World’s Most Popular Compression Utility Expands Data Backup Functionality,
Adds Image Viewing and Automatic Compression Selection
MANSFIELD, Conn. and OTTAWA, Nov. 16 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- WinZip
Computing, a Corel Company (Nasdaq: CREL; TSX: CRE), announced today the
official release of WinZip(R) 11.0.
WinZip 11.0 reinforces the company’s commitment to helping its wide
range of users work smarter, safer and faster by introducing features that
streamline work processes that occur before and after the actual task of
zipping and unzipping files.
WinZip is a powerful and easy-to-use compression utility that quickly
zips and unzips files to conserve disk space and greatly reduce email
transmission time. It is the data compression choice for thousands of
organizations, government agencies and Fortune 500 companies, as well as
millions of home users. More than 160 million users have downloaded copies of
WinZip from CNET’s download.com alone.
Highlights of WinZip 11.0, available in Standard or Pro, include
practical image handling through thumbnails and a new internal image viewer,
more efficient compression, enhanced data backup functionality, and support
for RAR and BZ2 files.
Recognizing the increasing popularity of digital photography, the company
takes an important step in supporting image management with WinZip 11.0. When
using WinZip’s Explorer-style view, users can now view image thumbnails
without extracting the images from the Zip file. This makes it quicker to
work with images in Zip files. Pro users can also view the full-size image in
WinZip’s new internal image viewer. This allows users to browse through
multiple images within WinZip itself, rather than opening a separate
application for each individual image.
WinZip 11.0 Pro includes practical and powerful enhancements to the
WinZip Job Wizard. Now, users who regularly depend on the Job Wizard for
tasks including backup of data sets, archiving important documents, or
distributing information can configure WinZip 11.0 Pro to email a status
confirmation and/or the resulting Zip file automatically after completion.
Job Wizard users can also use a new "browse" feature to find a specific
folder on an FTP server, and select custom jobs directly from the Job Wizard
and Quick Pick menus.
Last year, WinZip introduced PPMd and bzip2 compression methods-enhanced
technology that allows users to create smaller Zip files than ever before.
This year, WinZip makes this technology more accessible by introducing a new
‘best compression’ feature. This allows users to simply select ‘best
compression’ and let WinZip decide what compression method to use, depending
on the individual file type.
Other enhancements include the ability to open BZ2 and RAR files, and the
addition of a special lossless compression method that compresses WAV music
files more efficiently, and doesn’t compromise sound quality.
"These powerful new features, as well as several additional enhancements,
make WinZip 11.0 our most complete compression offering to date," said Edwin
Siebesma, president of WinZip Computing. "And while we have not lost our
focus on our core competency, WinZip 11.0 demonstrates that the usefulness of
this trusted utility extends well beyond basic zipping and unzipping."
WinZip 11.0 Standard is US$29.95, and WinZip 11.0 Pro is US$49.95.
Attractive volume licensing discounts are available. Download links and
ordering information can be found on the WinZip web site at
http://www.winzip.com .
About WinZip Computing
Founded in 1991, WinZip Computing is located in Mansfield, Conn. and was
recently acquired by Corel Corporation. WinZip offers the world’s most
popular Zip utility for Windows, WinZip(R), along with WinZip Self-Extractor
and WinZip Companion for Outlook.
About Corel Corporation
Corel is a leading global packaged software company with over 40 million
users. The Company provides full-featured, easy-to-use productivity, graphics
and digital imaging software and enjoys a favorable market position among
consumers and small businesses. The Company’s award-winning product
portfolio features popular, globally recognized brands, including CorelDRAW
(R) Graphics Suite, Corel(R) Paint Shop(R) Pro, Corel(R) Snapfire(R), Corel
Painter(TM), Corel DESIGNER(R), Corel(R) WordPerfect(R) Office, WinZip(R),
and iGrafx(R). With hundreds of industry awards for leadership in software
innovation, design and value, Corel’s products have built a loyal following
of customers and partners around the globe. Corel’s products are sold in
over 75 countries through an international network of resellers and
retailers, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and Corel’s global
websites.
Corel, CorelDRAW, Paint Shop, Snapfire, Painter, Designer, WordPerfect,
WinZip, iGrafx and the Corel logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of
Corel Corporation and/or its subsidiaries.
