PKWARE’s SecureZIP® & PKZIP® Offer Day One Support of IBM z/OS® v1.11

Milwaukee, WI (September 25, 2009) - PKWARE, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise data-centric security and compression software, confirmed that both SecureZIP and PKZIP support IBM’s newest version of IBM z/OS v1.11, on the first day of the operating system version’s release. PKWARE worked extensively with IBM to ensure early adopters of the new version that SecureZIP and PKZIP would continue to meet their needs and they could migrate immediately, with full confidence.

“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 are one of a select number of vendors included in IBM’s z/OS pre-release Early Ship Program. PKWARE is committed to Day One support of each new release of the operating system, so our customers have the maximum opportunity to take advantage of the new capabilities IBM offers with each new release.”

SecureZIP for z/OS is an optimal solution for providing durable security to protect data while it resides on z/OS or moves to other platforms, all while leveraging existing investments in hardware cryptographic acceleration within the mainframe environment. The SecureZIP family of products is interoperable, providing users comprehensive data protection across all major computing platforms.

PKZIP for z/OS provides file management and data compression. This results in more efficient data exchange through reduced transmission times and required storage requirements. The PKZIP family of products is interoperable, providing users comprehensive data protection across all major computing platforms.

PKWARE performs extensive regression and functionality testing to assure customers that PKZIP and SecureZIP are fully compatible with each new operating system release. For more information about specific PKZIP and SecureZIP versions and levelsets available, please visit http://www.pkware.com/support-mainframe/product-updates.
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About PKWARE, Inc.
PKWARE, Inc. (www.pkware.com) is a global market and technology leader providing data-centric, cross-platform security & 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, Dayton and the 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.

Media Contact:
Ann Krauss
Marketing Communications Director
PKWARE, Inc.
Phone: 414/289-9788 x1189
Cell: 520/331-2327

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