PKZIP

PKZIP
Original authorPhil Katz
DeveloperPKWARE, Inc.
Typearchiving and data compression tool
Licenseproprietary
Websitehttps://www.pkware.com/

PKZIP is a file archiving computer program, notable for introducing the popular ZIP file format. PKZIP was first introduced for MS-DOS on the IBM-PC compatible platform in 1989. Since then versions have been released for a number of other architectures and operating systems. PKZIP was originally written by Phil Katz and marketed by his company PKWARE, Inc. starting in 1986. The company bears his initials: "PK".

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