PKZIP and SecureZIP Deliver Unprecedented Performance Improvements on z/OS®

MILWAUKEE, Nov. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PKWARE announced today the availability of the most advanced versions of its flagship products, PKZIP and SecureZIP for z/OS®. These latest versions deliver dramatic new performance technologies that lower data center operating costs. Version 15 of PKZIP and SecureZIP exploit several IBM® mainframe hardware facilities to offload compression and free up general computing capacity to reduce the total cost of computing.

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Organizations can use the IBM System z Integrated Information Processors (zIIP) and System z Enterprise Data Compression (zEDC) PCIe card with PKWARE's PKZIP or SecureZIP to dramatically improve mainframe performance. Benchmark results show up to a 92% reduction in total CPU time.

In addition, most customer deployments have been file-to-file compression/encryption in batch processes. With the addition of Memory File Support as part of the PKWARE API framework known as Virtual Objects, PKZIP and SecureZIP can now be integrated directly into IBM subsystems such as CICS, DB2, IMS and MQ, thus allowing for unparalleled performance.

"This is an exciting breakthrough that provides 10x speed improvements that were not possible previously," says Joe Sturonas, Chief Technology Officer at PKWARE. "This changes the conversation about how IBM's mainframes can provide blazing speeds where fast data throughput is required. When you think about the huge demand for mobile app responsiveness, this can have a meaningful impact. And for those applications that require strong encryption for security, the performance gains are even more impressive."

PKWARE has a long history of working with IBM to deliver innovative solutions that capitalize on the mainframe to drive down data center costs. Earlier this year, PKWARE was selected as one of IBM's strategic partners for increasing compression rates to manage data on z/OS in physical and cloud environments.

Version 15 is available immediately. For a free evaluation download, visit pkware.com/downloads.

About PKWARE
PKWARE provides security technologies with performance that help organizations protect their critical information assets as data moves beyond the enterprise. PKWARE invented the ZIP file standard in 1986 and continues to develop innovative solutions used by more than 30,000 global customers. We support all major computing platforms from IBM mainframes to distributed systems, servers, desktops, mobile devices and now the cloud and virtual environments.

Contact: Susan Gosnell, Marketing Communications Manager (414) 221-6846   [email protected]

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