Software Update: PowerArchiver 2013 14.06.01

ConeXware has released an update to 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, and can burn optical discs, 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:

Changes in version 14.06.01

• Added support for extracting new XZ codec in ZIPX format that is used by WinZip 18.5.
• Improves several different issues found in Secure FTP tool in PowerArchiver.
• Improved compatibility with some GZIP (tar.gz) files.
• Added ability to upload multivolume files to Clouds and Secure FTP in backup.