PKZIP® for Linux® on System z®

Conserve storage space and reduce file transfer time: PKZIP improves an IT department’s ability to meet Service Level Agreements (SLAs) by reducing file size by as much as 95%, in turn improving network and application response times while decreasing DASD costs.

Exchange data across desktops, servers, midrange, and mainframe systems: Linux on System z is just one of the many platforms your organization and your partners depend on. Your business must exchange data between platforms, and a consistent solution for archiving and compressing your data reduces complexity, risk, and costs to your overall operations. PKZIP for Linux on System z, just like PKZIP on all other supported operating systems, creates ZIP archives that are interoperable across all major enterprise computing platforms and supports data exchange between Windows® desktops, UNIX®/Linux® and Windows servers, i5/OS midrange, and z/OS mainframe operating systems.

PKZIP for Linux on System z will also decrypt ZIP files encrypted with X.509 digital certificates or passphrases.

Report errors via standard reporting mechanisms: PKZIP for Linux on System z reports errors and events through popular enterprise management tools like HP Openview®, Tivoli®, and Unicenter®. By supporting SYSLOG and SNMP, PKZIP reduces administrative costs by leveraging prior investments in management reporting tools.

Distribute files to end-users via email: Distribution of compressed files to end-users simply requires adding a switch and the destination email address for the recipient(s). Using an available SMTP server, PKZIP’s email integration saves processing time and development effort for file distribution to end-users inside or outside an organization.

Improve processing efficiencies and resource utilization with application integration: With application integration, compressed data can be streamed directly into and out of applications. Many other products require files to be written to disk before they can be read by an application. Application integration eliminates this step, improving operational and resource efficiency by reducing the number of steps needed to process data.

SecureZIP - The Next Generation of PKZIP SecureZIP provides all of the features and capabilities of PKZIP, including efficient compression, sophisticated data management, and cross-platform capability. SecureZIP allows organizations to address both the continuing need for efficient data management, while adding enterprise-class security in a single, interoperable solution.

Simply drag and drop files into the ZIP container to save valuable storage space.