Software Update: PowerArchiver 2013 14.01

ConeXware has released version 14.01 of PowerArchiver 2013. This archiver can handle common archive types such as zip, 7z, cab, lha tar, gzip, bzip2, rar, arj, arc and ace. In addition, it can read CD and DVD images such as iso, bin, img and nrg. PowerArchiver is available in a standard, a professional and a toolbox edition, with prices ranging from 20 to 45 euros.

The standard version gives you a comprehensive archiving program. Professional adds, among other things, a backup function, an Outlook plug-in and the ability to create ISO files. Finally, the Toolbox edition comes with a one-year license for BitDefender Internet Security, can burn optical discs, can create virtual disk drives, and is an sftp client. New in version 2013 include support for encryption via OpenPGP and the new RAR 5.0 format. In addition, there is integration with Amazon S3 and Microsoft Azure cloud storage services, and zip file editing has been optimized to use less power on laptops. This update also includes the following improvements:

Updated UnRAR engine
Updated unRAR engine to latest build – improved speed for PPM codec extract speed by up to 40%.

Added OpenPGP HKP key server support
Added support for Open PGP servers, by supporting HKP protocol. Users can search and upload public keys to any HKP server, such as pgp.mit.edu.

Added support for non-standard ZIP files
Added support for some non-standard ZIP files (such as ones created by Dropbox).

Various fixes and improvements
Overall, about 20 various changes/improvements/fixes implemented.