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File-Compression Tool
 

WinZip Computing's WinZip outdistanced its competitors to take the Best File-Compression Tool award. If you're a Windows user and you use the Internet, you've surely taken advantage of this ubiquitous utility.

Using .zip files saves time and space, and the files let you download software and transfer email attachments quickly and easily. Typical uses for .zip files include distributing electronic files from FTP sites, bulletin boards, and electronic services such as CompuServe; sending groups of related files to coworkers; and archiving infrequently used files to save storage space. WinZip simplifies these types of archiving for Windows users.

WinZip gives you an intuitive point-and-click drag-and-drop interface for viewing, running, extracting, adding, deleting, and testing archived files. Supported file formats include compressed cabinet format (.cab), .tar, .gzip, UUencode, BinHex, and MIME, as well as .arj, .lzh, and .arc when you use external programs. Version 8.1 introduces an optional WinZip Wizard for beginners to simplify the process of zipping, unzipping, and installing software distributed in .zip files.

WINZIP
WinZip Computing
Mansfield, Connecticut
952-253-8488 or
877-724-4600
http://www.winzip.com
Price:
Starts at $29 for a single-user license






Reader Comments

Nice Utilities

David Han -December 05, 2003

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Anonymous User -December 01, 2004

I found that winRAR gives a better compression ratio, it also reads many more file types (including .zip)

Anonymous User -January 19, 2005

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Anonymous User -January 23, 2005

Winzip has extremely poor customer support no phone number to call and they do not return emails in an appropriate fashion.

Anonymous User -June 20, 2005

WINRAR's the Best

Anonymous User -July 14, 2005
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