processing to gain benefits of secure key encryption without facing obstacles of operational overhead

PKZIP and SecureZIP for z/OS v12 are available immediately. Please visit http://www.pkware.com for additional information, free 30-day evaluation downloads and ordering information.

About PKWARE, Inc.

PKWARE, Inc. (http://www.pkware.com) is a global market and technology leader providing data-centric, cross-platform security and compression software. Today, the SecureZIP and PKZIP product families are used by over 200 government agencies and 30,000 corporate entities, including 90% of the Fortune 100. PKWARE products ensure data security, portability and cross-platform computing exchange of data - both internally and externally with partners. Organizations in financial services, banking, healthcare, government and retail use PKWARE products daily for their unmatched scalability, ease of use and rapid deployment. PKWARE is the inventor and continuing innovator of the ZIP standard. PKWARE, a privately held company, is based in Milwaukee, WI with additional offices in New York, NY; Dayton, OH; and London, United Kingdom.

PKWARE, SecureZIP, and PKZIP are registered trademarks of PKWARE, Inc. Trademarks of other companies mentioned appear for identification purposes only and are property of their respective companies.