PKZIP Standard Enterprise
  • ZIP archives that reduce file size by as much as 95%
    • Experience bottom-line cost reductions from conservation of bandwidth, storage space, and backup tapes.
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  • Large file size support
    • PKZIP can compress files of over 9 exabytes in size.
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  • Very large archive support
    • Over 2 billion files can be included in a single ZIP archive.
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  • Strong password-based data file protection
    • PKZIP supports AES or 3DES encryption to protect valuable information. Files encrypted with PKZIP may be decrypted and extracted on major enterprise computing platforms using PKZIP or SecureZIP®.
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  • Decryption of PKI public-key encrypted ZIP archives
    • PKZIP users can decrypt and extract files encrypted with a PKI public key by SecureZIP products.
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  • Authentication of digitally signed archives and files
    • Recipients of digitally signed files can validate the signature to ensure the sender is who he or she claims to be, and verify that files have not been altered or tampered with since signed.
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  • Command-line add-on for automating recurring tasks
    • PKZIP provides a command-line interface allowing users to create scripts for automating unattended script and batch processing.
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  • Microsoft Office® Integration
    • Save secure documents directly from Microsoft Office (Word®, Excel®, and PowerPoint®).
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  • Custom alternative extensions for mailed .ZIP archives
    • Avoid ZIP archives being blocked by eMail configurations, by creating a custom extension for your .ZIP archives.
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  • Seamless integration with Microsoft Outlook®
    • Compressing data is as easy as attaching files to email with PKZIP Outlook integration, making user training virtually unnecessary.
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  • Configurable minimum passphrase length and complexity
    • Good passphrases are essential to maintaining the security of your data - the longer the passphrase, the more secure it is. PKZIP allows administrators to configure the minimum length of passphrases created by users.
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  • Certificate revocation list checking
    • PKZIP can check the validity of digital certificates used to encrypt or digitally sign files against a Certificate Revocation List (CRL). When a PKZIP user receives a file that was signed or encrypted using SecureZIP, CRL checking will show a certificate that has been revoked as invalid.
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  • LZMA and PPMd Support
    • LZMA and PPMd are increasingly popular general purpose algorithms which can provide increased compression. PPMd support available on 32-bit version only.
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  • Easy-to-use interfaces
    • SecureZIP makes data protection incredibly easy. Signing and encrypting files are single-click operations. Choose from conventional menu-style, or fluent, ribbon-style interfaces.
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  • Administrative lockdown of end-user options
    • PKZIP is the only ZIP utility with a Policy Manager to lock configuration options, so that compression practices can be enforced for individuals or departments - delivering considerable bottom-line savings from consistent, company-wide data compression.
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PKZIP for Windows Desktop

File Compression Software

PKZIP continues to be the gold standard in data compression and file management, evolving as your needs have changed. PKZIP compresses and extracts files to greatly reduce required storage space and transmission times. And, by using the ZIP standard, the most widely used file standard in the world, you can easily exchange data across all major computing platforms more efficiently and effectively.

Built on the familiar and reliable .ZIP standard, SecureZIP is the only data-centric security product that allows you to encrypt information on one computing platform and transfer it to any other computing platform in your environment. Learn more about SecureZIP

Standard Edition

Compress Files to Save Storage Space Compress files up to 98%, saving valuable storage space and making file transfer easier.
Compress & Encrypt Files Directly from Word, Excel, or PowerPoint When using Microsoft Office, simply select “Save Copy as ZIP File” or "Save Copy as Secure ZIP File" to compress or encrypt directly from Word, Excel, or PowerPoint.
Strong Passphrase-based File Protection Support of AES or 3DES strong encryption protects valuable information. Files encrypted with PKZIP may be decrypted and extracted on all major enterprise computing platforms.
Send Secure Emails & Attachments Integration with Microsoft Outlook allows any email and/or attachment to be encrypted, automatically if desired. Encrypted emails can be forwarded without the need to download and resave files.
Operates Across All Major Enterprise Computing Platforms Delivers cross-platform compatibility across desktop, server, midrange, and mainframe environments.
Large File Compression & Very Large Archive Support PKZIP can compress files that are over 9 exabytes in size and allow users to combine up to two billion files into a single ZIP archive.
Encrypt File Names Names of files in an encrypted PKZIP archive cannot be read until the archive is decrypted.
Configurable Minimum Passphrase Length Administrators can configure the minimum length of passphrases created by users.
Lossless Compression PKZIP uses “lossless” compression so no original data is lost when a file is zipped.
Compresses & Decompresses Files in Multiple Formats Compress files in several archive formats, including ZIP, TAR, JAR, BZ2, GZIP, UUEncode, LZMA, PPMd and XXEncode. Open (decompress) ZIP files, as well as RAR, TAR, JAR, BZ2, GZIP, UEncode, XXEncode, CAB, LZH, ARJ, LZMA, PPMd and BinHex.
Large File Compression & Very Large Archive Support PKZIP can compress files that are over 9 exabytes in size and allow users to combine up to two billion files into a single ZIP archive.
Command-line Add-on for Automating Recurring Tasks PKZIP provides a command-line interface allowing users to create scripts for automating unattended script and batch processing.
File Shredding PKZIP can be configured to overwrite deleted files, up to seven times, in accordance with NSA specifications to ensure deleted information cannot later be recovered.

Enterprise Edition

Includes all Features of PKZIP for Windows Desktop Standard Edition
Ensures Consistent Compression & Passphrase Security Practices Using Policy Manager via a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in, administrators can establish compression and encryption settings according to organizational policies and best practices.
Establish Rules for Passphrase Complexity Passphrase complexity can be set according to length, numbers of lower and upper case letters, numerals, and/or special characters required.

PKZIP in Action


The PKZIP Fluent Interface
Simply drag and drop files into the ZIP container to save valuable storage space.