Still paying for PKZIP
or SecureZIP?
There's a better option.

Why switch

Same performance.
Lower cost.

If your team is running PKZIP or SecureZIP on z/OS, Connect/ZIP replaces it without disrupting your existing job streams or workflows. Your team won't notice the difference operationally — but your next renewal invoice will look very different. And if you're also facing a machine upgrade, our pricing is structured to make that transition less painful than what you're used to with PKZIP or SecureZIP.

Connect/ZIP is built natively for z/OS with full zEDC hardware acceleration, zIIP offload optimization, AES encryption, and quantum-safe security — capabilities that most legacy compression tools simply don't include.

Part of something bigger

Most customers switch for the savings.
They stay for everything else.

Connect/ZIP is one component of Connect/MP — a suite built to connect your z/OS environment to the modern world. When you switch from PKZIP or SecureZIP, you're not just replacing a compression tool. You're getting a platform your team can grow into.

• Connect/USS Replaces file system staging between z/OS batch and Unix System Services with stream-based data exchange — faster, cleaner, and less error-prone.
• Connect/Hybrid Automates secure, high-speed data and application integration between your mainframe and cloud or distributed platforms — without middleware or code changes.
• Connect/JES Monitors your JES spool and automatically routes output that meets your defined criteria — to email, FTP, or enterprise applications. No manual spool management.
• Connect/Web Adds HTTP and REST API access to your existing z/OS applications using REXX, Java, PHP, or Python. Modern interfaces on top of your existing code.
• Connect/AI Connect/AI is an innovative solution for delivering native, local and cloud-based AI analysis and insights directly via z/OS batch jobs, enabling faster, smarter decisions at scale with minimal disruption, strong security, and cost efficiency. Available as an add-on.

Our expert development support team will help you figure out which components make sense for your environment.