SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, July 31 - - ESTsoft Corp. today announced the
release of ALZip v7.0 beta, the full featured zip archiving utility for
Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Vista, with new features for faster extracting,
updating, and restoring backups.
The new Speed Extractor functionality in ALZip gives users one-click
extraction, making ALZip the fastest way to extract files from archives. A
second Speed Extractor option gives users a clean and simple menu, free from
clutter that gradually creeps into Windows Explorer right-click context menus.
Further improving on archive extraction, new overwriting features let
users freshen projects/file sets with just the newest files from an archive.
Those looking to restore projects/file sets to a previously known good state
can now overwrite files on disk with only the older, good files from their
backup archives.
Well known for its cute "Egghead" characters, ALZip follows up with a
robust set of functionality including support for extracting 36 archive
formats and creating 8. Commenting on the Eggheads, a CNET editor wrote, "They
show that aesthetics are still important, even in freeware."
v7.0 boasts other improvements such as full Windows Vista support
including x64 editions and better compatibility with Microsoft Office 2007
file formats, as well as routine bug fixes.
ALZip is available in 25 languages and is now also available at ESTsoft's
new ALTools Japanese web site at www.altools.jp.
Free for home users, commercial users can purchase licenses on the honor
system for between $20 for a single license and $3 per seat for volume orders.
Current licensees can upgrade for free. Free downloads are available at
www.altools.net.
About ALTools
Named "AL" after the Korean word for "egg", ALTools are free PC utilities
and multimedia programs that include ALShow, a DVD and movie player; ALSong,
an MP3 live music lyrics player; ALSee, a picture viewer and photo editor;
ALFTP, an FTP client/server; and ALPass, a secure web login and password
manager.
About ESTsoft
ESTsoft is a leading Korean application developer located in Seoul. Other
ESTsoft products include InternetDISK, a web storage solution, and CABAL
Online (www.cabalonline.net), an MMORPG. For more information, please visit
www.ESTsoft.com.
