PKZIP for Linux System z
Products PKZIP Linux on System z
Feature Function Benefit Standard Enterprise
Application Integration Stream data directly to/from applications without staging data to disk Improve system resource efficiency check check
ZIP archives Reduce file size by as much as 95% Reduce costs through the conservation of bandwidth, storage space, and backup tapes check check
Cross-platform data portability ZIP archives are portable data containers that can be read and decompressed on all major enterprise computing platforms Reduce the cost of cross-operating system data transfers and management check check
Large file size support Compress files up to 8 exabytes in size Enable customers to process large files without the need to re-architect their files; meet IT business requirements check check
Very large archive support Over 2 billion files can be included in a ZIP archive Enable customers to simplify the management of file archives; meet IT business requirements check check
Decryption of PKI encrypted ZIP and OpenPGP archives Decrypt and extract files that are public-key encrypted by SecureZIP products Decrypt files through an organization-elected method of encryption, including those files protected with public and private keys check check
Self-extracting files for end-users and other platforms ZIP archives can be formatted as self-extracting files for Windows end-users or for UNIX/Linux operating systems; compressed data can be easily unzipped in one easy step (licensed for internal use only) Improve user productivity by using fewer manual steps to access zipped files check check
SMTP integration Distribution of compressed files to end-users simply requires adding a switch and the destination email addresses for the recipients Save processing time and development effort for file distribution to end-users inside or outside the enterprise; improve user productivity by using fewer manual steps to access zipped files check check
FTP integration File transfer can be added to file compression workflows simply by adding a switch to the command string Save processing time and development effort for file backup, archival, and transfer; improve user productivity by requiring fewer steps to distribute archived files and transfer compressed files check check
Automatic file wiping Can be configured to overwrite deleted files, up to seven times, in accordance with NSA specifications Ensure deleted information cannot later be recovered check check