PKZIP for Desktop
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PKZIP for Desktop

File Compression Software

From the inventors of the .zip standard, PKZIP is the easiest way to compress and decompress files. But why just zip? Zip securely using SecureZIP. Click here to get the compression capabilities you’re looking for with added security.

  • Standard Edition

  • Enterprise Edition

  • Requirements

Why just ZIP when you can ZIP Securely? SecureZIP, the Next Generation of PKZIP.
PKZIP for Desktop

  • Delivers cross-platform compatibility (Windows desktop, Windows and UNIX/Linux servers, IBM i, IBM zSeries)
  • Reduces file size up to 95%, dramatically improving transmission times and reducing required storage space
  • Compresses files up to 9-exabytes in size; combine up to 2 billion files into a single ZIP archive
  • Automatically zips email attachments via integration with Microsoft Outlook
  • Protects information using strong passphrase-based security including filename encryption
  • Ensures validity of certificates used to sign and encrypt files via Certificate Revocation List (CRL)
  • Includes all features of PKZIP Standard Edition for Desktop
  • Ensures consistent compression and passphrase security practices using Policy Manager via a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in
  • Establish rules for passphrase complexity, including length and numbers of lower case, upper case, numerals, and/or special characters required.
  • 12 MB of free HD space
  • 128 MB RAM (256 MB recommended)
  • Windows 98, NT 4 SP6, 2000 SP4, or XP SP2 running Internet Explorer 5.0 or later
  • For seamless email integration - Outlook 2000 or later (Outlook 2002 requires Office XP SP 1)
  • For Policy Manager – Microsoft Management Console v1.2 or later; Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, or 2003